This review is not about the personalities in the UPS STORE... I'm reviewing my experiences with the parcel service this location provides. I should have listened to the other reviewers. If you want to mail something, I guess it's fine. But if you are a small business owner looking for safe, reliable, professional parcel/mail service this is NOT the place.
I purchased a mailbox here in December. I moved into a new house and didn't want to use my home for my business address. So I went on the search for a service that provided a physical business address to ship packages and to serve as my legal business address. In this area the UPS Store is the only option.
The first month was fine. I had a few packages shipped there. Over the month, I had gone serval times to pick up packages and the store wasn't open during the stated hours, or the representative had left for a break. So I waited or returned at another time to pick up. Unprofessional, inconvenient, but I still hadn't taken to writing a YELP review, yet.
So, I ordered an iPad from AT&T for my business and had it shipped to this UPS Store (my business address) via UPS shipping. The next day AT&T sent me a notice stating the package was delivered. But I didn't get a notice from the UPS Store so I called...NOT THERE... I called throughout the day and was told the package was never delivered. Although the tracking number indicated the package had been delivered and signed for by the manager LIN (who had left for the day). The reps stated the package was not there. They couldn't help me, I should call corporate.
What I found strange was the UPS Store reps couldn't figure out why I would have a package delivered to 924 Bergen Ave...asking me..."why would you have a package sent here without telling us". Needless to say I was so confused because I am mailbox holding customer...which I indicated every time I called in. I told him I pay to have packages delivered to your location...aka...my "business address".
So long story, I spent my afternoon and the rest of my evening (while at work) calling back and forth between the corporate UPS offices (shipping) and the local UPS store (receiving) trying to get help. Corporate said..."LIN signed for 21 packages and yours is one of them...you have to call them"....UPS Store said..."we don't have it...you have to call corporate"
AT&T did the best they could to help but it's out of their hands. They shipped it correctly. I filed a lost/stolen report with them. I have to file a police report (which I can't do until I'm off this weekend) to replace the device. So no real movement there until at least next week.
Called the UPS Store this morning to speak with LIN and her explanation to me was this....exact words..."The UPS driver just leaves a bunch of packages when they deliver, the driver dropped a group of packages, I don't count each one...we just sign for what's supposed to be there."
So basically she just confirmed...there is no real check-in of the packages at this store.
Back to UPS corporate:
UPS Corporate says it was delivered and there not be a claim of a missing package because the store signed for it.
Back to UPS STORE:
The UPS Store said that the package is not there and only thing they can offer is $100 reimbursement, that's offered for lost packages. The device was worth $1200. So I am basically screwed. And that's it.
My feeling is that someone just entered the store and took it. People float freely around that store all the time. So it likely was just taken by a random person, another customer or maybe even an employee.
I am filing a police report to try to get help on the AT&T side. But basically that is the only resource I have.
I am posting this detailed review because I'm a small business owner just hoping for adequate service. We are a small nonprofit organization and don't have money to burn (we survive on donations). I am personally out of $1200 and the almost $500 I paid for the mailbox because nothing of value can ever be shipped here. Honest reviews will help small businesses make good, finically sound choices. Resources are limited spend well! read more