I rarely have a need to visit our local UPS Store and after my recent experience, I will need to find a different location to give my business. I sent a package on Friday evening. I was told it would arrive the next day, Saturday. When I attempted to track it later Friday evening, the tracking number did not work. I tried it several times to be sure I wasn't making an error. Perhaps it takes time for the system to update, so I wasn't concerned. I tried again the next morning. It still didn't work. I called the UPS Store and it didn't work for them either, but they were able to look up my shipment using my phone number and let me know the package was still set to arrive later that day, Saturday, as expected. I let the package recipient know and thought all was well. Today, Monday, I heard from the package recipient around 12:30p that they still hadn't received the package. I tried tracking it again and it still didn't work. I called the store a little before 1p and was given to the Manager, Komna (sp?). I shared all of this with her and she asked me several times for my name, my phone number and the tracking number. She was unable to find it with any of this information. She said she would look into it and call me within the hour. Nearly two hours later, when I didn't hear back from Komna, I called her back. Based on the fact that she asked me for all the same things over and over again (my name, my phone number, my tracking number), I don't think she had looked into it at all during that time. She placed me on several VERY LONG holds without first asking me or checking in regularly. When I asked her what she had found out in the last couple of hours since we first spoke, she said she would tell me after I gave her the tracking number. She never told me. Instead I was placed on a never-ending hold of about 11 minutes. At this point, I hung up and called the store back. When I asked for Komna, I was disconnected. I tried again. This time someone picked up the phone, said nothing, and I could hear background noise as if the receiver was put down and people were speaking but not to me. I tried again, and again was disconnected. At this point, I tried calling the UPS Customer Service number. After waiting on hold and telling my story, I was told I needed to call the UPS Store Complaint number. In between time, I randomly checked the tracking number again, and this time, it worked. It indicated that my package would arrive tomorrow and that as of 3:07pm TODAY, Monday, it was on its way from Lenexa. I believe the package never went out on Friday. I believe it's been sitting in the store since then and at some point was found but instead of being honest and telling me this, the MANAGER decided to just quietly update it and assume I would go away. I tried the store again, this time from my husband's phone. I asked for the Manager and again received Komna. She immediately started telling me the package is supposed to arrive tomorrow and made every effort to get off the phone as soon as possible, again hanging up on me, as I persisted asking questions as to why the tracking number didn't work but now did. Never once did she apologize or own up to the mistake that was made. All of this would have looked very differently had she said something like this during our first call. "I'm so sorry your tracking number isn't working. That's very strange. Let me look into it for you." THEN SHE ACTUALLY LOOKS INTO IT AND CALLS ME BACK. "I wasn't here on Friday evening or Saturday morning, so I'm not sure what happened, but I found the package you intended to have delivered. Somehow it did not go out. I've very sorry. It's still in perfect condition and we will get it sent right away. It should arrive to the recipient tomorrow. If you'd like to test the tracking number, I can wait while you do so." This would have saved this transaction. Instead, I've been lied to, hung up on and ignored. I've been made to feel as if my business is irrelevant and unimportant. I did also call the UPS Store Complaint line, but I'm not sure what will come of that. read more