On Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at approximately 1pm, I brought several items to the Williston, ND UPS store to be packaged and shipped. Shelby assisted me. She told me it was $245 to pack and ship 2 boxes(approx. $87 for packing material and $80/box for shipping). I thought it was expensive, but decided to do it anyway. I wanted the items, my grandmother's things, to be safely shipped back to my parents. Shelby told me to leave the items with her and she packs them. I was uncomfortable, especially since all the items I left were not listed on the package slip she gave me, but thought that's just how they do it.
The next morning, I tracked the packages. It said that a label had been printed, and something like the tracking info would be available once the packages arrived at the facility. I called and spoke to Shelby about the status of the package. She told me, "That's weird, I watched every package leave on the truck at 5pm yesterday. Give it another day for the tracking information to show up." This morning, Thursday, March 22, 2018, I checked again. The status was the same for both packages. I called the store and spoke with a man this time. He asked if it was the shipment with the glasses (glassware). I said yes. He said that it was still there and hadn't been packed yet. I asked why not and he said Shelby had been sick. I asked if I could pick up the items and get a refund. He said yes. I immediately went to get the items.
While waiting in the lobby, I heard him speaking to someone, saying "Well, she's here now." When he came to the front he offered to upgrade shipping for free or just do the refund. I opted for the refund. I also pointed out to him that one item was damaged. A painted wooden plague, a folk art piece, had a gouge in it. He said he wasn't here when I dropped it off, so he didn't know about it. He did apologize for the items not getting sent out and said Shelby was sorry. I let him know that she flat out lied to me and I didn't appreciate it. I got my items, my refund and left.
I know people cannot help getting sick. Getting sick is not the issue. I trusted the people at this UPS location to be reliable and honest. I did not find that to be the case. As such, I have lost confidence in the brand itself. I don't believe this is an isolated incident. A man came in the same day I was shipping my packages, trying to find out where his had gone. I am very disappointed. read more