Online UPS is a disaster! I carefully arranged for an important delivery to be made on Thursday, 15 October. I allowed a day for contingency. Everything was in order. Except no delivery on Thursday. Tracking online said it would be delivered by noon on Friday, 16 October. Noon came and went. That night I checked tracking again. It said "delayed." This morning I checked. Tracking said it was at the Customer Center about 3 miles from me, in Van Nuys, CA -- and that delivery would be Monday! No, no-no! That is too late! The live representatives I spoke with were apologetic and made lots of excuses. They said delivery was closed today, Saturday. That didn't help. They said there was a "problem" with the address and they needed a manifest number. I said I wanted to talk to the station manager. They promised to relay my message and to expect a call in an hour. That was three hours ago and I am still waiting. I jumped in my car and drove to the facility. The counter was closed, but the warehouse was open. I asked for the station manager. A young supervisor was brought to me and asked for the tracking number. No fuss about "address," or "manifest." In a few minutes, he returned lugging my parcel -- a five-gallon pail of fire retardant. His name is Steve Kick, and if it wasn't for him, I would have taken further action. What was I prepared to do? My family was waiting for the word. We would have blocked the truck entrance with our vehicles until our problem was resolved -- or until we were hauled away by the police. This delivery was THAT important. Thanks to Mr. Kick, further action was not required. UPS needs to refine their system. They also need to promote Mr. Kick, an individual who recognizes the need for SOLUTIONS and not EXCUSES. I realize they have zillions of packages, and that is all the more reason to fix problems like mine. By the way, the delivery address was clearly marked and nothing that appeared to be a "manifest" number was identified.
By the way, while I was writing this review, I noted that UPS had updated the delivery information for this parcel. You can see the emailed notice in the third photo. First, the item is described as a "letter," and second, it has the wrong delivery zip code. No wonder my urgent parcel was delayed. read more