I'm gonna weigh in here with my two cents on shipping & handling and UPS. S&H has gotten to be the same as "Fees" put on other services. It is a pad to the profit margin. That is why some companies put separate charges on each item even though they may go to the same address in the same box. I just kind of look at it compared to if I would have had to pay sales tax on something. If I don't have to pay sales tax and I subtract that from S & H then it gets a lot cheaper.
A word of caution about UPS Stores. It has nothing to do with metal detectors but just shipping. Last summer I shipped a brand new rod case full of fishing rods from Canada back home to the states because I didn't want the airlines to damage them(again). Three weeks later I receive the case and it is broken but miraculously, none of the rods are broken. I call UPS and they tell me that I will have to take it up with the UPS store but they do tell me that containers are insured for up to $100. OK fine that will help. I call the UPS Store and the owner (these are franchises) says he doesn't know anything about it and he hasn't received any type of claim from UPS. This goes on for several weeks with the same story. I am also calling UPS in the mean time and discuss this with several layers of management but get this: They cannot discuss my claim with me. I explain as patiently as I can while I'm getting the proctology treatment, that I OWN the case and contents, I PAID the shipping, I AM the receiver. It doesn't matter as apparently it is something that can only be discussed with me, the shafted customer, by this idiot UPS Store owner who still claims total ignorance of any claim filed against him. Well he had the ignorant part right. I finally just gave up but then get this, I get another bill from UPS for a special International assessment from UPS for another $123 bucks. This is in addition to the $70 something bucks I originally paid to ship and receive my brand new BROKEN rod case. Final talley well north of $200 bucks and I still get no satisfaction from UPS or their franchisee.
I learned my lesson. Never Ever again will I go to a UPS Store or use UPS if I have the choice. Just beware when you are using these &*&#$^@%^(s to ship an expensive MD or anything else.
baleniM
A word of caution about UPS Stores. It has nothing to do with metal detectors but just shipping. Last summer I shipped a brand new rod case full of fishing rods from Canada back home to the states because I didn't want the airlines to damage them(again). Three weeks later I receive the case and it is broken but miraculously, none of the rods are broken. I call UPS and they tell me that I will have to take it up with the UPS store but they do tell me that containers are insured for up to $100. OK fine that will help. I call the UPS Store and the owner (these are franchises) says he doesn't know anything about it and he hasn't received any type of claim from UPS. This goes on for several weeks with the same story. I am also calling UPS in the mean time and discuss this with several layers of management but get this: They cannot discuss my claim with me. I explain as patiently as I can while I'm getting the proctology treatment, that I OWN the case and contents, I PAID the shipping, I AM the receiver. It doesn't matter as apparently it is something that can only be discussed with me, the shafted customer, by this idiot UPS Store owner who still claims total ignorance of any claim filed against him. Well he had the ignorant part right. I finally just gave up but then get this, I get another bill from UPS for a special International assessment from UPS for another $123 bucks. This is in addition to the $70 something bucks I originally paid to ship and receive my brand new BROKEN rod case. Final talley well north of $200 bucks and I still get no satisfaction from UPS or their franchisee.
I learned my lesson. Never Ever again will I go to a UPS Store or use UPS if I have the choice. Just beware when you are using these &*&#$^@%^(s to ship an expensive MD or anything else.
baleniM
