Couldn't have said it better Mr. Stadem ! On Thu, 12 May 2005 08:00:57 -0500, Stadem, Richard <Richard.Stadem@GD- AIS.COM> wrote: >While this may seem humorous, think about what you are doing. The >shipping >company did not set up these requirements, someone else did and they >have >to comply just like you do. May I point out that taking the time to fix >your >labeling process would be well worth the time and energy spent so you >are not >paying people to re-receive the samples (or refuse the return shipment), >answer the >phone regarding inquiries from the (potential) customer as to where >their >samples are, pack and ship replacement samples (with at least 25% more >wrong labels), >thus adding more cost to the shipper and to your own company. >Where do you think the money to pay for this is going to come from? The >shipping fees, >of course. The shipper needs to make a profit too, and in order to do >that he is going to >recover the cost by raising the shipping rates to cover this. >So we all pay for your antics. >Perhaps you could do a little less of this "actually working for a >living". > >-----Original Message----- >From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Franklin D Asbell >Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 7:41 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [TN] Fun with shipping NTC > >(laughing my bu++ off) I like that... > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "R Sedlak" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 6:04 PM >Subject: [TN] Fun with shipping NTC > > >>I have a great story about shipping/labeling etc. for everybody who has > >>had it up to here with self-appointed safety experts.. >> >> We ship samples by air regularly, and given the details required, do >> something on labels, or shipping papers, incorrectly a high fraction >> of the time.....say 25%. >> >> Our shipper TRIES to charge us for the cost of returning the goods >with >> the incorrect labels, or papers. In order to do this, he must get a >> signature that we have received it. When this happens he bills us >> something like $70 for returning say 10 pounds, the full 5 miles from >> his terminal to our door. >> >> HOWEVER, here is where the fun starts.... the value in the container >> is usually less than $10.00, and so we refuse to take the shipment >> back, and refuse to sign for it... he cannot bill us, and is stuck >> with a hazardous material... which he has to pay to dispose of! >> >> We usually get a sheepish phone call a few days later BEGGING us to >> accept the shipment back, WITHOUT SIGNING FOR IT... so they cannot >bill us... >> >> One for the people who actually work for a living... >> >> Rudy Sedlak >> RD Chemical Company >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Yahoo! 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