09-23-2009, 05:48 PM
I remember once, maybe 8 years ago, talking to my neighbor in my old neighborhood. He happened to notice a printout I had, and we got to talking about the Tektronix Phaser printer I used (which does kind of a waxy printout so the printouts have a texture). He said, "oh, so it worked, huh?"
When I asked him what he meant, he said that he was at home when the delivery arrived, and he saw the printer fall off the truck and, what, about three feet onto the ground.
Another time, just a few months ago, I ordered an external drive from OWC. It was delivered via UPS on a rainy day. They left the box -- completely uncovered -- on my front doorstep (we have no front patio, and I always open my garage on days when I'm expecting a delivery). I sent the pics to OWC Jamie but, long story short, I poured about a cup or so worth of water out of the box. Luckily, thanks to how OWC packages their drives, the drive box was still "suspended" above the water and only the inner box got some drops on it (which didn't seep through).
Other times the driver either won't deliver it (waiting for non-rainy day), will put it in a clear trashbag, or will (gasp!) ACTUALLY CALL ME (my number's always on the label) to let me know he's got a delivery for me.
Moral of the story is that the quality of delivery drivers varies wildly. And they're right; packages get abused incredibly before the guy gets close to your door.
When I asked him what he meant, he said that he was at home when the delivery arrived, and he saw the printer fall off the truck and, what, about three feet onto the ground.
Another time, just a few months ago, I ordered an external drive from OWC. It was delivered via UPS on a rainy day. They left the box -- completely uncovered -- on my front doorstep (we have no front patio, and I always open my garage on days when I'm expecting a delivery). I sent the pics to OWC Jamie but, long story short, I poured about a cup or so worth of water out of the box. Luckily, thanks to how OWC packages their drives, the drive box was still "suspended" above the water and only the inner box got some drops on it (which didn't seep through).
Other times the driver either won't deliver it (waiting for non-rainy day), will put it in a clear trashbag, or will (gasp!) ACTUALLY CALL ME (my number's always on the label) to let me know he's got a delivery for me.
Moral of the story is that the quality of delivery drivers varies wildly. And they're right; packages get abused incredibly before the guy gets close to your door.