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07-20-2008, 03:11 PM
GGPiKE
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I have to say, I've never had an issue with Smalljoes in that past 7 years or so that I've dealt with them. DHL might be the most cost effective way for him to send stuff out and not take a huge hit on the business. Can you really blame him? Maybe DHL is decent in area of MO he's in. Like Ruination04, the DHL employees are pretty lacking in the professionalism department around my particular area. We used to joke that DHL just picked up homeless people and gave them a job for the day, in light of their apparent lack of decent grooming.
The thing is, this argument comes up every few months or so. Someone usually has a bad deal with the shipping of the item and blames it all on Smalljoes. Are they partially responsible? Yes, as they are the ones that choose the shipping company . . . but, if it's not going to cost him as much as UPS or FedEx (thereby keeping the prices in his store low enough to still turn a profit but not high enough to keep stock sitting around forever) it makes good business sense. Also. there is only so much he can do on his end in correcting a problem made by the shipping company. I guess he could take a hit and send you the item again without charging you, but why he would do that is beyond me. I sure as hell wouldn't want to take a hit just because someone else screwed up. Essentially, it's out of his hands once the item leaves his hands. If you get insurance, that's one thing. But if you don't, then you assume the risk.
The whole problem in the first place is a screwup by the USPS and DHL. As far as I know, Smalljoes is not a part of the government or DHL.
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