8sidering ORION"S price uhey shou;ld have used a foamed pack[ng ike the omni
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul - W8KC" <w8kc@comcast.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 19:51
Subject: [TenTec] Orion II and other $$$ deliveries
> I gotta grin at the UPS stories regarding the Orion II deliveries.
> Especially when you bring up economics.
>
> Now, you fellows that can fork out that kind of coin for a hobby obviously
> don't have many money issues. Na Na na na na.... DON'T even THINK of
> hitting the reply button. You don't. Period.
>
> Still, I don't risk things costing a quarter of your beautiful, new, Orion
> II being sent to my house. I don't exactly live in the ghetto, but why
risk
> the poor delivery guy two more chances to drop it?
>
> Unless you are many miles away from a UPS/FedEx delivery center, you might
> try my approach. I always have expensive items held for me to pick up in
> person. Our delivery center is not too far out of my way on the drive
home,
> plus I get the thing a whole day earlier in MANY cases, and the same day
at
> the worse. No yellow stickies on the door saying they will try again
> tomorrow. No running out of time on busy days. No frantic pacing in the
> driveway.
>
> :-)
>
> 73! =paul= W8KC -- Collector of Ten*Tecs and other fine plastics.
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