Not sure how this is going to cast...

 

Looks like a tent pole

Now you can practice building a travel rod, lol

Sorry, that sucks..

That's brutal, it still amazes me how they can manage to break rods that are packed into a piece of tubular cardboard that's like 1/4 inch think.

That's brutal, it still amazes me how they can manage to break rods that are packed into a piece of tubular cardboard that's like 1/4 inch think.

 

 

Particularly when it's in a PVC tube with 2 other blanks which are ok.  How is that possible?

Took it out for inspection and then crammed it back in. I've seen that done before. I've also sent reels to people and had them scratched up when they arrived. I wrapped them in plastic and the customer said there was no plastic in the box. USPS inspected the box and damaged the reel when they were "inspecting" it. Usually a little card inside though that says "inspected by USPS sorting facility ____". 

 

I've never figured out why my shipments get inspected so often, but I assume it is because my packing bench used to be a shotshell reloading bench so there is probably traces of powder on each package I send. Surprised I'm not on the no-fly list yet. 

a KA-BAR knife that I ordered arrived today from amazon. the box was filled with half ass packing, the KABAR knife box was open and had a hole in it, and the knife was dumped out into the larger box. Great knife, horrid shipping.

They don't surprise me at all anymore. Sent a reel from PA-GA, it left on a wend., fri. morning it was in CA, mon. afternoon it was delivered to GA. I guess they thought it needed a US tour, no wonder they're broke. Tough luck though Lee. Brian.

They don't surprise me at all anymore. Sent a reel from PA-GA, it left on a wend., fri. morning it was in CA, mon. afternoon it was delivered to GA. I guess they thought it needed a US tour, no wonder they're broke. Tough luck though Lee. Brian.

 

 

I once had a picture of the track a package I ordered took. Literally went from chicago to NY to CA, back to Nebraska, then to me in Iowa. Chicago is 3 hours away from me and the package literally traveled from one coast to the other. 

They don't surprise me at all anymore. Sent a reel from PA-GA, it left on a wend., fri. morning it was in CA, mon. afternoon it was delivered to GA. I guess they thought it needed a US tour, no wonder they're broke. Tough luck though Lee. Brian

 

 

I had one broken on the way from Mudhole several years ago, they shipped me a new one no questions asked.  This one came from my local Batson supplier.  We will see what they do.

I receive and send hundreds of packages in a year's time and have had very few issues with Priority Mail. Only one damage claim in past 5 yrs. Granted, some of the boxes are pretty beat up when they arrive though. Hope I didn't just jinx myself. lol

I receive and send hundreds of packages in a year's time and have had very few issues with Priority Mail. Only one damage claim in past 5 yrs. Granted, some of the boxes are pretty beat up when they arrive though. Hope I didn't just jinx myself. lol

My buddy worked at a UPS facility for about six months. He was a truck loader. He said that they just whip everything into the truck without any regard for anything because of how aggravated they all get from loading thousands of boxes a day. Its a box? Chuck it. The box says fragile? Chuck it harder. He told me how a guy there threw a box so hard that it busted open and out fell a wicked expensive set of golf clubs, some of which were broken in half. When you pack your stuff, make sure its packed because its going to get manhandled regardless. 

Ups brings & takes packages to & from USPS around here every single day.. I found that to be interesting, I never really thought about it I guess

Ups brings & takes packages to & from USPS around here every single day.. I found that to be interesting, I never really thought about it I guess

About as strange as FedEx's contract to fly USPS mail.

I think in your Rod Geeks Review post you mentioned "Bob" said they had been painted and on their way to 'customs'. As an earlier poster here said, that's when it probably happened, an over eager Customs inspector removed, inspected, and repacked. It was the 'repack' step that hurt!

I think in your Rod Geeks Review post you mentioned "Bob" said they had been painted and on their way to 'customs'. As an earlier poster here said, that's when it probably happened, an over eager Customs inspector removed, inspected, and repacked. It was the 'repack' step that hurt!

 

 

different order from a different company.

 

Get Bit is the supplier of the broken blank.  I sent an email with a picture last night.  They responded today with "Were sorry and we are shipping a new one out today."  We will deal with the claim.

 

I can't ask for more than that.

different order from a different company.

 

Get Bit is the supplier of the broken blank.  I sent an email with a picture last night.  They responded today with "Were sorry and we are shipping a new one out today."  We will deal with the claim.

 

I can't ask for more than that.

Kevin's a good guy. I just ordered some blanks from there myself.

Ups brings & takes packages to & from USPS around here every single day.. I found that to be interesting, I never really thought about it I guess

 

Common practice. USPS is cheaper, but they are all in bed together.......Al

different order from a different company.

 

Get Bit is the supplier of the broken blank.  I sent an email with a picture last night.  They responded today with "Were sorry and we are shipping a new one out today."  We will deal with the claim.

 

I can't ask for more than that.

Getbit is a great outfit to deal with.

I receive and send hundreds of packages in a year's time and have had very few issues with Priority Mail. Only one damage claim in past 5 yrs. Granted, some of the boxes are pretty beat up when they arrive though. Hope I didn't just jinx myself. lol

Let me know how that works out!