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UPS complaints, retracted

It looks like I should take back some of the nasty things I wrote about UPS.  Here is the tracking info for the wayward package as of today:














Status: Delivered
Delivered on: Dec 23, 2000  11:02 A.M.
Signed by: [...]
Location: [...]
Delivered to: US
Shipped or Billed on: Dec 20, 2000
   
Tracking Number: [...]
Service Type: 2ND DAY AIR
Weight: 1.00 Lb




















PACKAGE  PROGRESS
Date Time Location Activity
Dec 23, 2000 11:02 A.M. WESTLAKE, CA, US DELIVERY
   3:29 A.M. ONTARIO HUB, CA, US DEPARTURE SCAN
  12:36 A.M. ONTARIO HUB, CA, US LOCATION SCAN
Dec 22, 2000 5:57 P.M. ONTARIO HUB, CA, US LOCATION SCAN
   6:38 A.M. VAN NUYS, CA, US ROUTED INCORRECTLY AT UPS FACILITY;PKG HAS BEEN REROUTED TO DESTINATION
   6:38 A.M. VAN NUYS, CA, US LOCATION SCAN
Dec 21, 2000 6:03 P.M. ONTARIO HUB, CA, US UNLOAD SCAN
  4:35 P.M. ONTARIO INTL, CA, US ARRIVAL SCAN
  3:18 P.M. DES MOINES, IA, US DEPARTURE SCAN
   9:24 A.M. DES MOINES, IA, US LOCATION SCAN
Dec 20, 2000 1:20 P.M. US PICKUP MANIFEST RECEIVED

The package arrived!  They were cool enough to upgrade the package for free, without my asking for it.  So, without sarcasm: thank you for fixing your error quickly and effectively.  That is a hallmark of good service.



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