jkd301
02-29-2012, 21:08
I have an old Gen II G-17, if it werea car you could say the odometer had rolled over a few times. I purchased itnew and carried it as a duty weapon, off duty weapon, then later a bed standweapon, under the pickup seat weapon, well you get the picture. I contactedGLOCK and was attempting to send it to them for a frame upgrade and re-finishon the slide. Their paperwork suggest UPS or FedEx and this is when myadventure started.
I got on the FedEx and UPS websites and ended up callingthem, third and fourth biggest mistake of my life. After talking to the FedExlady, Mrs. Adjouane who had a heavy 911ish accent, she was not helpful,and actually told me at one point they didn't allow shipment of firearms unlessthe shipper and receiver had a firearms license that had to be presented at thecounter of the special FedEx store that she couldn’t seem to give me theaddress of. So after being neck deep inher BS for about 30 min. I thanked her and hung-up.
I called UPS and spoke with "Veronda" not sure ofthe accent but got the impression she was from Canada, maybe the French side.Anyway, she had to speak with her supervisor four times during the conversationand finally told me I had to take the gun, unloaded, a statement she repeatedseveral times, to a UPS customer center she said they are open Monday throughFriday 9am to 5pm. She gave me an address of the nearest one and naturally it was 35 milesaway. I took up my pistola, UNLOADED, and go to the address to be greetedby a sign that says,
AS OF 2009 THIS FACILITY ONLY SHIPS PACKAGES FOR PUBLICCUSTOMERS FROM 4PM to 6PM Mon and FRI.
I thought it was odd for it to say Mon and Fri, There is no phone number to call and all doors are locked.There are signs on every entry door, overhead door, and every so often on thefence and walls of the building that say "NO FIREARMS ALLOWED ONPREMISIS" I Googled the store and there is no phone listing for it, it islisted as a UPS customer shipping center. Oh by the way, it was 0930 am today, Wednesdaywhen I arrived and found this out.
After going home and kicking my swearing tree out back for a while Ithought I would give everyone a laugh and post my adventure. I am consideringdriving to Smyrna GA and hand delivering the gun getting a motel room for 4 to6 weeks and calling it a vacation. After all it’s only half way across thecountry.
I got on the FedEx and UPS websites and ended up callingthem, third and fourth biggest mistake of my life. After talking to the FedExlady, Mrs. Adjouane who had a heavy 911ish accent, she was not helpful,and actually told me at one point they didn't allow shipment of firearms unlessthe shipper and receiver had a firearms license that had to be presented at thecounter of the special FedEx store that she couldn’t seem to give me theaddress of. So after being neck deep inher BS for about 30 min. I thanked her and hung-up.
I called UPS and spoke with "Veronda" not sure ofthe accent but got the impression she was from Canada, maybe the French side.Anyway, she had to speak with her supervisor four times during the conversationand finally told me I had to take the gun, unloaded, a statement she repeatedseveral times, to a UPS customer center she said they are open Monday throughFriday 9am to 5pm. She gave me an address of the nearest one and naturally it was 35 milesaway. I took up my pistola, UNLOADED, and go to the address to be greetedby a sign that says,
AS OF 2009 THIS FACILITY ONLY SHIPS PACKAGES FOR PUBLICCUSTOMERS FROM 4PM to 6PM Mon and FRI.
I thought it was odd for it to say Mon and Fri, There is no phone number to call and all doors are locked.There are signs on every entry door, overhead door, and every so often on thefence and walls of the building that say "NO FIREARMS ALLOWED ONPREMISIS" I Googled the store and there is no phone listing for it, it islisted as a UPS customer shipping center. Oh by the way, it was 0930 am today, Wednesdaywhen I arrived and found this out.
After going home and kicking my swearing tree out back for a while Ithought I would give everyone a laugh and post my adventure. I am consideringdriving to Smyrna GA and hand delivering the gun getting a motel room for 4 to6 weeks and calling it a vacation. After all it’s only half way across thecountry.