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Chris@TSE said:
yes, thankfully I did not take the advice of other members here :)
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OK, OK...Here I am
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Seriously, had you posted the photos first, this thread would have been a lot shorter. Without them I would not have changed my opinion.

Do you still like me? Are we still buds?
 
LOL!

Yeah I know, sorry I chose to listen to those attorney type folks....... Then again had I listened I may have recourse here. I probably do not now since the element of surprise is gone, not that it matters..... I just wanted the truth. Im quite happy now.

Yes, of course we're still buds! Of course I like you!

I like nash bridges, do you?
 
Chris@TSE said:
LOL!

Yeah I know, sorry I chose to listen to those attorney type folks....... Then again had I listened I may have recourse here. I probably do not now since the element of surprise is gone, not that it matters..... I just wanted the truth. Im quite happy now.

Yes, of course we're still buds! Of course I like you!

I like nash bridges, do you?
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Yes, and Miami Vice too.

In terms of a case, probably not much to get anyway, but I would still insist on a public retraction/apology.
 
the thread on the old forum was removed, and they failed to participate here. i could really care less about a public apology to be quite honest, i just wanted something that resembled the truth..... close enough.
 
Little too self-applauding maybe ??

I Like your business, and as I have said before, I trust you enough to recommend to others without hesitation. But when you say this Chris:
yes, thankfully I did not take the advice of other members here
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I think that you are being just a tad smug. If the rest of us had been privy to information that you withheld in your own thread, as pointed out by Jim O., I don't think a one of us would have wasted the time that we did. Good job Jim in your earlier posts, as I think you did point out legitimate weaknesses in Chris' case as originally presented and what I see as small flaws in shipping policy, which we all have, and we all have room to get better. But I for one did find your insistance that you couldn't have had animals die in transit (I know, I'm paraphrasing) a might bit hard to swallow, and that led many of us to suggest ways in which it could have happened. I for one wasted a decent little chunk of time on a wild goose chase because you withheld info. That you were following your attorney's advice is fine with me, but to come back and post the line I quoted above has me thinking that maybe the next time you start a thread, I should remember the story of the "boy who cried wolf" and give it a few days before I show concern, cause maybe by then all the relevent info will be on the table !! I wish you well, but none of us are as cute as we would like to be !!
 
I understand Jim and thank you for your contributions. My quoted comment more specifically was towards advice given AFTER I supplied photographs. I should have been more specific, thanks for pointing it out.

Nonetheless, I'm glad its over and done with. Thanks again! :)
 
Also, our shipping policy has been altered to reflect both services.

"We ship Tuesday through Thursday using FedEx Express Services. The majority of our deliveries are sent using Priority Overnight Service in most cases which guarantees delivery the morning after shipment, usually by 10:30am to most locations. We ship using Standard Overnight Service when priority is not an option."

I still was surprised to see it default to standard delivery in this case. I know it does not mean much now but I was still interested.... So I asked our rep.

She stated that since it was so LOCAL it would not have been processed at the airport, only the local station. Taking it out to the airport and then back to the very same facility would be pointless and perhaps by default their tracking system knew this. Who knows.

This means it would not have been put on the earlier trucks for priority, it would have hit the later trucks for standard from the local station.

Perhaps being TOO close does not ensure speedy shipment in some cases eh? Learn something new everyday! :)

Regardless, this person should have arranged a pickup being so close, or allowed us to deliver it in person. It is obvious to me know than the intentions of these customers were less than desirable. Although specifics cannot be proven, it is safe to say they should be avoided at all costs.....
 
I'm really glad everything was resolved Chris.

Regards.
 
The shipping issue

A recent shipment from Chris that I received came perfectly packed and with no holes in the cardboard or the Styrofoam. Needless to say the animal arrived in perfect shape. In fact most FedEx packages that I have received labeled "harmless live reptile" didn't have even one hole on them. Some of them came from very well known and respected breeders.

As far as the welfare of shipping live reptiles during cold weather IMO no holes is better than holes. The hole-requirement dispositions are written by people with their mindset on the requirements of other species. They do not take into consideration the high susceptibility and how lethal extreme temperatures are for reptiles.

Not so long ago I received a shipment from a fairly well-known individual (good guy) that failed to take that into consideration. The outside box had at least 8 holes on each side. This was the only DOA I have ever had either receiving or sending. It was really a shame as it was not that cold on either the sending or receiving ends, although it probably was somewhere along the trip and particularly during the night.

In MHO holes can do more harm than good depending on the outside temperatures. As long as the box is of pre-cut Styrofoam panels, and the flaps of the cardboard box are left untaped on the sides, the animals will have enough air and temperatures will be maintained within reason. As it was said, excessive holes defeat the purpose of the heat packs.

A different story is when hermetic Styrofoam boxes (such as those where medical supplies are shipped in) are used for shipping. They are ideal for winter shipping but they need at least 4-5 "pencil size" holes pocked in the lid, just under the flaps of the cardboard box. Of course as with anything we should follow some logic. Anyone who crams a dozen medium-sized snakes in a small box, and throws in a couple of 40-h heat packs with no holes at all is pushing his luck and putting the animals at risk.

Just my two cents on the shipping issue.

Regards.
 
Thanks for your thoughts on this topic Dan. We used to ship using preforated boxing but it presented way too many problems. There will always be the select few who receive shipments all year round without such holes yet will preach until they are blue in the face that it is illegal and will kill the animals. Some folks also do not realize that cardboard styro is a perforated material to begin with. Tape them up inside a large version and you'll find them breathing weeks later....... lol

Anyways, I simply ignore these people to be perfectly honest. They mean very well, god bless them!....

BUT.. Setting our packaging standards and practices on actual experience is much more reliable. Sure, there will probably be uneducated folks along the way who do not know any better, but the fact remains shipping without preforations in a cardboard and styro lined container works very well. Larger and thicker containers however would require some type of ventilation or preforation. Usually this can be done in the larger styro portions and the cardboard can be left as-is.

The old "standards" no longer apply, and when it is brought up it seems to be a carrier specific issue from what I have seen in recent years. We became FedEx certified using the very same methods for our "test-packaging" and it was approved with flying colors. They also asked if they could keep the package and use it as an example for others. 'nuff said.
 
I can back this up... I hardly ever put any holes at all in the packaging, sometimes I do pull out a little corner of the styro so some airflow can come in, but to this point (knock on wood) I have yet to lose anything in a shipment.
On another note, everything I have ever gotten from chris was ideally packed, and arrived nice, healthy and warm.
Thanks
TOM
 
Glad it worked out. The only reason I would have to believe that Jamie was overseas is he posts on constrictors forum often speaking of himself being over in Iraq...so either he's telling the truth or it was a very elaborate and time intensive setup for a couple of snakes. Possibly it was just a combination of buyer’s remorse and ignorance of the animals purchased.

Chris-
Have you considered adding a statement to your "terms" that would force people to ship back the dead animal? Although you still might get scammers sending you other dead animals and keeping the "dead" ones you shipped them, it might prevent some. Just a thought.
 
I forgot to add...the thing that baffles me, and this definitely is not an attack on anyone here, just a general statement, is that people will spend $500 or more on a couple of snakes but not pony up the extra $20-30 difference between shipping them overnight and delta dash! Silly.
 
Bubafat said:
Chris-
Have you considered adding a statement to your "terms" that would force people to ship back the dead animal? Although you still might get scammers sending you other dead animals and keeping the "dead" ones you shipped them, it might prevent some. Just a thought.
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Terms states that we require customers to preserve DOA's.

We then determine based on photographs and correspondence if returning them is necessary. It is not a requirement unless we still have doubts.
 
Bubafat said:
I forgot to add...the thing that baffles me, and this definitely is not an attack on anyone here, just a general statement, is that people will spend $500 or more on a couple of snakes but not pony up the extra $20-30 difference between shipping them overnight and delta dash! Silly.
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Uh..... They were sent Overnight. :raspberry
 
Chris@TSE said:
Uh..... They were sent Overnight. :raspberry
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I believe he was stating that there is a $30-$40 difference between overnight and Delta Dash and that people should spend that difference if they are willing to spend 4500 or more on snakes. What, you didn't read what he posted?
 
Gecko_Den said:
I believe he was stating that there is a $30-$40 difference between overnight and Delta Dash and that people should spend that difference if they are willing to spend 4500 or more on snakes. What, you didn't read what he posted?
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Should read $500 not 4500, shift key sticks....
 
read just fine, misunderstood.

delta is not always an option considering some folks simply live too far from their "local" airport. not to mention delta has problems of their own all together :)
 
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