I got a package! ...... Returned to me! ...... and it looks like it has been through a war!

[TheBladeJunker]

Water is probably my biggest fear when shipping items since I can pack things for maximum brutality but sitting out in the rain is kryptonite for cardboard. Yeah newspaper is good but absorbent, crazy but you have to pack things so they will survive a river ride lol.

One street, one street and they ship it back, I agree why didn't either of those people make that short trip. I don't excuse that lady that got it, most of us do have spare time but we throw it away on crap. Too bad. :(

[edt1138]

@TheBladeJunker Bah, no big deal. I took everything apart to let it dry out for a few days, and it all works fine now. I just have to re-ship it.

[ipoopfartenferno2102]

this is why i like buying things that are shipped by USPS. i would have been super angry if this happend to me.

[edt1138]

@ipoopfartenferno2102 I had never had problems with UPS before this.

[MrDeathSmiles]

I've had the lazy UPS guy throw boxes from the truck to the front porch. How do I know? Because I was home. I saw him toss it. The box as upside down, not neatly on the porch, and the game system inside had a part rattling in it. I tested it and it didn't work. Luckily, Amazon refunded me without hassle.

[edt1138]

@MrDeathSmiles This is my first problem with UPS, but it continues to be a pain in the ass talking to these idiots on the phone.

[1msx2go]

Bloody hell dude, that's awful - hope it's all good now....did you get any claim whats so ever from UPS?

[edt1138]

@1msx2go Everything works ok after letting it dry out, but UPS is doing everything they can to keep from refunding my shipping fees.

[NigzThaBoss]

Wow... That's terrible :( If it's any consolation, as bad as it looks, water shouldn't hurt it as long as it dries out properly before you hit it with the juice again. If the water is filthy, you can get some corrosion happening, but water itself doesn't harm electronics. It's the short circuits caused by water that does the damage. Anyway, hope it is all ok :(

[edt1138]

@NigzThaBoss I took everything apart and let it dry out for a couple of days, and it all ended up being OK.

[49ernation1]

your my hero

[TheFrugalGamer]

Wait....I've seen this video before..have I left a comment?

[edt1138]

@TheFrugalGamer Yes you did.

[TheFrugalGamer]

@edt1138 Now I've left three!

[AverageGamerShow]

That blows... I've never had issues with UPS, but Fedex left my $500 Wacom tablet that I ordered from Amazon in a rain storm leaning on my front door while I was at work. Funny thing, the next day Amazon shipped me a $20 bluray that required me sign for it....

[edt1138]

@AverageGamerShow This is the first time I have ever had a problem with UPS, but they are definitely being a pain in the ass on the phone so far. They're doing everything they can to get out of refunding my shipping fees.

USPS left a laptop out in the rain for me once. They put it on my porch, but they left it on the very edge where the rain could reach. The insurance covered it, and I was able to salvage the RAM & Hard Drive to upgrade my wife's computer.

[Tom360degrees]

I sent this video to UPS they deserve to see this for themselves.

[edt1138]

@Tom360degrees I was talking to them on the phone yesterday, and they are basically claiming that they delivered it to the correct address and did nothing wrong. It doesn't seem to matter to them that the person who asked for it to be returned does not live at the address it was supposed to be shipped to.

[owenneil]

They all just toss packages around.

[edt1138]

@owenneil Yeah, which is why I generally pack my stuff really well, but I never expected them to leave it in a snow storm for a week.

[NintendoCollector5]

my gba deal is finally done I got 4 games and a gba for a ps2 game I got for 99 cents

[edt1138]

@NintendoCollector5 Sweet deal.

[davidjc90]

f*** UPS lmao!! they will pay for there filthy shananigans

[edt1138]

@davidjc90 I hope so.

[edt1138]

@davidjc90 They're claiming that it is my word against theirs, even though all the facts back me up. I have been waiting all day for a call back, so of course he called when I was in the bathroom, and he didn't leave a return number.

[randygelion]

Is it really that hard to have some common courtsey? I know it's rare these days, but that woman had no excuse. All she had to do was knock at Ryan's house.

It really pisses me off to see this happen...I once received a torn envelope that was suppose to contain a PS1 game, but all I got was an empty torn up envelope.

Not sure who was to blame, but USPS still delievered it, even though it looked like shit.

Damn them!

[edt1138]

@randygelion I don't know if I would prefer to get an empty envelope or to just never receive anything.

[randygelion]

bubblewrap saves the day!!!! Man, that stuff does come in handy. I'm not sure who is to blame, UPS, or that Caryoline (whats her face). How inconsiderate of her. I hate to call someone I don't know a bitch, but that was aweful. It wouldn't have hurt her to walk across the street to give the package to Ryan.

This has happened to me a few times, I always got my neighbors packages because our numbers are similar. I always walked them down two houses down and physcially hand the packages to them

[edt1138]

@randygelion Ryan says there was a big snow storm that week, and that she might not have known it was there.

[HypnosProjectHQ]

I have had so many horrible experiences with the USPS. I hate the fact that we pay people to not do their jobs right. I wish I got paid to not do my job right.

[edt1138]

@HypnosProjectHQ It would be awesome to get paid for doing terrible work.

[squirralicious]

Omg that's horrible! I've personally never sent any packages or anything, but man, that really sucks :(

Just shows the "quality" of ups :/

[edt1138]

@squirralicious We'll see how they react when I file a claim for the damaged stuff and the return shipping.

[Danny4842]

Hey pal, that sucks ass man! I hope you can salvage everything in there and re-ship it again. UPS tend to drop a package to a neighbor's home when the intended person is not home, but looks like that didn't work. Hopefully UPS will ship it back out for free for you. Maybe just use good ol' USPS instead?

[edt1138]

@Danny4842 It was insured, so I don't think I'll have too much trouble getting them to cover any damages and the return shipping, but we will see tomorrow.

I normally require signature confirmation when I ship stuff, but I didn't this time for some reason. I will next time!

[lvpepe38]

Cool package my friend.

[n2thepast]

It's a poop box man, didn't you hear about the new flat rates? TBH that is a bunch of crap. I've never herd of that before. You need to talk to them about that. Seriously. I hope it still works, that 2.50 insurance is a saver sometimes. :p

[edt1138]

@n2thepast At least UPS includes $100 worth of insurance when you ship with them, but I still have to go to go through the hassle of filing a claim and re-shipping it.

[adamjohnjose]

so messed up thank fuck most stuff was ok

[edt1138]

@adamjohnjose I'll find out tomorrow. I took it all apart to let it dry for a couple days.

[bobafettjm]

So not only is shipping really expensive (at least here in Alaska), but they also decide the contents need to be marinated.

[edt1138]

@bobafettjm It marinated for about a week.

[TheGameManDan]

Haha RyanRightNow is wet!!! I still have to ship your winning

[edt1138]

@TheGameManDan Did you just call Ryan "all wet"?

[pufntrees718]

mail carriers do that.they go by whatever label is on top.its happened to me before to.

[edt1138]

@pufntrees718 The only label on the box when I shipped it had Ryan's address on it. The driver in Washington just got confused.

[TracphoneNinja]

Let's put this woman in a box

[edt1138]

@TracphoneNinja I can't blame her for it. Let's put the local driver in a box.

[GameMaster600VG]

That's terrible! I feel bad for you and RyanRightNow. Water Damage is the enemy to me, it's like WHENEVER I buy a game off eBay without asking the condition first, the game is water damaged. Which is why I make sure there's no damage to it before I buy it. This one time there was a craigslist ad for a garage sale that said Dreamcast! The weather was too cold so they delayed it to next week, and put the Dreamcast set in a trash bag and left it outside until the sale and it rained twice that week.

[edt1138]

@GameMaster600VG It always amazes me how much of the gaming stuff I see has water damage.

[shenmueso]

dude, that sucks. i bet that lady dropped it in a puddle or somethin.. thats why she was too embarrassed to go and just hand it to ryan on the next street.

[edt1138]

@shenmueso According to Ryan, they had a really bad snow storm out there the week it was delivered, so it probably just sat outside for the whole week under the snow.

[stavenborn]

I am so wrapping all packages i send in plastic from now on.

[edt1138]

@stavenborn Me too.

[RyanRightN0w]

It was delivered at the time when we were having a huge winter storm. We don't get much snow here on the coast, so when we do everyone is unprepared. Lots of people just stayed inside for a week. I imagine that it was left to sit out in the snow and the person who received it waited for the snow to melt before doing anything.

Awesome that you modded it! I wasn't expecting any games either!

I've been waiting to do my next hunting vid so I could do an unboxing, but no worries, shit happens.

[edt1138]

@RyanRightN0w Sorry about the hassle.

I took it all apart to let it dry out for a couple of days, and I'll get a system shipped out to you in the next week.

Oh well, at least I know what happened to it, it could have just gotten lost and been forgotten.

[TheGreenMonkeyKing]

I'm pretty sure you automatically get $100 insurance from UPS.

[edt1138]

@TheGreenMonkeyKing Yes you do, and I plan to soak them for enough to cover any damage and the return shipping.

[TheGreenMonkeyKing]

Dude, I know why this happened. UPS sucks that why. I ship via USPS postal short of 2 times and both times .. yes both times, UPS screwed it up. Both times it was delivered to the wrong address. We used the tracking information to find who and where it was delivered as you did but we did it the same day of delivery so we were able to get it back. But .. yea.. I do not trust UPS when I ship out.

[edt1138]

@TheGreenMonkeyKing I have actually had the opposite experience up to now, but I'll reserve judgement until after I see how they handle a claim when it was obviously their mistake.

[TheSegaStoner]

Does Washington State look like Waterworld?

You go yell at those *expletive deleted*'s for their *expletive deleted* *expletive deleted*!!!

[edt1138]

@TheSegaStoner That is the way I have always pictured it.

[TheSegaStoner]

@edt1138 Next time waterproof the package!

[crlcan81]

The postal service may be paid to provide a service, but it's a nation wide system that deals with millions of packages, and as such you've got people who live one street over using a COMPLETELY different person. As such it is not required they consider any other route but their own. I've never expected the best service from something that's gone on this long as a 'public service' to us. Also ANY water stains will turn cardboard brown, it's the CARDBOARD color, not the water, call it chemistry.

[edt1138]

@crlcan81 Bah, everyone makes mistakes once in a while, but the good ones always make it right.

[RetroPCDOS]

I would sent this video to a controlling officer or a QA manager of the shipping company. As far as the guy you are senting the package to, get his shipping info, if he won't give you his address then he forfeits, it that simple, you suren't have to look it up!!

[edt1138]

@RetroPCDOS He gave me his correct address, and I had the correct information on the package, they just delivered it to the wrong location

[RetroPCDOS]

I ship out 100s of packages, I learned one thing, you know what that was? "NEVER USE UPS" they are the worst of all three around here. They don't ring the door bell, to see is someone their and leave the stupid notice, then have to call and bitch them out. Almost every package I have ever received from them look like what you just shown and comes broken half the time. They just toss stuff around their truck when organizing, sometimes kick off the truck!! USPS seems to be the much better.

[edt1138]

@RetroPCDOS This is the first time I have ever had a problem with UPS, it just happens to be an especially irritating problem because it was an easily avoidable mistake.

[skywatcher7]

That is too bad for the mail fail, but your little rant was worth a laugh (probably because it is so true and just about happens to us all)

[edt1138]

@skywatcher7 It will be far more amusing to me once I have finished straightening up their mess. I suppose it is bound to happen to everyone eventually.

[darrenj100882]

Ridiculous service this type of thing just shouldn't happen i hope you give UPS a big put down ! And i hope it arrives at the second time of asking when you send it.

[edt1138]

@darrenj100882 I'll forgive them this one mistake if they don't act like complete jerks when I file a claim.

[darrenj100882]

@edt1138 Which they probably will unfortunately

[KidShoryuken]

Certainly does suck. Where the hell are those damn teleportation chambers ala "The Fly" when we need them?

[edt1138]

@KidShoryuken No way man, those teleportation chambers were messed-up, that Atari would have joysticks and cartridges sticking out all over it.

[KidShoryuken]

@edt1138 Oh Ed, that only applies to organic matter, stockings and Atari games and accessories can make it through just fine. Now, an Atari and Jeff Goldblum, that WOULD create a hideous monster with acid for blood.

[edt1138]

@KidShoryuken OK, that one made me laugh.

[timeteam1982]

Even if you did not add bubble,wrap its up to ups to handle your items right

[edt1138]

@timeteam1982 Or at least not leave it in a snow storm for a week.

[KITT171]

Sorry you had all this trouble.

[edt1138]

@KITT171 It happens, I'll get over it.

[TheObserver003]

I would have your viewers send a few nastygrams to UPS. Thats horrible.

[edt1138]

@TheObserver003 I'll be cool with it if they pay for any damages and the return shipping.

[shaurz]

The same thing happened to me. I sold some games on eBay to someone in France and the packaged arrived back to me about 2 months later, the box was falling apart.

[edt1138]

@shaurz At least we eventually got our stuff back.

[KITT171]

This is what I am worried about if I choose to get my game computer which is going to cost almost 1K and it has to come by mail, that is something that is very serious if it get broken. I might not get it just for that reason.

[edt1138]

@KITT171 They usually insure that sort of thing, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

[EvilComicBookVillain]

Lol maybe it was doug from the king of queens tv show that delivered your package.

[edt1138]

@EvilComicBookVillain I've never watched the show, but I can imagine.

[PsimanUK]

I'm happy to see the the equipment was mostly OK, except for the power supply, but that is an awful service on the part of UPS. I bet what happened was the lady saw that the parcel wasn't for her and just left it outside while she waited for UPS to come and pick it up. They probably took a few days and in that time it rained. Or, even worse, UPS got it wet and delivered a soggy parcel to the wrong person. Either way I won't be using UPS in future.

[edt1138]

@PsimanUK According to Ryan, they had a really bad snow storm out there the week it was delivered, so it probably just sat outside for the whole week under the snow.

I've shipped at least a hundred packages with UPS, and this is the first time I've had any trouble.

[JerryTerrifying]

I worked in shipping for years on an air port. If a box is on the bottom of a can and it's raining while being pulled off a plane or truck it'll soak. At the end of my main shift I'd volunteer in re wrap and would put together boxes that had fallen apart in transit and water damage was usually the biggest culprit. But since you're dealing with UPS and were shipping within the country I don't know how that'd happen on a truck. If it was on a plane though the cans get flooded constantly.

[JerryTerrifying]

@JerryTerrifying But when you ship things they spend a lot of time moving from sort facilities ( and on the sort facilities they get trucked around from building to building on the back of uncovered vehicles getting rained/snowed on), to planes, to trucks and in between those places there's a lot of outside, a lot of the time it rains outside, so the containers that packages are shuffled in get rained on, so packages on the bottom will sit in an inch or three of sitting water.

[edt1138]

@JerryTerrifying Thanks for the info. I'll have to start wrapping international packages in plastic.

[JerryTerrifying]

@edt1138 that's always a good idea. Always use packing material to keep contents from shifting. If you think you've used enough tape you're probably wrong, add a few more layers of that shit.

[interghost]

I dont understand how these things happen? I think they forget we are PAYING them to get these packages to people, and just treat them like shit! I had a package return before and it was just a ripped up box with the contents missing, wrapped in a plastic bag saying "sorry your item seems to have got damaged"???

[edt1138]

@interghost Oh my, that is the worst shipping story I have heard, I hope it was insured. At least everything I shipped was still there.

[ClassicMetalFan22]

That freaking sucks. I'm sorry dude.

[edt1138]

@ClassicMetalFan22 Yes it does, but hopefully everything will be ok when I test it.

[MrBLaVigne]

That is really gay man. I watched a 49ernation1 video and he recieved a trade all ruined.

[edt1138]

@MrBLaVigne I just wish I would have wrapped the power adapter and controllers as well as the system.

[OldSkoolBrian]

I have had problems with all of them... I use to buy Estate lots (Old Stamp collections, antiques, games, and everything else in between) and them break them down and sell them on Ebay as my Full time job. I would be home all day and go to the door and a sticky note would be there that said sorry we missed you.. I WAS HOME ALL DAY! I bought a box full of Maps from the 1800's they left them out in the rain and all got soaked and ruined.. They all suck in my opinion but you have to use 1 of them.

[edt1138]

@OldSkoolBrian When I was unemployed, I bought and sold motorcycles, and I sold bike parts on ebay. I have had so many packages lost or destroyed by the USPS, but this is the first problem I've had with UPS so far. Oh well, at least it was insured.

[thevintagefetcher]

Thats a buck suck.

[edt1138]

@thevintagefetcher A great big bag of suck!

[TheFrugalGamer]

And people nowadays are self centered to the extreme. There is almost no such thing as a good neighbor anymore. Most everyone is only out for themselves. It's a sad state of affairs in this country. More cranky statements. Etc...etc.....

[edt1138]

@TheFrugalGamer I like to think that I am a good neighbor! I leave you the hell alone 90% of the time, but I'm there whenever you need help.

[TheFrugalGamer]

It's funny...RyanRightNow sent me a package and it got lost in the mail. The postal service around where he lives doesn't seem to be doing their jobs very well. I finally got word that my package arrived but it took like three and a half weeks.

[edt1138]

@TheFrugalGamer The funny thing is that UPS got it to Washington in 4 days, they just delivered it to the wrong address.

[kristioconnell311]

That is so gross. I can't believe they had the nerve to give it back to you in such a poor condition without any form of explanation.

[edt1138]

@kristioconnell311 I suppose I should be thankful that it wasn't just lost.

[gabbogabbo]

Yeah definitely send in a complaint! That is pretty bad! I dont get a lot of packages but when I do they are no where in bad shape as that. As far as I can tell, in ontario they dont leave packages outside if no one is home. You have to drive to a ups store of the post office to pick it up, which is a pain but its better then having it sit there for someone to steal.

[edt1138]

@gabbogabbo I didn't include signature confirmation on this one because I know how irritating it can be to have to drive to a distant pickup location to get your package, but I think I may have to on the next one.

[OwtDaftUK]

Did he have sex with that box before sending it out to you?

[edt1138]

@OwtDaftUK Nope, I evidently sent it to my self, and I know I didn't have sex with it, but it looks like a few hobos did so along the way.

[StigsGameRoom]

That's a bloody disgrace ! I hope you are planning to put in a claim with UPS. The mail men here in the UK aren't much better sadly :(

[edt1138]

@StigsGameRoom I'm going to let the stuff dry out and see if it works, but they will be paying for whatever doesn't work, and for the return shipping.

[HaggarddraggaH]

I'm surprised, this sounds like the work of the USPS not UPS. For shame.

[edt1138]

@HaggarddraggaH That is exactly why I don't use the USPS any more! I have had many packages lost and expensive electronics left in the rain by the USPS, but this is the first screw-up by UPS in the ten years that I have been using them.

[lakepalmer]

I have an image of RyanRightNow sat in an Atari t-shirt, balloons in house, big "Welcome Atari" cake on table. Streamers, the works. Cut to darkened house, candles blown out. :(

[edt1138]

@lakepalmer I had that same thought.

[MasochistMouse]

It's sad there are so many people that can't do their jobs don't get fired, and people that could do much better can't get hired... >_>

[edt1138]

@MasochistMouse I know what you mean, I was unemployed for a long time, and I had to watch jobs that I applied for get filled and re-posted repeatedly. If they had hired me, they wouldn't have had to keep finding somebody new.

[MasochistMouse]

@edt1138 Sure is frustrating...

[lakepalmer]

Two things came to mind. The opening of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The CCTV footage of the UPS guy launching a new Samsung monitor over a customers gate. I've been on nights out and came home looking like that, but never seen a parcel like that. I'd be chaining myself to UPS HQ, demanding answers. What a bunch of arse holes. :(

[edt1138]

@lakepalmer I'm certain that they were playing soccer with it in the rain somewhere along the way.

[lawnboyspost1975]

Cos all mail companies don't care, anything they don't have to do they consider a bonus to their work day! I'm like you I have taken mail to people cos its no big deal but some people just can't seem to fin time in their day for others and thats sad! I hate mail companies, they lost my Andoid Tablet and I had to sue them to get my money back and that was on their premium top of the line service!

[edt1138]

@lawnboyspost1975 I have had 5 packages lost by the US postal service, a computer left out in the rain (when all they had to do was put it on my porch), and a box full of game systems delivered to me that looked like it had been run over by the mail jeep. So now I use UPS or FedEx, and this is the first time I've had a problem.

[TheGamerfreak5150]

Wow thats messed up !! I got a package also that was not mine a a Dell Laptop and it belong also to a person who lived like 4 block from me and I drove there and gave it to him and he was so happy !! It was a Laptop !! If it would of landed in the wrong hands they would keep that laptop for themselves..

[edt1138]

@TheGamerfreak5150 Lots of people would have kept that laptop, it is disgraceful.

[classicgamehunter]

Maybe cause it was damaged they had to return it to you because of policy. Still stupid though.

[edt1138]

@classicgamehunter They could have at least left a note.

[ScubaDiverPicker]

Dang bro..I hope the atari works. I would def raise some hell at UPS. Cant believe you gave away an Atari.....Crazy. I havnt seen an Atari in 20 years lol. Cheers.

[49ernation1]

i love how they were nice and protected and they didnt get wet its always nice to use extra protection

[edt1138]

@49ernation1 I even "double bagged" the system!

[49ernation1]

yeah my power adapters wet to if u get my drift

[edt1138]

@49ernation1 God I hope I didn't understand what you just said ; )

[timeteam1982]

Dam those ups . Hope they give you money back or something . But thank god for bubble wrap .

[edt1138]

@timeteam1982 I'm always careful when I package things for shipping, but I ran out of bubble wrap when I got to the power supply and controllers. Next time I'll have to wrap everything in a garbage bag!

[RPGMachine86]

thats unbelievable dude. maybe ups just wanted to try throwing their packages in the river and hope they get where they are supposed to be? what a bunch of dicks. sorry that happened dude

[edt1138]

@RPGMachine86 I think that is exactly what they did.

[electricadventures]

You need to slow dry out everything (without them going near any power of course). Non-direct sunlight warmed room is good over a period of time.

Hopefully you will be ok due to your diligent sub-wrapping.

My word should UPS pay for it!

[edt1138]

@electricadventures The only thing I am really worried about is the power supply, but I took the system and controllers apart to dry out anyway.

[segagenesis1989]

I have a feeling that package was sitting outside of the person's house for quite some time. Luckily the elements did not affect the console nor the games.

[edt1138]

@segagenesis1989 It had to have been sitting outside few a few days, minimum.

[Imtherealsaturnsonic]

I have a question, why the hell are you shipping with ups? U.S.P.S. much better! and not just because i work for them.... ive had many packages(ebay) that were shipped from ups and never recieved them. on a side not i bought 2 cheap guitars and again they were shipped ups and they left them on the front steps 4 hours before i got home from work and when i got home,surprize they grew legs...lol .so i wont have anything shipped through ups anymore. At least you got your package back.

[edt1138]

@Imtherealsaturnsonic I will admit that I used them because they were cheaper, and they include insurance up to $100. I have been pretty lucky until now.

[testdummy22]

it was prob sitting on a porch and it rained thats my guess

[edt1138]

@testdummy22 For at least a few days.

[MaximumRD]

STF did they DO to the package anyways?

[edt1138]

@MaximumRD Drunken sewer orgy!

[MaximumRD]

Why? Why? Man you gotta stop thinking like a reasonable and considerate person! you'll never fit into this mad crazy world like that! Honestly, screw UPS anyways. For the record, don't ever ship from US to Canada using UPS becuase they will charge "brokerage fees" way over the value of the item your sending, WTF? Yeah, happened to me and GUESS WHO PAYS IT? The receiver, I tell people better to use good old basic mail service. Better to wait.

[edt1138]

@MaximumRD I only use USPS for international shipping because of the "Brokerage fees", but I've always had really good luck with UPS shipping within the U.S. (and terrible luck with the USPS!).

[DigitalxxxFr34k]

maybe it was an ex gf of his and he wore his i love boobies shirt when she had no boobies so she kicked the package down the gutter of the street all the way to the UPS drop off ..... thats just my thought lmao

[edt1138]

@DigitalxxxFr34k Hahaha, I can just imagine how something like that could play out.

[DigitalxxxFr34k]

@edt1138 i know lol its sad tho amazing on how low people can be about some things