My Res dreams SHATTERED via Fed Ex

MeltMan · 06-23-2002, 11:51 AM

Look at this carnage.

THANK YOU FED EX.

The package was packaged very well actually. I cant believe this. The tube was 23" long, but now the usable area is 14". They broke NINE INCHES off of my tube!

Worst part... It was an ebay item and I doubt I'll ever find one for the same price.

So much for my two foot tornado tube.

#Rotor · 06-23-2002, 12:26 PM

ya they all sux.... fedex UPS... UPS sux BIGTIME....

my last shipment to a customer ended in this...

where it should have looked like this....

MeltMan · 06-23-2002, 12:33 PM

ouch... That really sucks man.

Its almost like my tube was struck against another object... Look at the second picture... see the cracks comming from one point? I think some jackass at Fed-Ex was hitting stuff with my tube.

fresno12 · 06-23-2002, 02:26 PM

Melt man

That does suck!

Looked at your first post, then read your second.
I got this vivid mental picture of the FedEx guy loading his truck with your package in his hands and tossing up smaller ones and knocking into the truck with your tube.Yelling "IT MIGHT GO ALL THE WAY"

sorry, I know this won't help but take a look here at this guys
"mishaps"
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/jguru/mishaps/

fresno12

FRAGN'STIEN · 06-23-2002, 02:54 PM

Personally I've had better luck with UPS than Fed ex. I ordered 2 Asus A7V 333 mobos from new egg. They were both packed in a box the same size as the mobo box (no foam or bubble wrap at all) and they were both DOA. I then ordered a Gigabyte from mwave shipped UPS packed with lots of foam and the board works flawlessly.

Hixup · 06-23-2002, 04:46 PM

awalys order the shipping insurance and make them pay for what they break.

MeltMan · 06-23-2002, 06:09 PM

OOHH they will pay, it was insured, BUT it was an E-Bay item! I'll never get one like it for the same price.

The guy I got it from is going to check and see if he cant get another.

Hixup · 06-23-2002, 06:14 PM

just go to tap plastics.. i dunno if they have one by you though. They make pretty much anything plastic

and if they dont have it they will make it.

Brad · 06-24-2002, 01:40 AM

one question, why didn't you check it before the guy left? i always make sure that I check it all before the guy leaves, and if it isn't all perfect there is hell to play

Vector86 · 06-25-2002, 10:21 AM

the HORROR

THE HORROR!!!!!!
SUCH ELECTRONIC CARNAGE CAN ONLY EXIST IN COMPU-HELL!!!!!!!

Vector86 · 06-25-2002, 11:03 AM

Hey Fresno, what in the world happened to that case on pg 3!!!!!!!!!!!. somehow i dont think the warranty covered that

SonixOS · 06-26-2002, 01:27 AM

if you cant get a replacement, i'd buy a du-bro tank like I did and mod it a bit to get ur stuff in it.

ikonis · 06-26-2002, 01:51 AM

when i was 16... i almost got a job in a UPS shipping dept... took a "tour" in the truck unloading/loading area...

stuff is just THROWN on/off trucks
i mean... like 5' to 10' distances...

sucks man....

bigben2k · 06-26-2002, 08:15 AM

I've seen airline baggage handlers do that too...

My guideline is this:
stand 6 feet away from a wall, throw your package at the wall as hard as you can. If it survives, it'll be ok.

UpAllNight · 06-26-2002, 09:26 AM

Quote:

stand 6 feet away from a wall, throw your package at the wall as hard as you can. If it survives, it'll be ok.

i like that approach

MeltMan · 06-26-2002, 09:50 AM

*UPDATE*

Well, It looks like I cant get another tube from the guy. He checked in the shop and there is nothing like it. So, he is sending a full refund in the mail. When I get that, I am going to tapplastics.com and ordering 6' of the same diameter tube for $25 plus shipping. They cut them into 3' lengths, so I will have TWO BIGGER tornados standing on the floor of my room. Or a couple of big res's at least.

Plus I get to keep the broken tube which I will cut down to about 14" and use to make another res for my little brothers computer.

maskedgeek · 06-27-2002, 12:18 AM

are these gonna be for twister cooling or just for looks? because if your gonna be cooling or maby even getting this thing to spin fast, youll need 1000+gph, pepsi from ocforums, uses 2x1800gph pumps to spin a 10inch wide 3feet tall twister.... and one to spin a 4foot 4inch wide one... it mostly depends on the hole the water spirals thru, but if its not enough gph itll just kinda spin the water and bubles will come up...

-edit- i figured you'd like a link, its VERY interesting...

http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showth...1&goto=newpost

that will be like on the 19th page or something, you may wanna start by looking thru the first couple pages and reading the ones to follow..

jtroutma · 06-27-2002, 12:51 PM

Heh I read through ALL of those pages.... VERY cool!!!

MaskedGeek, you wouldnt happen to know if Pepsi is in the business to build a small one of those?

I have this invisionment of haveing a small vortex stick out from the top back of my tower with a small twister inside.

To be perfectly honest, after I read all the posts and thought about it, I may have some ideas on how to make a small "cube" twister that the cooling section will sit inside the case and have the twister comming out the top for all to see

06-23-2002, 11:51 AM	#1
MeltMan Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: KS Posts: 374	My Res dreams SHATTERED via Fed Ex Look at this carnage. THANK YOU FED EX. The package was packaged very well actually. I cant believe this. The tube was 23" long, but now the usable area is 14". They broke NINE INCHES off of my tube! Worst part... It was an ebay item and I doubt I'll ever find one for the same price. So much for my two foot tornado tube. __________________ MeltMan Lurker Supreme!

06-23-2002, 12:33 PM	#3
MeltMan Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: KS Posts: 374	ouch... That really sucks man. Its almost like my tube was struck against another object... Look at the second picture... see the cracks comming from one point? I think some jackass at Fed-Ex was hitting stuff with my tube. __________________ MeltMan Lurker Supreme!

06-23-2002, 02:54 PM	#5
FRAGN'STIEN Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2002 Location: Rathdrum, ID Posts: 380	Personally I've had better luck with UPS than Fed ex. I ordered 2 Asus A7V 333 mobos from new egg. They were both packed in a box the same size as the mobo box (no foam or bubble wrap at all) and they were both DOA. I then ordered a Gigabyte from mwave shipped UPS packed with lots of foam and the board works flawlessly. __________________ This space for rent

06-23-2002, 04:46 PM	#6
Hixup Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: By the computer Posts: 51	awalys order the shipping insurance and make them pay for what they break. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 1900+ Water Cooled Soyo SY-K7V Dragon plus! 512 DDR radoen 9500 Soft Mod Give Me Money

06-23-2002, 06:09 PM	#7
MeltMan Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: KS Posts: 374	OOHH they will pay, it was insured, BUT it was an E-Bay item! I'll never get one like it for the same price. The guy I got it from is going to check and see if he cant get another. __________________ MeltMan Lurker Supreme!

06-23-2002, 12:26 PM	#2
#Rotor Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dione, sector 4s1256 Posts: 852	ya they all sux.... fedex UPS... UPS sux BIGTIME.... my last shipment to a customer ended in this... where it should have looked like this....

06-23-2002, 02:26 PM	#4
fresno12 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 22	Melt man That does suck! Looked at your first post, then read your second. I got this vivid mental picture of the FedEx guy loading his truck with your package in his hands and tossing up smaller ones and knocking into the truck with your tube.Yelling "IT MIGHT GO ALL THE WAY" sorry, I know this won't help but take a look here at this guys "mishaps" http://home.tampabay.rr.com/jguru/mishaps/ fresno12

06-23-2002, 06:14 PM	#8
Hixup Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: By the computer Posts: 51	just go to tap plastics.. i dunno if they have one by you though. They make pretty much anything plastic and if they dont have it they will make it. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 1900+ Water Cooled Soyo SY-K7V Dragon plus! 512 DDR radoen 9500 Soft Mod Give Me Money

06-24-2002, 01:40 AM	#9
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	one question, why didn't you check it before the guy left? i always make sure that I check it all before the guy leaves, and if it isn't all perfect there is hell to play __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

06-25-2002, 10:21 AM	#10
Vector86 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KANSAS "it's not just cows"! Posts: 211	the HORROR THE HORROR!!!!!! SUCH ELECTRONIC CARNAGE CAN ONLY EXIST IN COMPU-HELL!!!!!!!

06-25-2002, 11:03 AM	#11
Vector86 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KANSAS "it's not just cows"! Posts: 211	Hey Fresno, what in the world happened to that case on pg 3!!!!!!!!!!!. somehow i dont think the warranty covered that

06-26-2002, 01:27 AM	#12
SonixOS Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 282	if you cant get a replacement, i'd buy a du-bro tank like I did and mod it a bit to get ur stuff in it. __________________ -sonix- ======================= Antec SX830 Abit KR7A-133 MSI Geforce3 Ti200 VT128 TV-IN and TV-OUT Sound Blaster Audigy Linksys LNE100 V2.0 Toshiba DVD Drive 40x/16x IBM Deskstar 60GXP 60gig Watercooled http://www.sonixnet.tk =======================

06-26-2002, 01:51 AM	#13
ikonis Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: East Texas Posts: 14	when i was 16... i almost got a job in a UPS shipping dept... took a "tour" in the truck unloading/loading area... stuff is just THROWN on/off trucks i mean... like 5' to 10' distances... sucks man....

06-26-2002, 08:15 AM	#14
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	I've seen airline baggage handlers do that too... My guideline is this: stand 6 feet away from a wall, throw your package at the wall as hard as you can. If it survives, it'll be ok. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

06-26-2002, 09:50 AM	#16
MeltMan Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: KS Posts: 374	UPDATE Well, It looks like I cant get another tube from the guy. He checked in the shop and there is nothing like it. So, he is sending a full refund in the mail. When I get that, I am going to tapplastics.com and ordering 6' of the same diameter tube for $25 plus shipping. They cut them into 3' lengths, so I will have TWO BIGGER tornados standing on the floor of my room. Or a couple of big res's at least. Plus I get to keep the broken tube which I will cut down to about 14" and use to make another res for my little brothers computer. __________________ MeltMan Lurker Supreme!

06-27-2002, 12:18 AM	#17
maskedgeek Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: poop Posts: 145	are these gonna be for twister cooling or just for looks? because if your gonna be cooling or maby even getting this thing to spin fast, youll need 1000+gph, pepsi from ocforums, uses 2x1800gph pumps to spin a 10inch wide 3feet tall twister.... and one to spin a 4foot 4inch wide one... it mostly depends on the hole the water spirals thru, but if its not enough gph itll just kinda spin the water and bubles will come up... -edit- i figured you'd like a link, its VERY interesting... http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showth...1&goto=newpost that will be like on the 19th page or something, you may wanna start by looking thru the first couple pages and reading the ones to follow..

06-27-2002, 12:51 PM	#18
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	Heh I read through ALL of those pages.... VERY cool!!! MaskedGeek, you wouldnt happen to know if Pepsi is in the business to build a small one of those? I have this invisionment of haveing a small vortex stick out from the top back of my tower with a small twister inside. To be perfectly honest, after I read all the posts and thought about it, I may have some ideas on how to make a small "cube" twister that the cooling section will sit inside the case and have the twister comming out the top for all to see __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

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