Alpine vs. Fedex

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by thome50, Dec 6, 2012.

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  1. riko

    riko Pundit (756) Jan 18, 2008 California
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    My new favorite word
     
    #41 riko, Dec 6, 2012
  2. besaunders

    besaunders Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2007 California

    Time and time again, San Diego proves that it has no equal whatsoever when it comes to drama in the beer scene.
     
    #42 besaunders, Dec 6, 2012
  3. evilc

    evilc Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 California

    BS. Chicago wins all.
     
    #43 evilc, Dec 6, 2012
  4. besaunders

    besaunders Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2007 California

    Really? Outside of the Goose Island stuff, and occasional fun from 3 Floyds (if you count The Region as part of Chicago - I would), what else generally happens?
     
    #44 besaunders, Dec 6, 2012
  5. StarRaptor

    StarRaptor Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2010 California

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    #45 StarRaptor, Dec 6, 2012
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  6. grassrootsVT

    grassrootsVT Zealot (635) May 10, 2005 Vermont

    As a counter to all of the Fedex love and the Alpine/Pat criticism that is going on here:
    Not that anyone else reading this beer thread will notice that I posted this... but... you'll notice that Pat writes in his blog post: "The exact same thing happened to Lost Abbey." Lost Abbey sent us a gift for our staff holiday party as well. Unlike Alpine, Port Brewing filled out the paperwork. Adult signature. Etc. They are a licensed beer shipper with Fedex. However, their beer suffered the exact same fate as the Alpine beer. 100% legal shipment. Denied. To make matters even more complex, I happen to have a wholesale and import license that allows me to bring/import beer and wine into the state of Vermont legally. Conversations with the VT Department of Liquor control confirmed that Fedex delivering beer to me in the state of VT is 100% legal. Still, the bureaucracy at Fedex wouldn't allow it to be delivered. Hours of conversation with supervisors at Fedex... and the beer is on its way back to California.
    I called UPS yesterday morning and posed the hypothetical question... (ie. the same course of events...) and they confirmed that they would deliver beer to us as long as the shipper was a licensed manufacturer and from a state that allows beer shipments (ie. California is among them.)
    Great story, eh? If it had been sent on a pallet, via LTL, we could have received it... but via Fedex ground... apparently not. Despite the Lost Abbey shipment being 100% legal... it still wasn't delivered.
    That's the whole story...
     
    #46 grassrootsVT, Dec 6, 2012
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  7. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,239) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    Sounds like fedex doesnt understand their own policies. In my experience with them, customer service is a total waste of time.
     
    #47 BearsOnAcid, Dec 6, 2012
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  8. Shagtastic

    Shagtastic Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2011 Indiana

    :grimacing:/10
     
    #48 Shagtastic, Dec 6, 2012
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  9. MacNCheese

    MacNCheese Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2011 California

    Sweet story brah!
     
    #49 MacNCheese, Dec 6, 2012
  10. dcgunman

    dcgunman Pooh-Bah (2,682) Jul 1, 2009 California
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    I have no complaint about FedEx. They give me a 75% discount on all shipment. :slight_smile:
     
    #50 dcgunman, Dec 6, 2012
  11. hopsputin

    hopsputin Grand Pooh-Bah (4,403) Apr 1, 2012 New Jersey
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    This thread needs more gif's
     
    #51 hopsputin, Dec 6, 2012
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  12. MarkIntihar

    MarkIntihar Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2010 Michigan

    To be fair, every thread needs more gifs.
     
    #52 MarkIntihar, Dec 6, 2012
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  13. MacNCheese

    MacNCheese Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2011 California

    One with jtmartino's Bonerhearts for FedEx.
     
    #53 MacNCheese, Dec 6, 2012
  14. grandmeaulnes

    grandmeaulnes Initiate (0) Oct 18, 2010 Ohio

    [​IMG]
     
    #54 grandmeaulnes, Dec 6, 2012
  15. jtmartino

    jtmartino Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 California

    Cute.
     
    #55 jtmartino, Dec 7, 2012
  16. APreacher

    APreacher Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2012 California

    Can I has CN please?

    Once I understand this, I will prolly work for 75% shipping too.
     
    #56 APreacher, Dec 7, 2012
  17. Sebowski

    Sebowski Zealot (613) Jan 11, 2010 California

    Has everyone who defended FedEx in here apologized yet?
     
    #57 Sebowski, Dec 7, 2012
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  18. kotayk

    kotayk Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2011 California

    My growler of Expo. reached its east coast destination safe and sound - but i used UPS ...always use UPS ppl.
     
    #58 kotayk, Dec 7, 2012
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  19. jmgrub

    jmgrub Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2010 California

    I would've thought only DHL would venture that far into the boonies.
     
    #59 jmgrub, Dec 8, 2012
  20. SHODriver

    SHODriver Pooh-Bah (2,415) Aug 13, 2010 North Carolina
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    find a box large enough for it and pad it well. The biggest issue I see would be the keg deposit.
     
    #60 SHODriver, Dec 8, 2012
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