Vanishing Spydie

ToAsTy · #1

I ordered a Native III while I was in the middle of moving. My friend said to just have it sent to his work. I addressed the package to him at his work. The tracking info says the knife has been recieved but he has no idea where it could be!! He tried to do me a favor but now I am just bummed out. What should I say to him now and is there anything more I can do other then track the package?

boxer93 · #2

toasty,
if it's UPS they actually record the name of the person that signed for the package. Don't know if the others do this. Maybe just have him check again, especially with people that receive the packages.
Good Luck,
Chris

ToAsTy · #3

it was sent usps express mail. I got more knifes and sharpeners that I wanted for x-mas today so if he doesnt find the knife Ill just make him pay 1/2 I guess...

DaxT1138 · #4

it may not be his fault so i wouldn't be hasty to charge him. someone could have signed for it at his office and kept or something. i hope it turns up

The Deacon · #5

Express Mail is insured, and has to be signed for, so either the knife is somewhere at your friend's place of work, or it was mis-delivered. The Post Office at his end may be able to provide a copy of the signature, which might help jog someone's memory. If it actually was delivered to the wrong address, then the seller can file an insurance claim with the PO and you should, eventually, get credit for the knife.

If none of those work out, then it's time to take responsibility for the consequences of your own choices. You elected to order the knife while in the middle of a move. You elected to have it shipped to your friend, rather than to yourself.

greencobra · #6

I'm thinking if your friends work is a large company with a shipping/receiving dept., all boxes, including those shipped via USPS, enter through there. In my experience, if no one gives those folks a heads up or the parcel is not marked "personal", they will open it and check it against a purchase order. If they don't have a PO, it could languish in limbo down there until someone feels like doing some leg work.

ToAsTy · #7

The Deacon wrote:Express Mail is insured, and has to be signed for, so either the knife is somewhere at your friend's place of work, or it was mis-delivered. The Post Office at his end may be able to provide a copy of the signature, which might help jog someone's memory. If it actually was delivered to the wrong address, then the seller can file an insurance claim with the PO and you should, eventually, get credit for the knife.

If none of those work out, then it's time to take responsibility for the consequences of your own choices. You elected to order the knife while in the middle of a move. You elected to have it shipped to your friend, rather than to yourself.

Yah, thanks for the info, but the 2nd part...it is partly his fault if it is lost. If he got something from my work and I told him I would bring it home but instead I set it on my car and drove off or something then I would replace it. I feel each paying 1/2 is fair since it was both of our discisions to ship it there. I am really just hoping it will turn up anyway.

zenheretic · #8

ToAsTy wrote:Yah, thanks for the info, but the 2nd part...it is partly his fault if it is lost. If he got something from my work and I told him I would bring it home but instead I set it on my car and drove off or something then I would replace it. I feel each paying 1/2 is fair since it was both of our discisions to ship it there. I am really just hoping it will turn up anyway.

Is your friendship worth the 1/2 price of a knife? Unless he offers that on his own, I agree with Deacon, shoulder the responsibility for your choices.

ToAsTy · #9

zenheretic wrote:Is your friendship worth the 1/2 price of a knife? Unless he offers that on his own, I agree with Deacon, shoulder the responsibility for your choices.

He offered to pay all, I offered 1/2...

We are roomates so we share money all the time, the money wouldnt get us mad at each other. I was more disappointed that he would misplace it since he knows how much I look forward to getting knives.

The Deacon · #10

ToAsTy wrote:Yah, thanks for the info, but the 2nd part...it is partly his fault if it is lost. If he got something from my work and I told him I would bring it home but instead I set it on my car and drove off or something then I would replace it. I feel each paying 1/2 is fair since it was both of our discisions to ship it there. I am really just hoping it will turn up anyway.

If I misread your initial post, please accept my apologies. I was under the impression that your friend had never received the knife. It seems most of the other posters got the same impression. If that had been the case, then my original comment that he has no responsibility for the loss would have been correct.

However, your response to me seems to suggest that, instead, the knife actually reached his hands, and that he then mislaid it. If that is the case, then yes, the responsiblility would be his, and asking him to only reimburse you for half would be a kind gesture on your part. Of course in that case, please ignore the first part of my post as well, since the Post Office would not be at fault.

ToAsTy · #11

The Deacon wrote:If I misread your initial post, please accept my apologies. I was under the impression that your friend had never received the knife. It seems most of the other posters got the same impression. If that had been the case, then my original comment that he has no responsibility for the loss would have been correct.

However, your response to me seems to suggest that, instead, the knife actually reached his hands, and that he then mislaid it. If that is the case, then yes, the responsiblility would be his, and asking him to only reimburse you for half would be a kind gesture on your part. Of course in that case, please ignore the first part of my post as well, since the Post Office would not be at fault.

well see, we are not really sure. He seems to think he had it but he gets sooo many packages he is not sure if he did for sure and if he did, hes not sure where it is. I didnt know it was so complicated before he told me to ship it there. All I know is now the seller wont tell me even what color box it is in so its like finding a needle in a hay stack.

zenheretic · #12

Bummer dude...but he sounds like a good friend...which is more important.