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UPS Store

rongrong Member Posts: 8,459
edited April 2012 in Ask the Experts
A couple months ago
I shipped ammo using the downloadable
logo on this site.
The transaction went quite smooth.
Yesterday,same circumstances,same store
except the counter person says he isn't
certified to ship the ammo.
He says the store is contracted out,
go to the main hub 20 miles down the road.
I explained to him that I had no issues
2 months ago.
He responded with the other counter person should
have not shipped it.
He finally said he will ship it but he'll
ask the truck driver if he should cover up the
"ORM-D" and if he does and something odd happens
and the authorities find out ,I'll be responsible.
He also said they don't ship handguns at that store
and if he ships a long gun and gets damaged "good luck
trying to get re-imbursed.
What gives?
One guy says, he can ship- The other no.
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    fordsixfordsix Member Posts: 8,722
    edited November -1
    ammo has to have orm-d lable
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    armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,483 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm pretty sure you can't ship guns or ammo through any UPS store. These people don't work for UPS thus they wouldn't know most of the UPS procedures for shipping any items out of the ordinary. Besides that they charge a higher price then had you have taken it to the hub. Driving the 20 miles would have been less of a hassle and the price difference probably would have evened out vs the cost of your gas to go there.
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    nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,879 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    True, the ORM-D labelling (& shipping rules) are DOT requirements; violation of their requirements is a federal crime.

    You may want to consider Fedex; they will ship small quantities of ammo, but ONLY if packed according to requirements, & they have a scheduled pickup from you (they will NOT accept it at a hub). Fedex permits the shipment of any kind of firearm from their hub OR a Fedex Office store.

    Neal
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    awindsawinds Member Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Here's the easy way.......
    Set up an account with UPS; it's free.
    Pack your ammo securely and affix the ORM-D label.
    On the UPS website, create a shipment, charge it to your credit card,
    print the shipping label and tape it to the package.
    Hand it to the UPS truck driver.
    Works for me.
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    rongrong Member Posts: 8,459
    edited November -1
    I shipped a handgun back in the 80's
    to Ruger thru a little satelite UPS store.
    I've shipped a long gun to H&R thru UPS (store.
    and Ammo as well.
    Maybe I just finally ran across a guy who cared
    enuff to let me know the rules.
    To be honest I thought all UPS stores
    were owned and staffed by UPS people.
    OH well ,learn something everyday.
    Thanks guys
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    wpagewpage Member Posts: 10,204 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sometimes its best to be vague and ambiguous dealing with counter folk.
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    AnonymouseAnonymouse Member Posts: 4,050
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by wpage
    Sometimes its best to be vague and ambiguous dealing with counter folk.


    I wouldn't tell someone that. A guy I knew shipped ammo through a UPS store about 10 years, no ORM-D, didn't tell the counter people what was in it. That ammo ended up on a UPS airplane. The box broke open. Federal Agents were at the guys door the next day. That costs the guy a lot of federal misery, a lot of attorney fees, and one great big fine.
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    rongrong Member Posts: 8,459
    edited November -1
    That's it,I've decided when I am elected
    President.
    The ATF is first to go, then immigrations
    and last but not least the legislature and judicial braches.
    Whomever has the biggest gun wins the Argument.

    ps: Part 1--I will declare an executive order that no foreign
    citizens ,entities or corporations will have any holdings
    in the USA.
    Part 2-- Any country that tries to give us heart burn will
    cease to exist in 8 minutes.
    Part 3 -- Welfare recipients will be sterilized.
    Part 4--- Rappers will be nudered and have their tongues
    superglued to their rectums.
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    competentonecompetentone Member Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    For those who may ship ammo, the hazard class of ORM-D is being eliminated. The new symbol being used is shown here:
    http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/hazardous/variations.html
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