USPS broke three of my rods

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 03-02-08, 07:43 AM

I was in Kentucky and had to come back to finish getting chemotherapy. My dad and I packed eight rods for shipping and insured it for $800. Three rods broke. A Cabela's Tourney Trail worth about $70 new, a BPS Pro Qualifier worth $120 new, and a BPS Performance Graphite worth $99 new.

The post office wants me to prove their value before getting reimbursed. The BPS ones are two years old, and the Cabela's is three. How am I supposed to prove their value? I don't have the receipts. They say sentimental value doesn't count, but my son caught his first bass on the Pro Qualifier.

What's the point of buying insurance if this is what they put you through?

bcklash · 03-02-08, 09:39 AM

You should not have to. This just stinks to high HEAVEN.

I would get their current price and argue with them.

BigBassin144 · 03-02-08, 12:15 PM

If you paid for the insurance, you should not have to prove anything.

BB

BassAddict · 03-02-08, 12:45 PM

USPS sucks! They have lost more stuff I've ordered. I ordered a Tom Brady jersey for my daughter to wear to a church function and they lost it. Didn't show up until over a week later. That's just one example.

lunker-lander · 03-02-08, 02:56 PM

Sorry to hear that. But here's a thought...

I know a few people on the forum have the Pro Qualifiers. Make a post asking if anyone still has their receipt from these rods. I'm sure they'd be happy to loan them to you!

-Lunk-

zooker · 03-02-08, 04:46 PM

i bought 12 rods and reels in an a sale. my uncle shipped them ups insured for $1000 i got the reels ok but the rods where busted in 1/2 i don't know what they did to break a 5/0 tuna stick and you know they went hard at it to break 3 ugly sticks..it took 8 months to get my insurance money.. i ordered $1000 worth the spinner bait blades shipped to my address. even with a tracking number they never showed up both myself and the company i ordered from were mad..they were returned to the company 10 months later. the owner said the box looked like it got run over by a bus..

i ship nothing united postal smashers. us mail is better or fex ex is ok..

zooker

Cranebird · 03-02-08, 06:40 PM

Well them no good rotten son of *****en mother ****ers. I have hated UPS with a passion for quite a while and now I make a point of never using those ignorant ****suckers for anything else ever again.

I haven't had any trouble with USPS although I take extra measure when shipping rods to make sure they arrive unbroken.
C-Bird Cage.

zooker · 03-02-08, 06:50 PM

aww come on now ivan tell us how you REALLY feel..

zooker

Cranebird · 03-02-08, 07:31 PM

Boy its tempting Zooker but I made a new years resolution to remain calm when things try to upset me.

C-Bird Nest

BigBassin144 · 03-02-08, 10:25 PM

C-Bird, Just remember, it takes more muscles to frown than it does to extend that middle finger and say, "Bite Me"

BB

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 03-02-08, 11:09 PM

Yeah, it was USPS (United States Postal Service). Their rules seem ridiculous. I can't find the original ads for the rods, I didn't save the receipt. I'm gonna' go tomorrow and see what they say. The thing I think I may have a problem with is that I packed them myself - extremely well, tons of popcorn and bubblewrap, I mean I was shocked that any would break, my dad thought I was overdoing it. The whole box was crushed. I'm just glad my G Loomis is alright. But I haven't showed my boy his broken rod yet, it meant alot to him.

lunker-lander · 03-02-08, 11:17 PM

Again, I'm sorry to hear that, Pat. I hope USPS will figure out how much a rod means to a fisherman as a paycheck does to them. I hate when stuff like that happens to good people.

-Lunk-

bassinbob · 03-02-08, 11:19 PM

I think I might still have catalogs from a couple years ago if that would help.

carolina-rig-01 · 03-03-08, 03:25 AM

yeah best of luck...that is bull****. i would think if you raised enough hell over it they would eventually pay up with or without a reciept. i would start with the post master and go over his/her head if i had to.

Cranebird · 03-03-08, 07:13 AM

I strictly ship using pvc tubes with the plastic caps.It cost you an extra $10.00 + but they have arrived safe and sound so far in using them.

C-Bird Catcher.

ROBZILLA · 03-03-08, 10:05 AM

Should have gone with FED-X. did you have insurance on the package? I wouldn't have signed for it untill they did something for the damage. I would have gone king kong right there.

Jackl · 03-03-08, 10:35 AM

PATRICK,
Contact Cabelas customer service. They may have a file in thier computer that lists every item that you have ever bought, showing the date and price. Bass pro used to do this, possibly Cabelas does the same. It is worth a try.
JackL

islandbass · 03-03-08, 05:15 PM

Just grab your BPS and Cabela's catalogs and show them the prices or print off of the internet. I agree with the post about it should not have to matter since you paid for that coverage. Sorry about your loss.

Jackl · 03-15-08, 10:51 PM

PATRICK,
I was in Kansas City today at Cabelas, and I asked at the information desk about files that Cabelas keeps. They advised that anything you bought from Cabelas thru a catalog order or bought in the store with a credit card will be on the list under your name. If you have a fire in your house, Cabelas will furnish a complete list of everything you have ever bought via catalog or credit card to furnish to your insurance company as proof of loss. I am sure they could furnish you a verification of the rods you had broke. Give them a call.
I am sure that BPS does the same thing if anyone ever needs it.

JackL

03-02-08, 07:43 AM	#1
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	USPS broke three of my rods I was in Kentucky and had to come back to finish getting chemotherapy. My dad and I packed eight rods for shipping and insured it for $800. Three rods broke. A Cabela's Tourney Trail worth about $70 new, a BPS Pro Qualifier worth $120 new, and a BPS Performance Graphite worth $99 new. The post office wants me to prove their value before getting reimbursed. The BPS ones are two years old, and the Cabela's is three. How am I supposed to prove their value? I don't have the receipts. They say sentimental value doesn't count, but my son caught his first bass on the Pro Qualifier. What's the point of buying insurance if this is what they put you through? __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

03-02-08, 09:39 AM	#2
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	You should not have to. This just stinks to high HEAVEN. I would get their current price and argue with them. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

03-02-08, 12:15 PM	#3
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	If you paid for the insurance, you should not have to prove anything. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

03-02-08, 12:45 PM	#4
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	USPS sucks! They have lost more stuff I've ordered. I ordered a Tom Brady jersey for my daughter to wear to a church function and they lost it. Didn't show up until over a week later. That's just one example. __________________ Eric

03-02-08, 02:56 PM	#5
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Sorry to hear that. But here's a thought... I know a few people on the forum have the Pro Qualifiers. Make a post asking if anyone still has their receipt from these rods. I'm sure they'd be happy to loan them to you! -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

03-02-08, 04:46 PM	#6
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	i bought 12 rods and reels in an a sale. my uncle shipped them ups insured for $1000 i got the reels ok but the rods where busted in 1/2 i don't know what they did to break a 5/0 tuna stick and you know they went hard at it to break 3 ugly sticks..it took 8 months to get my insurance money.. i ordered $1000 worth the spinner bait blades shipped to my address. even with a tracking number they never showed up both myself and the company i ordered from were mad..they were returned to the company 10 months later. the owner said the box looked like it got run over by a bus.. i ship nothing united postal smashers. us mail is better or fex ex is ok.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-02-08, 06:40 PM	#7
Cranebird BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bath, NY Posts: 308	Well them no good rotten son of ***en mother ers. I have hated UPS with a passion for quite a while and now I make a point of never using those ignorant suckers for anything else ever again. I haven't had any trouble with USPS although I take extra measure when shipping rods to make sure they arrive unbroken. C-Bird Cage. __________________ **************************************** Last edited by Cranebird; 03-02-08 at 06:49 PM.

03-02-08, 06:50 PM	#8
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	aww come on now ivan tell us how you REALLY feel.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-02-08, 07:31 PM	#9
Cranebird BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bath, NY Posts: 308	Boy its tempting Zooker but I made a new years resolution to remain calm when things try to upset me. C-Bird Nest __________________ ******************************************

03-02-08, 10:25 PM	#10
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	C-Bird, Just remember, it takes more muscles to frown than it does to extend that middle finger and say, "Bite Me" BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

03-02-08, 11:09 PM	#11
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	Yeah, it was USPS (United States Postal Service). Their rules seem ridiculous. I can't find the original ads for the rods, I didn't save the receipt. I'm gonna' go tomorrow and see what they say. The thing I think I may have a problem with is that I packed them myself - extremely well, tons of popcorn and bubblewrap, I mean I was shocked that any would break, my dad thought I was overdoing it. The whole box was crushed. I'm just glad my G Loomis is alright. But I haven't showed my boy his broken rod yet, it meant alot to him. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

03-02-08, 11:17 PM	#12
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Again, I'm sorry to hear that, Pat. I hope USPS will figure out how much a rod means to a fisherman as a paycheck does to them. I hate when stuff like that happens to good people. -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

03-02-08, 11:19 PM	#13
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	I think I might still have catalogs from a couple years ago if that would help. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

03-03-08, 03:25 AM	#14
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	yeah best of luck...that is bull****. i would think if you raised enough hell over it they would eventually pay up with or without a reciept. i would start with the post master and go over his/her head if i had to. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

03-03-08, 07:13 AM	#15
Cranebird BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bath, NY Posts: 308	I strictly ship using pvc tubes with the plastic caps.It cost you an extra $10.00 + but they have arrived safe and sound so far in using them. C-Bird Catcher. __________________ ******************************************

03-03-08, 10:05 AM	#16
ROBZILLA BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 1,901	Should have gone with FED-X. did you have insurance on the package? I wouldn't have signed for it untill they did something for the damage. I would have gone king kong right there. __________________ Hang E'm High Till The Gills Go DRY! BARRIE,ONTARIO,CANADA

03-03-08, 10:35 AM	#17
Jackl BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Great Bend, KS Posts: 2,960	PATRICK, Contact Cabelas customer service. They may have a file in thier computer that lists every item that you have ever bought, showing the date and price. Bass pro used to do this, possibly Cabelas does the same. It is worth a try. JackL __________________ There are two theories about argueing with women...........Neither one works!

03-03-08, 05:15 PM	#18
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Just grab your BPS and Cabela's catalogs and show them the prices or print off of the internet. I agree with the post about it should not have to matter since you paid for that coverage. Sorry about your loss. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

03-15-08, 10:51 PM	#19
Jackl BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Great Bend, KS Posts: 2,960	PATRICK, I was in Kansas City today at Cabelas, and I asked at the information desk about files that Cabelas keeps. They advised that anything you bought from Cabelas thru a catalog order or bought in the store with a credit card will be on the list under your name. If you have a fire in your house, Cabelas will furnish a complete list of everything you have ever bought via catalog or credit card to furnish to your insurance company as proof of loss. I am sure they could furnish you a verification of the rods you had broke. Give them a call. I am sure that BPS does the same thing if anyone ever needs it. JackL __________________ There are two theories about argueing with women...........Neither one works!

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