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UPS Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of UPS is marred by significant concerns regarding service reliability and customer support. Many customers report frequent delays in package delivery, errors in shipping, and inadequate responsiveness from customer service representatives. Complaints highlight issues with lost packages, unfulfilled delivery promises, and a lack of accountability, leading to frustration and dissatisfaction. While some customers acknowledge the company's long-standing presence in the industry, the prevailing sentiment is overwhelmingly negative, with calls for improved communication and service efficiency. This feedback suggests that UPS must urgently address operational shortcomings to restore customer trust and satisfaction.

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service
1,035
value
922
shipping
1,000
returns
726
quality
867

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New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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UPS delivery experience is very bad! Hope there is an option when ordering online on who is the courier. What's the pint of letting sender write additional delivery instructions such as shipping to a business address and specifically indicating deliver Mon-Fri plus clinic hours? Then they are delivering it at night. Sender just getting remarks this is second or last attempt. THEY DO NOT READ INSTRUCTIONS! Upon first attempt- it does not take a genius person to deliver it again during office/clinic hours. They should already noticed that the recipient's address is a business location! What a shame! NO COMMON SENSE AT ALL!

Date of experience: November 23, 2021
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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UPS is no good
November 23, 2021

Worst of the worst they said item was delivered and receiver not available even no one came to deliver the package I waited all day and no one came or called. And then they said receiver not available what the $#*!…

Date of experience: November 23, 2021
Illinois
1 review
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Very unreliable
November 19, 2021

I tracked my package (a document that I needed to submit today) and it stated that it will be delivered today at 9 pm. I've been waiting in the cold since 8:40pm but around 10:10pm i checked the tracking, to my utmost surprise it changed to "the delivery date will be provided as soon as possible" with no specific time stated. They are TERRIBLY and their customer service is the WORST! The time now is 10:28 and I don't know if I should keep waiting

Date of experience: November 18, 2021
Nebraska
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Non English speaking Asian
November 19, 2021

So I'm waiting for a package I ordered which never arrived, called in tracking # only to be told it was delivered to my door and signed for. Called UPS customer service, told them I never received the order and NEVER signed for it either, I was speaking to an extremely rude argumentative combative Asian whom I could barely understand, I asked her to verify the address it was delivered to, she let out a exaggerated sigh then said HOLD ON! Put me on hold for 10 mins then returned to say, "your package was delivered to your door then slammed the phone in my ear, WELL $#*! UPS AND THE 3RD WORLD call center, I drove up to the local UPS store talked to them, they openly admitted that the call center SUCKS and they CONSTANTLY give out false information, I then spoke to a manager who tracked down who exactly delivered my package to my doorstep, well it was delivered to the wrong house on the wrong block and it wasn't signed for. $#*! UPS AND THE SORRY $#*! LOSERS THEY HAVE WORKING FOR THEM. NEVER EVER USE THEM FOR ANYTHING

Date of experience: November 18, 2021
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This is most horrible international shipment service, do not use them. They will write on their website that they try to deliver but nothing happened. You will try to call their call center and no use. There updating of the system is useless. One of the most $#*!y service ever used. I want to give them 0 center

Date of experience: November 15, 2021
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Do not want to deliver
November 15, 2021

The UPS drivers are so lazy( Nord Miami) that they don't want to go up to the second floor and leave a note instead " Sorry We Mussed you" Then you call them, they say "Strange, everything is correct with your address" And then the whole problem is to find a package! Extremely unprofessional company!

Date of experience: November 15, 2021
India
1 review
19 helpful votes
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Unnecessarily Extorted Money and termed it as COD
November 15, 2021

The worst services I've ever experienced they delayed the shipment that was to reach to my relatives for Diwali. They unnecessarily charged €100 out of no where as VAT and on the App its showing as COD where related shipments were received by their neighbors without any additional charges. My relatives have being extorted by the delivery guy saying that if you'll not pay in 2 mins I'll take back the shipment. This is unethical and unacceptable.

Date of experience: November 15, 2021
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible Delivery Service
November 13, 2021

I have a problem with delivery every time I order from Walmart. The online system communication re: package delivery is archaic. Twice total strangers dropped off my misplaced packages. Twice I have not received and another time I had to wait 2 weeks for refunds because of wrong information on their part.

Date of experience: November 13, 2021
India
1 review
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Worst service ever
November 11, 2021

I would recommend no one to use this service because of the kind of experience I have had with them, I want no one to suffer. The customer service is so disappointing. Even they don't check their mail, which is quite obvious by the fact that there is an auto-reject of the mails because apparently, their mail box is full. Such a pathetic service.

Date of experience: November 10, 2021
California
4 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Absolutely terrible delivery drivers not trained, trained only for speed which is not to the benefit of the customer.
Packages left wherever at the expense of the business and hassle of the recipient.
Two boxes of hellofresh lost because our lots aren't numbered sequentially and they're too lazy and too hurried to read the GIANT map at the community mailboxes. Just leave it wherever I suppose, or keep it. Even worse you CAN'T get a human on the phone at ups and even if your lucky enough to, they won't do anything anyway. Terrible company.

Date of experience: November 10, 2021
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Was delivered to the wrong address. Not the first time this has happen. My neighbor is away and has been for months. I walked around the two houses that has had my packages before, and I finally found my order. How can this happen when our address and neighbors house numbers are large and in view?

Date of experience: November 8, 2021
New Mexico
1 review
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Unprofessional
November 6, 2021

It is unfortunate that UPS has become a failed service. Their Customer Service reps fail to give you truthful information about your deliveries and instead the policies have changed and they no longer deliver to P. O. box#. Worst Service Ever.

Date of experience: November 6, 2021
Wisconsin
1 review
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Shipped my bike home from Portland to Milwaukee, it took a week and it got as far as Hodgkins Illinois then they screwed and sent it to LA! How the he'll did that happen?! It took another week to get back to Hodgkins Illinois, then after 3 weeks it was deemed lost! How can you lose a carton that is 72in long x 34in tall and 14in wide and weighs 67pounds? I insured it for damage not for loss! Even though I paid for $5k of insurance they want me to prove what it was and the value... what? Who cares what it's worth?! I paid for the insurance! After countless phone calls to customer service, which by the way is worthless, I got nothing but a run around. Absolutely the worst customer service I've ever had! All I want is my bike, the lest they could do after loosing it is replace it. Horrible, horrible, horrible experience! I would also give them zero stars if it was an option.

Date of experience: November 5, 2021
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible experience
November 4, 2021

Was given 3 slots for delivery.No one ever showed up. Their customer service is waste of time since they cant provide any information

Date of experience: November 4, 2021
Pennsylvania
1 review
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Items stolen and was delivered an empty envelope
November 4, 2021

I mailed an envelope with gift cards for my grandkids. Driver delivered an empty envelope that was cut on the side items taken. How can any driver deliver an envelope opened it was cut with a box cutter and leave it in the mailbox. If he or she didn't do it why would you even accept to deliver a package that was clearly tampered with. I am sure the person doing this has done it before.

Date of experience: November 3, 2021
GB
1 review
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20th century service
October 29, 2021

Remember those days when you had to wait all day long for your parcel to arrive?
Exactly what happens in UPS UK!
They give you a 12hr time slot for a Signed for delivery!
Meana that you have to wait all day long or risk losing your parcel!
A rookie small time local delivery service would give me a better service with a smaller time slot!
Order by UPS and stay stuck at home!

Date of experience: October 29, 2021
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This has not been the first incident. The first time I caught them was on 9-11-2020 when they stole a lot. I have many cameras that record everything and even if the driver drives down my street. This latest incident involved two separate items. The kid new he had something expensive and just ran up to my door and placed a sticky note stating he rang the video door bell and no one answered it. So I checked my cameras and caught him racing off. I followed him around the block were he had parked his van, left it unattended and was inside he stated "that was my friends house and I was on my lunch break." Bs, you never supposed to leave those trucks unattended. And wouldn't you know, my package with some precious metals was seating right behind his seat. The day before he got away with "NOT DELIVERING" another expensive package… I went through all this last year with another company and the Chula Vista police department and the Local UPS fraud and crimes people… They absolutely did nothing and I lost my $#*! off.

Date of experience: October 28, 2021
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible service. Driver lied that he attempted delivery. I have waited in all day. Tomorrow is my daughter's birthday and now she has no present to wake up to. Customer service called and told me to collect it at 6 o'clock as the driver had finished work but delivery is till 7. They will ruin my daughters 16th birthday. Delivery was at first 830-1215. Then changed to up till 7. I could not attend my dentist appointment as had to wait for the delivery. They are not lettin me complain. I will never use this service again. Disgusting

Date of experience: October 27, 2021
Colorado
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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If I could give them less than one star I would. This is the 10th time I've had a package delivered to the wrong address and had to go hunte it down in my neighborhood. The delivery people are unable out inhering to read an address it's very frustrating

Date of experience: October 26, 2021
Canada
1 review
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Driver did attempted to delivery something 2 times and she & he were told that I would like to pick it up at UPS local location. But 2 of them had never left any notification to pick up. Now, I don't know who is the sender/ tracking number. Call their customer service who just said service.
Very bad service. Not recommend UPS

Date of experience: October 25, 2021