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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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Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I received an email saying my package was delivered. I talked to a UPS customer rep on the phone. He told me i had to contact the shipper! I said you are the shipper. He began to laugh and explain how UPS (blah, blah, blah -- translation - - "I don't care that you didn't receive your package." Why isn't there accountability for poor service at UPS?

Date of experience: November 23, 2020
California
1 review
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Driver package
November 24, 2020

The worse service costumer the call for update my address there time still not done I call three time to tell them where is my package they tell on the track i call agin tell me still in the not picket from the facility worse driver they have worse customer service they don; t care about customer service they lie to you all the time ups worse then anybody there

Date of experience: November 23, 2020
Canada
1 review
6 helpful votes
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UPS stole My Package
November 23, 2020

UPS driver stole my package and then deleted two destinations off their website tracking. UPS has lied repeatedly about the package even being out for delivery as they claim tracking can't be altered. I have attached the screen shots which show they did infact do that. I have gotten calls from UPS which claimed that the driver could not deliver it without verification of my address which is a joke as the delivery driver was at my house with the other part of my order.

Date of experience: November 23, 2020
California
6 reviews
24 helpful votes
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Horrible Company
November 18, 2020

Horrible company. The district manager has blocked all deliveries to our charity's address, telling us it will be in place forever because we complained that their delivery people were throwing expensive packages over the fence onto the grass next to the sprinkler after dark. The sprinklers go off in the early morning and have ruined hundreds of dollars worth of books. The last delivery was an iPhone that had cost more than $1500, which the driver left at night on the driveway next to a lawnmower in a totally nonsecure area. UPS has stated that everything must now be picked up at their hub, which is a 14 mile trip with an hour-long wait in line because of the pandemic. Furthermore, UPS doesn't even supply notification that items are being delivered. Uncounted packages have been lost as a result, as after some time, UPS either returns them to the sender or disposes of them. This is unacceptable and in many cases, as with Amazon and Best Buy, UPS is a de facto monopoly as they are the only carrier used. If this is not resolved forthwith, there will be a lawsuit in anticipation of millions of dollars (as this is a perpetual charity) worth of lost revenue and time, along with a request for punitive damages. I myself am not litigious, but when a district manager does this because of my race because I have been the one to have had to repeatedly call about damage to irreplaceable 150-year-old-books. UPS has no number to corporate. All calls go to the Philippines. Understandable for a company that could not care less about their customers.

Date of experience: November 18, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible service
November 18, 2020

They are lucky I have to put a star to write this review. Just recently I ordered a package to be delivered and I get a notification Stating that the package was delivered I go outside and there's no package I'm calling customer service and I'm being told it takes 1 to 8 business days Investigate and resend out a new package that's ridiculous so I'm going up and down my street to all my neighbors front door to see if possibly my package was there and I see nothing I'm frustrated with UPS customer service because you're not really resolving anything the representative hangs up on me. And I'm filing a complaint through the UPS corporation email address a car pulls up and someone has my package it's a third-party vendor hired by UPS to deliver the packages in a car not in any vehicle stating it's UPS open up the door I get my package for frustrates me is that I get a text stating my package is here and it's not I'm looking up and down my street at my neighbors properties to see if my package was delivered there no real answers just run around and excuses it's unacceptable a few weeks ago my neighbor as I was pulling up in my driveway asked me if I seen her package I said no UPS is this nonsense to me a few years ago I ordered a juvenile iguana in the worst day in California it was flooded raining hard and freezing cold and they dropped my iguana on my front door who knows how long it was sitting there but I get an email notification on my yahoo account stating my package was delivered I hurry up to the door for packages Open the door for packages wet iguana was freezing cold and barely made it I was furious with them being so negligent it seems like they don't know how to knock on the door or ring the doorbell and I get packages a lot USPS and FEDEX always deliver packages and either ring the doorbell or knock on the door or both I never have issues with them always issues with UPS. I'm tired of the horrible service if I could ask the vendors that I purchased from to which carrier they use to send out my packages I would pay more to have USPS or FedEx deliver my packages and not UPS.

Date of experience: November 17, 2020
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TALK TO A HUMAN FOR THE LAST HOUR BECAUSE YOUR WEBSITE COMPLETELY SUCKS, AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. YOU PEOPLE HAVE THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WILL NOT BUY ANY PRODUCTS FROM COMPANIES THAT USE YOUR SERVICE.

Date of experience: November 17, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible communication
November 16, 2020

I have to drive 60 miles to pick up my package because they rerouted it after it came into my town and can't fix it. Thanks for wasting gas An hour there and back.

Date of experience: November 16, 2020
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Absolute trash
November 14, 2020

They deserve less stars then one.
If I could give them less stars I would. So far I have had 4 different things that where supposed to be delivered by ups ( and I just moved to this apartment) even before this Every time UPS is involved there is a problem with my order. They ether returned my orders to sender or say they "tried to deliver" but have not even made attempts. I have signed up for "my choice" made everything idiot proof and they still manage to not deliver my stuff. At this point I cringe every time I see that UPS is being used for anything I order. Customer service doesn't seem to exist. Even when you get a rep they tell you just how little they can do.
Hands down the absolute worst delivery company. Just trash!

Date of experience: November 14, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Liars
November 13, 2020

Was supposed to recieve a package i must sign for by Friday at 9 pm. Get notification at 12:30 (just minutes after recieving an amazon delivered package and an hour after doordash) that my delivery is delayed until Monday with no reason. Call customer service and deal with the terrible system yo finf the driver claimed "severe weather conditions". There are no severe weather conditions outside, not even rain; and as stated before; amazon and doordash are delivering. Finally get to a representative after several attempts by the automated service to make me abandon the call and find the driver is off on Saturdays which is why no delivery can be made the next day instead. I explain there is no sever weather other deliveries are being made, and there are still more than 8 hours left of the delivery window, quite a lot to be canceling for the whole day but am only allowed to make a formal complaint about the driver. I am a disabled adult who works nights. This is a high value device to assist me being delivered and I feel the professionalism and integrity of UPS was very questionable today. They also lost a package of mine claiming it delivered when it was not; a few weeks ago. Managment seems to be very poor with mainting qualities with its deliverers.

Date of experience: November 13, 2020
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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UPS Canada
November 13, 2020

UPS Canada is one of the worst shipping companies to deal with...

It is very frustrating as a canadian company ordering supplies from the states and UPS is the service they like to use.

If you can use ANY other carrier I would...

Date of experience: November 13, 2020
Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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As an online business, we used to sent package regularly with them until we have experienced losing a package in their facility (their fault) and tried to get a refund, which unfortunate after one month trying they never give us the refund eventhough we have provided all information and documents they need. They made any excuse to avoid paying us our lost.

Date of experience: November 13, 2020
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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WORST COMPANY EVER
November 12, 2020

I really wish everyone on the planet would boycott this horrible company. Never EVER hear anything back about claims filed, losing money every time something is shipped. Drivers just leave packages when they are listed to get signatures, managers don't care, then they don't answer or avoid you when you try to contact them after the 8 day claim waiting period. THE WORST!

Date of experience: November 12, 2020
Montana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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All they do is lie about everything. U no like this An emergency situation or severe weather condition has delayed. Directions to the address are required to complete delivery. We are attempting to update this information. / We've left a message for the receiver to contact us. ups supervisors make laying a new art form

Date of experience: November 11, 2020
TT
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Wtf
November 9, 2020

Worst company ever. Purchase some items in Texas to be shipped to Trinidad. I spent $300US. They never even called to say the package arrived. When I call telling me I have to pay $1800TT to clear which is $260US. WTF. So am paying almost the same amount I spent. DHL and FedEx are so much nicer. Always get my updates on time. Never me again UPS. I wish I can give zero stars...

Date of experience: November 9, 2020
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I send a package which is UPS next day air. It didn't goes as there was a airplane issue. The lady try to convince me is due to Covid 19! I told her this is was not the agreement she told me there is no garentee that the shipping in on time?
So why you charge me!

Date of experience: November 9, 2020
AE
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My item was sent to ups on october 31 2020 and ups notify me for 2-5 days arrival and delivery but until now nov 8 2020 nothing arrives. Ive tried to contact the customer service cant even give me an updat except they confirmed that my package was still in there facility in the country of origin

Date of experience: November 7, 2020
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I will never use this company again. Fed Ex absolutely more professional and reliable in terms of their customer service. I have had a terrible experience recently with a UPS involving hours on the phone, being switched from one person to another, getting different answers for a simple reschedule of a pick up that they failed to do. I still have to waste more time on the phone with the billing department to process a refund for their failed pick up. I don't see how a company like this can stay competitive. I will try now to find a UPS store near me willing to deliver my package, as I was told they don't deliver on weekends? More wrong information I received from the third customer service agent I spoke with? Who knows? Terrible ordeal for a time sensitive package for a client with limited mobility.

Date of experience: November 7, 2020
California
1 review
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Never delivers on time.
November 6, 2020

My new business computer was scheduled to be delivered today Friday, and now they say that even though it is here in the same town I can not receive it until Monday. This is ridiculous and always seems to happen with this company especially when I pay the extra for next day and two day delivery. Simply a useless and unreliable company to work with.

Date of experience: November 6, 2020
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I was a victim of fraud, I send the package to the ups store in Robbie st. Halifax, the next day I realize to cancel the delivery to the receiver, I call the ups Canada to stop the delivery I was told to go to the original where I send the package, so next day I went to that store to tell I was a victim of fraud, they immediately wrote on their system to stop the delivery and return to the sender, thanks God for that immediate action the package that I want to be back is safe and in a good hand! Thank you ups team for the great Job! God Bless more and forever to the compony

Irene

Date of experience: November 6, 2020
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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UPS worst service ever!
November 5, 2020

I have ordered some items online and the carrier it was UPS unfortunately. I've been waiting for my items to arrive like three days in a row because on their app where keep rescheduling the delivery day, in the end I had call the centre in Tamorth and cancel the delivery and arrange for me to collect the items "what a waist of money on their service", and its not the first time that this happened. Never trust the estimated time and delivery date on their app. Don't even bother taking time off work. In fact as soon as you get a confirmation that UPS are the courier delivering your order, request a refund and end it there.

Date of experience: November 5, 2020