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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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Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible
June 2, 2020

Ups has become not such a good company. I had a treadmill that needed to be picked up by ups and returned to amazon. The ups guy showed up didn't knock and when I tried to get his attention before he left he completely ignored me. I was furious I know he heard me! So I then called ups and I was told that another attempt would be made the next day. Nothing happened the next day either. I'm alone and had a hard time bringing treadmill out to front porch! I did manage to get it outside myself. I left treadmill out all day from 8am to till 9:30pm at night with porch light on. United parcel service never showed. This company used to be Great but now they're bad like the others. Beware of any lies or promises they make to you on phone. The next day I had to put treadmill into my Jeep thank god it fit with back partially open... I'm extremely disappointed and disgusted! I guess BROWN just leaves you hanging around!

Date of experience: June 2, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Delivery
June 2, 2020

I would never ever ship anything with UPS they always lose my items taken to the wrong address or don't show up like today this is the second time in a month say they're going to show up and they don't that's ridiculous

Date of experience: June 1, 2020
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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We used to be able to rely on ups with every delivery. Not any more. Since the beginning of 2020, pre COVID, something changed. Packages arrived late, sometimes damaged, sometimes on time. The past two packages have been utterly ridiculous. We have commercial delivery. Was supposed to receive a package on Friday, but got an email at 2am saying because of situations out of their control a package that 2as sitting in their facility 7 miles away couldn't be delivered until Monday. Ok, situations out of their control. I get it. Then on Monday I get an email saying the tried to deliver on Sunday to a commercial address and of course couldn't deliver, but left a notice on the door. Really? The driver was able to go through a locked chain link 6 foot gate with 2 feet of barbed wire on the top to leave a notice? Wow, he's some kind of liar. No notice was on any door or the gate. They then gave the package to usps with no delivery dates to go with it or any information because that was on the invisible notice left by the driver. Now today, a package was to be delivered, issue today is they have it on a residential delivery schedule till 9 pm tonight. Um the office will be locked up again. No one showed and we can't use my ups because it's a commercial address and won't recognize the address. Tried 6 different ways to contact a human, can't, no one available because of COVID. Too risky using a phone, could catc6it by talking to customers on the phone got it. So, here I sit outside the business, waiting for my package, wondering if it will arrive before the nightly riots begin or if I have to risk things being stolen or myself hurt because ups is trying to deliver to a commercial address with residential times. Great, female sitting alone in the dark waiting. Thank ups.

Date of experience: June 1, 2020
Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Holding my Package
June 1, 2020

I will NEVER EVER ship with UPS again. They are holding my package because something with "billing" isn't correct. I PAID FOR THE SHIPPING I WANT MY PACKAGE! I tried the 1800 number and they keep disconnecting me, I've tried the virtual assistant, I've called every UPS store in my area and no one will help me.

Date of experience: June 1, 2020
Texas
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Bad service
June 1, 2020

They didn't take care of my box it was open, and they dropped my flowers an make the Mess around my front door we pay for a good service. They have three delays and I pay for a next day shipping, and I have my package 3 days after.

Date of experience: May 31, 2020
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They take 3 days and then some to ship a part that is supposed to be here in 1 day! It is pathetic as it is 300 miles from where it was shipped from!

Date of experience: May 31, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought 2TV'S for my kids rooms the tracking said delivery day June 4 but they delivered today I'm happy for that but instead to put it by my door step it was drop by my drive where everyone can see and could have been stolen good thing I was home and I open the door to check on my car.

THE WORST

Date of experience: May 31, 2020
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Not sure if this is the fourth or eighth package every time since it's going to be dropped off Friday don't end up seeing it until later next week!?!

It never fails every single time there's no reason to say that you were going to deliver something if you don't know when it can be delivered!

This is the third time the package has disappeared coming from Richmond, BC to the island...

Yesterday I phone to inquire and complain now half the information that was posted is no longer available

Not to mention there is no delivery date now...

So tired of the companies I use always using UPS absolute rubbish

Date of experience: May 30, 2020
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Everytime i order online and see the seller used ups i get disappointed, its a hit and miss with these guys. Never got updates and usually late, people have things to do and we schedule our day around your delivery. Dont hold your breath with these guys im sick of waiting on your estimated times of arrival, better just say "most likely to be a few days late" -5 stars

Date of experience: May 29, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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So, I've ordere my babie's birth certificate through Vitalcheck. They sent it by UPS by Air, which is next day delivery! Week later I don't have my package, escalated an issue to a sorting facility manager, she called me promised they have found it and I still haven't received it. 2 days later I've started investigation, representative that helped me, said its gonna take 1-3 business days. I'm calling them again, trying to get a hold of that manager. Instead, a very rude person calling me back from Concord facility in Northern California and yelling at me that there's no way a manager would have called me. That my package is lost. She didn't let me ask a single question, just hanged up on me.
Very rude, ignorant person
And every representative is giving different information each time I call. Avoid this service! Very unprofessional!

Date of experience: May 29, 2020
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Garbage
May 29, 2020

Freaken GARBAGE Company
Freaken GARBAGE Company. Super useless.
1. Deliveries are always days or weeks late.
2. Loose track of people 's packages.
3. Don't even have the latest update on package tracking.
4. Telephone service is garbage. Tells you wait time is around 20 minutes and I waited for over 3 hours and they just hung up. Called back again and guess what? They are closed for the day.
5. Bull shiet information on you package. Tells you delivery date and time but never comes. Got an email saying my package will be delivered on the 28th between 12 to 4pm. Never showed up. Went to the app to see the update. Tells you information unavailable.
Super fcuking GARBAGE COMPANY.
THANK YOU UPS FOR YOUR GOD DAME USELESS HARD WORK.

Date of experience: May 29, 2020
Switzerland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have a company in Switzerland and UPS made me lose around USD25'000.-
In a month because of the delay in delivering my importations.
THEY LIED to me and to my supplier saying all the time that important documents were missing, what's fake!
I visited the UPS local and I saw the information with my own eyes, the importation has been accepted by the customs in 3 days after I have done the labels, but they got stopped for a month in their locals.
I wasted many hours trying to have my delivery, explaining and re-sending the same documents every time.
Now, one month later the invoices arrived before the importation, and all those products ARE USELESS because it was a big order for important clients. All of them cancelled their order due to the delay and bought from someone else.
I lost around USD25'000.- and I'll not rest until I tell everybody that this company is a shame!
To be honest, please, avoid having a business contract with them.
The costs are very high, the service is horrible, the phone number never respond and you have to insist many times to TRY to have any information or a solution.

Date of experience: May 29, 2020
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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If I could give 0 stars I would.

1. Delivery so is so far 8 days late, with three 3 false delivery dates.
2. Tracking is completely useless.
3. Website and App are completely useless.
4. Customer service are completely useless and takes forever to talk to someone (1/2 a hour on hold 2x and have to navigate your way through their automated system first).

Lenovo, your laptops are great, but your choice of courier is not and its reflecting poorly on you as a brand. I will not be shopping with you again if the parcel is being delivered by UPS.

Date of experience: May 29, 2020
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Driver lied
May 29, 2020

I took off from work waiting on my package... I sat on my porch ALL DAY... I GOES BACK TO TRACK MY PACKAGE AND IT SAYS DRIVER TRIED TO DELIVER. I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE THE DRIVER LIED LIKE THAT NOT 1 I REPEAT NOT 1 UPS TRUCK CAME TO MY STREET TODAY AND IM VERY UPSET. IF I ORDER ANYTHING AND UPS IS INVOLVED I DON'T WANT IT

Date of experience: May 28, 2020
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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UPS driver turned up at my door with a package. Said I owe $49.77 (a little higher than what I was expecting, but fine, I knew I was paying something for a return). Handed him a credit card to swipe he says he has no way to process that. He also can't accept cash. Checks only. Checks?! Like those things my parents used 20 years ago? Who has those anymore? I asked if I could call UPS to pay by card. He said yes. I called UPS and they said they are not able to process debit or credit cards by phone, not online and also not at a local UPS store. What kind of business doesn't accept payment by cash or card? I asked my bank for a checkbook - they cost $19 and take 2 weeks to arrive. You think UPS is going to hold my package for 2 weeks? Useless company.

Date of experience: May 28, 2020
Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Www.ups.com
May 28, 2020

I was sitting on the couch by my door and saw the delivery guy place a sticker on my door and drove off. Soon as I open my door as he was getting in the truck he drove off with my package now I have to go pick up my package at the access point 40 mins away from my house. Ups you are trash and never write reviews so you have to be actually trash man.

Date of experience: May 28, 2020
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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THE WORST!
May 28, 2020

Only open for 1 hour Monday through Friday? Really? After spending 10 minutes with the automated system, can never get a live agent to pick up the phone as apparently all customer service agents are no longer working? The message is customer service is closed and no live agents are picking up phone calls. Instead of delivering a package that was scheduled for today (birthday gift to be given today), they pawn it off on the post office to deliver, which means it's been delayed at least a day. I never authorized this hand off and if I knew they would not deliver this themselves, I would have gone to the local UPS location (during that 1 hour time frame) and picked it up myself. Useless customer service!

Date of experience: May 28, 2020
Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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UPS Refuses to deliver my packages to my door and requested I come to pick it up 45 minutes away from home.
So Way Buy Online and have Packages Shipped?
Sooooo mad!

Date of experience: May 27, 2020
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Disgusting Service
May 27, 2020

Every time I order something and it's coming from ups I already know it's going to be a problem. This specific postal service will detour me from actually buying a specific product. Don't bother paying for fast shipping with them because you're guaranteed to wait at least a week, it doesn't matter if it's 2 day or not. Late drop off times, I know if my tracker says out for delivery I won't be seeing it until after 8pm.

Date of experience: May 27, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lousy service
May 27, 2020

They kept giving me excuses about being late on my delivery they lie then when you complain theur rude they dont know what theyre doing stupid idiots morans they suck it i paid alot for express and it took two weeks they suck

Date of experience: May 27, 2020