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MLAZ1990 · 03-25-2015, 07:16 PM

First off, I'm a manager at UPS.

So I ordered a ZL1 Grille from Phastek Performance back in early March. It arrived in the Chicago hub on Tuesday morning at 1:00am(the hub I work in). So I put the tracking number into the system and it tells me what trailer it's in based under the trailer number.....so I'm in a trailer talking to one of my employees and I get a text saying that my package is in trailer # 359679. So I look at my sheet of all the trailers I ran and what do you know, it's in same trailer I'm standing in at the moment!!! So I pull the employee out and put my best employee in there. I stand there for 25 minutes and I see a box with "Genuine GM products" on it. I grab it immediately and check the label. It was mine! It was in perfect condition! We use 40 bays to spot trailers in to be unloaded, I run 10 of those bays. Can't believe it was in the truck I was in!!

So now I leave the building with it and it won't fit in my car

So I'm sitting there trying to think how to do this...when my co-worker pulls up laughing at me

So he offers to put it in his car and follow me home. He drives a Dodge Charger btw. So we struggle to put it in his car for about 5-10mins and finally it goes in. Then I say "why don't we just take it out of the box?"

He looks at me like "Oh yeah wtf?!" So I try to pull the box out and it's stuck, will not budge at all

So then he drove to my house and I had to cut the box open and pull the Grille out!!

Never felt dumber in my life lol!!!! Turned something so simple into a project LOL!!!

Firefighter · 03-25-2015, 07:24 PM

You know the big brown truck would have brought that right to your front door... lol

Funny story though...

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Quicksilver-SS · 03-25-2015, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Firefighter

You know the big brown truck would have brought that right to your front door... lol

Funny story though...

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MLAZ1990 · 03-25-2015, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Firefighter

You know the big brown truck would have brought that right to your front door... lol

Funny story though...

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Yes lol but it would have to go across several belts with 1,000s of other packages, not to mention it being handled by several people other people that could drop it or something... And local stuff doesn't leave until like 7-8am. So It would've sat on the floor for hours. I didn't wanna risk it being smashed while sitting there.

Firefighter · 03-25-2015, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MLAZ1990

Yes lol but it would have to go across several belts with 1,000s of other packages, not to mention it being handled by several people other people that could drop it or something... And local stuff doesn't leave until like 7-8am. So It would've sat on the floor for hours. I didn't wanna risk it being smashed while sitting there.

I know man, just messing with you.

Now you know how we feel.
Every time I order something even semi fragile I think of that scene from Ace Ventura.... lmao

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MLAZ1990 · 03-25-2015, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Firefighter

I know man, just messing with you.

Now you know how we feel.
Every time I order something even semi fragile I think of that scene from Ace Ventura.... lmao

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Which scene is that?

Firefighter · 03-25-2015, 07:57 PM

C'mon man... it's got to be an industry joke for you guys...

I'll see if I can link it on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/4DUWmeRLVRw

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1COR.1:18 · 03-25-2015, 07:58 PM

Management?

Always making things harder than it should be...LOL

Mr_Draco · 03-25-2015, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MLAZ1990

Yes lol but it would have to go across several belts with 1,000s of other packages, not to mention it being handled by several people other people that could drop it or something... And local stuff doesn't leave until like 7-8am. So It would've sat on the floor for hours. I didn't wanna risk it being smashed while sitting there.

You could have took it, put it in your office or somewhere safe and when it was time for the truck to leave you could have personally put it on the truck.

MLAZ1990 · 03-25-2015, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

You could have took it, put it in your office or somewhere safe and when it was time for the truck to leave you could have personally put it on the truck.

I left at 6, that truck left at 8:30 I believe...I wasn't waiting 2 1/2 hours lol!

Rico · 03-25-2015, 08:24 PM

HDS sir, and how are you this afternoon? Alrighty then!!! I have a package for you....(shakes box) sounds broken. Most likey sir, but I bet it was something nice.

Am I lame that I know that quote from Ace Ventura. I would have thought its mandatory to watch that during new employee classes for Fedex and UPS haha!

2ss-booya · 03-26-2015, 06:42 PM

MLAZ1990 · 03-26-2015, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 2ss-booya

Omg lol!!!

ssrs2lt · 03-26-2015, 07:46 PM

Ha too funny

03-25-2015, 07:16 PM	#1
MLAZ1990 Drives: 2012 black camaro 2LS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,023 View My Garage	Funny story about my ZL1 Grille First off, I'm a manager at UPS. So I ordered a ZL1 Grille from Phastek Performance back in early March. It arrived in the Chicago hub on Tuesday morning at 1:00am(the hub I work in). So I put the tracking number into the system and it tells me what trailer it's in based under the trailer number.....so I'm in a trailer talking to one of my employees and I get a text saying that my package is in trailer # 359679. So I look at my sheet of all the trailers I ran and what do you know, it's in same trailer I'm standing in at the moment!!! So I pull the employee out and put my best employee in there. I stand there for 25 minutes and I see a box with "Genuine GM products" on it. I grab it immediately and check the label. It was mine! It was in perfect condition! We use 40 bays to spot trailers in to be unloaded, I run 10 of those bays. Can't believe it was in the truck I was in!! So now I leave the building with it and it won't fit in my car So I'm sitting there trying to think how to do this...when my co-worker pulls up laughing at me So he offers to put it in his car and follow me home. He drives a Dodge Charger btw. So we struggle to put it in his car for about 5-10mins and finally it goes in. Then I say "why don't we just take it out of the box?" He looks at me like "Oh yeah wtf?!" So I try to pull the box out and it's stuck, will not budge at all So then he drove to my house and I had to cut the box open and pull the Grille out!! Never felt dumber in my life lol!!!! Turned something so simple into a project LOL!!! Last edited by MLAZ1990; 03-26-2015 at 07:18 PM.

03-25-2015, 07:24 PM	#2
Firefighter Drives: Black '13 2SS/RS/1LE w/NPP/NAV Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Tampa by way of Miami... Posts: 4,934	You know the big brown truck would have brought that right to your front door... lol Funny story though... Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk __________________ My Build Thread... http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285054

03-25-2015, 07:57 PM	#7
Firefighter Drives: Black '13 2SS/RS/1LE w/NPP/NAV Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Tampa by way of Miami... Posts: 4,934	C'mon man... it's got to be an industry joke for you guys... I'll see if I can link it on YouTube. https://youtu.be/4DUWmeRLVRw Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk __________________ My Build Thread... http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285054

03-26-2015, 07:46 PM	#14
ssrs2lt Drives: too many Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: oh va pa ma tx Posts: 3,046	Ha too funny __________________

03-25-2015, 07:58 PM	#8
1COR.1:18 Whosoever Will Drives: 2010 1LT Victory Red Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eastpointe Posts: 955 View My Garage	Management? Always making things harder than it should be...LOL

03-25-2015, 08:24 PM	#11
Rico Flying da helicopter Drives: Black SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: HI Posts: 1,215 View My Garage	HDS sir, and how are you this afternoon? Alrighty then!!! I have a package for you....(shakes box) sounds broken. Most likey sir, but I bet it was something nice. Am I lame that I know that quote from Ace Ventura. I would have thought its mandatory to watch that during new employee classes for Fedex and UPS haha!