Complete Shipping Failure

[Kyle Fenton]

Originally posted by Gui Cavalcanti
We got our robot back from the Philadelphia Alliance Regional today. We didn't get the crate back.

The robot's currently sitting outside of the robotics lab, strapped to it's pallet. The other 5 sides of our crate are completely gone, and the robot is covered in clear shrink wrap *we didn't put there*. Our red light dome has been shattered, a side panel has been ripped off and put back on top of the robot. Who knows what other damage is lurking under the shrink wrap.

I'm a little ticked off. Has anything like this ever happened to anyone else, and how was the situation resolved??

Oh wow, I really can't believe that. Based on your descriptions what I am thinking is that the whoever was handling your crate improperly forked it, and it went over. Then they probably try to fix it quick by wrapping it in a bunch of bubble wrap. It is not unheard of, but still inexcusable. You should make a bill and give it to the dryage company for their careless mistake.