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Originally Posted by Snaz
These are not light bulbs or toasters, these are LIVE tropical animals. Shipping them in the Canadian Winter will sometimes result in DOA. And the hobbiest HAS to take some of the responsibility for these deaths.
I am not some kid in a basement. I have shipped thousands of dangerous goods worth millions of dollars across North America. I know how shipping works. Planes get stuck on runways, need deicing before takeoff. Trucks get delayed in traffic, customs or borders. P and D trucks smash packages and ignore warning stickers.
The coordination and luck to move one 5lb box across the country is more than the average hobbyist clicking on pretty coral picture on a website can imagine. Take some responsibility for your hobby.
Yes if you purchase with an "Arrive Alive" guarantee you should expect another shipment or refund. That's the contract you agreed too. Just don't cry too loud if it does arrive dead when the destination is rural Alberta in February.
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you do make some good points but FYI ST.Albert is not rural
and like you said When purchased from a company that has a " Arive Alive" guarantee it should do just that. Unless the website states " We will not ship during said months" I expect it to crawl out of the bag and glue its self to my reef.
"I am not some kid in a basement. I have shipped thousands of dangerous goods worth millions of dollars across North America."
That comment was not directed towards you and iam sorry you took insult and good for you on all that shipping.
I think this is getting a little off topic the poster had live product destroyed by the company delivering it. When stuff gets shipped it gets screwed with.
As long as there are companies offering "Arive Alive " Delivery it should arive alive. If they had a " It might get there and be alive maby?" motto I would skip that buisness.
I just dont give a rats a$$ what happens to my package along the way as long as it arives at my door step alive. Bottom line.
peace-out.