Goodbye to UPS: Hello to FedEx and Independent Art Shippers
by Gregg Chadwick I am often asked by fellow artists and gallerists about shipping art locally and internationally. As of today due to UPS' gross negligence in a guaranteed, i.e. expensive, delivery, I will no longer use their services and I recommend that others shift their services elsewhere. I am heartbroken that my donation will most likely not be at The 9th Annual Oak Grove Golf Classic 2011 & SO-CAL Chef Open to benefit the Oak Grove Center for Education, Treatment and the Arts. When a company no longer guarantees their guarantee the little guy loses out. We need to stand together. #OccupyUPS anyone? Please read the Open Letter to UPS CEO Scott Davis: Dear Scott Davis, On November 11, 2011 while you were chatting on the radio how UPS works on a day when the USPS is closed, I found that because of a shortage of UPS workers my Guaranteed package was not delivered as promised to the Oak Grove Center for Educati...