A Perfect Day To Rant

Have you ever ordered something from the Internet and that little person in your head .....you know the one with the little ball peen hammer smacking you in the back of the head over and over saying don't do it ....don't do it....but you do it anyhow....well I 've just had that experience. I very rarely order anything from the Internet and I do mean rarely. I was shopping around for a knee brace and decided I had heard enough good things about this one ( Professional Choice - Miracle Knee Support- Miracle my ass) Now before I start ranting away in full swing, I will have to accept a certain amount of blame for this whole fiasco. I was trying to find this Knee brace ( close to home) without much success, my patience had about run out so I decided to order it from the States. A few sites offered it for sale with comparitive pricing so I went ahead and ordered it. The brace cost 40.00 then add 35.00 for shipping and handling = 75.00 but it doesn't end there. The company graciously sent me a tracking number so something else I never do I tracked it, this is what my package looked like and weighs in at a whole 2 lbs.

      I think UPS might have some issues and what does UPS stand for anyhow, Up poop shoot    I am trying really hard to not be mean but really follow this ....if you can. This is the tracking info for package ...as given, package starts out
United States -  02/17/2012
Mesquite Tex - 02/18/2012
Richmond BC- 02/19/2012 Processed. Now I have to say I was pretty impressed with the shipping so far  2 days and it's already at the coast not bad at all, then something happens the package then gets shipped to
Commerce City Co - 02/20/12 Arrival
               " "            - 02/21/12 Departs
Richmond BC         - 02/21/12 Clearing Agency
Hermiston Or          - 02/22/12  Arrival Scan
" " "                         - 02/22/12 Departure Scan
Redmond Wa          - 02/22/12 Arrival Scan
"                "            - 02/23/12  Departure Scan 6:01 Am  11:57 Am Package data processed by brokerage. Waiting for clearance and released.
Richmond BC         - 02/23/12   Import Scan      5:49 PM
"               "             - 02/23/12 Departure Scan
Now we're moving ....finally in the right direction.
Castlegar BC            - 02/24/12 Arrival Scan
Sits in Castlegar for 3 days  ....longer than it took to get from Texas to Canada !!!!!!!!!!!What the hell 
Cranbrook BC           -02/27/12 Out For Delivery. So now the package is 30 mins away to be delivered by days end well that came and went ...no package, now it's Tues afternoon and guess what package finally arrives.the guy says C.O.D and I'm biting my lip not to say anything add another 24.10 for Import Fee ...which I knew nothing about so now this knee brace is worth 99.10. I don't care anymore because my knee really hurts and I can't wait to get this miracle knee brace out of the box and on my knee...well guess what...... can you guess the thing is as useless as a tit on a log. After all that hassle and this stupid little box traveling all over the country it is of no use to me. Now that 99.10 ( which I don't have to waste) is bugging me a bunch....and so is UPS. Moral of the story is - I will never be ordering anything from anywhere that will be getting delivered by UPS and chances of me ordering anything from anywhere without being able to try it first are slim to none. Just as an afterthought the head guy of UPS should go on that show Undercover Boss and see what they really do there.