GoingAway

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If you are worried about covering the statement bf they clear the claim, you really should rethink the 'game' -- if its a matter of disputing the charge with your cc - why wait until it's resolved or not, just call it in and say its being worked out. They'll follow up

Happy

I actually want the coins, as long as the Mint let me know their investigation in a timely manner, I am fine with it.

I dont go into a habit to dispute every charge that initially is wrong - very often the merchants would correct it long before the statement closing date and there is no need to dispute. From the search results I did on this thread, it seems the Mint resolved the short shipments in rather reasonable time frame.

The charge has not even hit the card yet at this moment, just the authorization fwiw.

Just called to verify the fax number, the CSR said the claim is notated in file this morning. Based on PedroNY's post, this should make it easy for the Mint to resolve the claim.

Stoughton

On a semi-related note - the service from UPS around here is amazing. I mistakenly had a shipment sent to the house, knowing it would require a signature and that I wouldn't be home. The UPS guy tried to deliver it today (and failed). He just called me, asked when I'd be home and offered to swing by again when I got there.

Not bad Brown, not bad at all. Sure beats the 30 min I spent in line at USPS waiting to pick up a package.

Happy

Agree wholeheartedly about UPS and USPS.

The issue with USPS is, their employees seem to have lifetime employment once they got on board... this definitely trickles down to their work attitude, imo.

GoingAway

Much better than the guy who tried to deliver a box to me late last year, when I wasn't home decided to mark the box as not wanted/denied. When I got to UPS that night for pick-up (after calling to make arrangements), it took them awhile to find it as it was put in the area for return to sender Glad those emails and phone calls let you know when delivery will happen.

Stoughton

Here's it's a lack of staff. 4 work stations but 1 USPS employee. She was working as fast as she could (lots of oddball requests in this area) but the line kept growing. Another person eventually came out but it still took quite a while to get thru the foreign shipments, passport issues, someone wanting a sheet of some oddball stamps, some guy with 45 lbs of coins.....

Happy

In our area it seems the employees just take their sweet time to do each transaction. Also they dont want to go to lunch outside the normal lunch window which needless to say would be the window many working folks try to run their errands also. So you have twice more customers waiting while the counter clerks went twice as less between 12 to 2. Amazing.

Another issue is, they used to have the self-service counter which you can print stamp after weighing your package / letter etc. They uninstalled such machines in most locations and the few and far in between locations that still have such machines, the machines are often out of service, while the line for counter service can wrap around 4 times and move at the speed of one customer every 5 to 10 minutes... Horrendous services.

MikeMpls

I placed my first order (500 American Indians, 500 John Adams) on the evening of June 14.

The mint shipped American Indians on June 15 & the John Adams on June 16. My wife didn't answer the door on June 16 (UPS timestamp 9:12 a.m.); I received both shipments around 9 a.m. on June 17.

Both shipments were sent UPS Next Day Air to a residential address.

beachmiles

I think the coins prefer being referred to as Native Americans

flyertm

Lately the Mint has been cancelling my orders. They let a few $500 and $250 go through, but cancelling the larger ones in the last month, with no explanation.

deant

Couple of questions.
1. Were the orders for NAs or Presidents? If they were presidents, have you ordered those presidents before? If they were presidents and you had ordered them before, then you may have hit the max for that specific president.
2. Or were the orders after the institution of the $1K every 10 day restriction?

happy2traveler202

How are the 10 days counted? If I order, for ex, on 6/14, can I order on 6/24 or should I wait until 6/25? On another note, I'm all for $1 and $2 coins, clearly distinguishable, and simply not printing anymore $1 and $2 bills. No downside and it will hasten the adoption of the $1 coin.

iflyuaaa

What is the 10 day restriction? I have not seen that before

User Name

Look at their website.

User Name

I ordered $1,000 on 6/5 and then ordered another $1,000 on 6/15 (although late in the evening - got the order confirmation that night but order maybe processed the next day?)

Both orders went through.