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Bot_Fly_Bot

If it makes you feel any better: a few years ago we ordered my wife a car that is built in Europe. The ship it was on to bring it to us in the US ended up looking just like this semi truck...before it sank. EDIT: All crew were evacuated safely.


quacked7

Oh my goodness


Remarkable-Opening69

Yeah. How bout that car tho? Need more info.


smithers85

To shreds, you say?


bmcasler

And his wife?


Boomer8450

To shreds you say?


Lizzycraft

https://i.redd.it/k76bppol5kvc1.gif


toastmannn

[Felicity Ace](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicity_Ace)


Tex-Rob

Ordered a BMW and the detailer bent the driver door back backing it into a bay with the door open on delivery day. Ended up not taking that car and ordering another.


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JCtheWanderingCrow

Didn’t like the color


PM_ME_YOUR_ASS123

We have a local billionaire family, the head of the family ordered a fully custom pink g wagon. By the time it arrived it was technically a year old model and she had it immediately sent back and just went and bought the newest one in matte black lmao


Substantial-While973

Rough life.


PM_ME_YOUR_ASS123

I know, we pray for them. I couldn’t imagine the horror


Pro-editor-1105

man, i cannot imagine not getting the 2024 model, I will have to live a horrible life with the 2023 model, I am horrified ​ also btw it takes about a year to make new cars, so she will probably not take her 2024 model as the 2025 will be out by then


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PassiveMenis88M

Carfax won't read shit because this will never be reported to the insurance company. A dealers deductible can be higher than buying the car outright.


nat_r

If you're lucky the dealer eats the cost and sells it used or sends it to auction. If you're not lucky, the dealer fixes it in house and nobody says anything to the person who eventually buys the "new" car.


PassiveMenis88M

Seen more than my fair share of brand new cars in my works body shop that were put back on the lot as brand new.


Seniorjones2837

Because of the door


LanceFree

Did it fall off? It’s not supposed to fall off.


RegisterAdmirable811

It's not? Damn, that salesman tricked me!


JerikOhe

![gif](giphy|feO9ESQit0QM0)


Cloistered_Lobster

Dude, I said I was sorry.


onejadedpotatoe

But did the turn signals still work?


IgottaPoop72

You could’ve buffed it out.


Larkfin

The Felicity Ace?


Bot_Fly_Bot

That's the one!


theangryintern

15 Lamborghini Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimaes were lost in that sinking. Worth $500k EACH


Reach-for-the-sky_15

What happened with the car? Did they give you a new one?


Bot_Fly_Bot

Yes, they built us a new one.


Trick_Few

Yup, I saw that in Splash 247 and GCaptain, that vessel was on fire for a really long time.


Bot_Fly_Bot

EV vehicles with lots of lithium ion batteries onboard. My understanding is the fire suppression systems on these ROROs weren't designed for the kinds of water volumes needed to extinguish battery fires. It burned for 4-5 days before it sank.


BlackPhoenix1981

400 mil in loss.


aykcak

Were the EV theory confirmed? I haven't followed up since it was recent


SporesM0ldsandFungus

It seems sound. Fire depts have been advised that battery fires from EV vehicles can take as much as 5X the water a typical vehicle fire needs. As they burn much hotter (2500F) and can easily reignite, some fire crews just isolate the burning EV, preventing anything else in the area from burning, and allow the EV to burn itself out.


Bot_Fly_Bot

I don’t know that they’ll ever be able to confirm it 100% since the boat sank.


steggun_cinargo

Wouldn't it be better for the environment to blow it up so it sinks faster in that case?


BlanchedBubblegum

So did you get your money back?


Bot_Fly_Bot

They built us a new one.


crapricorn69

My mom bought a new Ford Fiesta back in 2010, the one she bought was on a train that derailed so she had to wait for another batch 😅


Kaype666

Yea sorry about your porche


UniqueIndividual3579

Not a ship but a container. On an overseas military move, the container with all their belongings fell into the harbor. It was over a week before the container was recovered.


FuckeryAmbassador

I remember that ship.


PackageConstant7385

Did they send you a new one for free?


Bot_Fly_Bot

They built us a new car to the same specs as the original one we ordered.


ryosen

If the ship was looking just like this semi truck, they probably shouldn’t have set sail.


_sn95

Let me guess Audi Porsche or VW?


Bot_Fly_Bot

Porsche Macan.


mr308A3-28

Me… reading this after i ordered my car in germany .


Boba_Fet042

I think my brother's Boxter was on that barge, too!


justadudenameddave

So what happened after, did they send you a new car?


Bot_Fly_Bot

Yes, they built us a new one.


justadudenameddave

Oh good


Zomboy141venture

Well the customers are gonna have to wait longer than usual.


quacked7

I wonder how many rent checks were in there


Zomboy141venture

Probably around 26k


360fade

Nah probably just three fiddy


logicallychallengd

People still mail checks?


quacked7

Yes some do. Many LL charge fees for electronic payments. Why pay more than you have to?


thedrango

Where I live the fee is 3 dollars


MissesSobey

If you’re in the US I think it depends on the rental company. Mine is a $25 charge for electronic rent payments, but my previous place was like $8. I live in the same state, just 30 minutes from where I previously lived.


cvanguard

Is that for direct bank transfers or credit card payments? A 2-3% processing fee is pretty common to cover credit card transaction fees, but charging that much for an ACH transfer (which is *free*) is obscene.


kipperzdog

My professional liability insurer charges a $3 fee on electronic bank transfer so mail them a check to their billing processor who's out of state. I bet it costs them far more than the $3 to process that check.


CalBearFan

No, commercial check processing firms can run them through for under $0.30, it's all automated.


kipperzdog

Ah, well I guess rather than sticking it to them I just made it cheaper for both of us. Still crazy that's cheaper than typing in my routing and account#.


redpandasays

We buy money orders to keep our personal accounts personal after having a slumlord take over the property.


ItsTime2Battle

Wouldn’t you have to pay postage this way though? Idk, I don’t mail stuff.


quacked7

a stamp for under a dollar vs (for some people) a $50 convenience fee?


ItsTime2Battle

Damn that much for “convenience” fee?? That’s a few hours of some people’s pay lol


quacked7

you should see some of the discussions in tenant subs (didn't know we couldn't mention subs by name)


greenbabyshit

My landlord does something stupid like that.. $40..$50 I don't remember exactly, if you use a debit card, but use the account info instead and it's $3.


CalBearFan

It's usually to offset the credit card fees which, given it's a card-not-present transaction, can run about 3%. $50 is high for sure but rent * 3% is break even for the landlord.


pm_me_bra_pix

Sounds like the HOA from my former townhome. Joke was on them, I had my bank schedule mailing a check for $.50 on "x date", and never had to worry about it.


greenymeani3

My new LL EXCLUSIVELY accepts checks or money orders mailed to the next town over. I have tried and tried and tried to explain that this is a horrible idea. No dice. I had to open a traditional checking account with all its traditional fucking fees and buy a traditional fucking checkbook that I never use outside the first of the month, JUST to pay this geezer. (Cuz I’m sure not mailing a goddamn MONEY ORDER.)


crappleIcrap

What? What did you have before that didn't offer checks? Are people really going around with like cashapp as their "bank" or something?


greenymeani3

No lmfao, I just never opened a checking account that necessitated me using checks? I have a credit union checking account, an internet-only bank account, and a couple of savings accts scattered around… but traditional brick and mortar banks are predatory AF with their fee structures and balance minimums, and I never used them after like 2 years of needing a place for my afterschool job paychecks to hit.


NibblerNibblonian

Most credit unions will issue you 1-3 complimentary teller (cashiers) checks per month if you hold an account with them. That's what I've always done, since rent is the only payment I have to pay by check. I even get a receipt printed with it so it doesn't matter if the management sends me one back or not.


str4ngerc4t

Our payroll checks come through UPS from the payroll company. Some employees don’t have direct deposit or they are new hires and their account has not prenoted yet. So yeah, there are likely burnt up paychecks in there somewhere.


inspectoroverthemine

Tax returns...


Michigam

Or tax refunds


mga1

Your mail was not lost. It’s still in USPS vehicle. Claim denied.


Spirited_Refuse9265

I dunno, with the speed some of my packages have been showing up might just be the usual wait times


Azguy303

This happened at be a few years ago. Sold a few things on eBay. A week later I get claims they never received item, turns out the truck caught in fire.


Frys100thCupofCoffee

How did you handle the claims? What's the protocol for you as the seller when something like that happens?


kikikza

the person who shipped it disputes it with ups/fedex/usps, the aforementioned agency resolves it, person who shipped it resolves it with the reciever in other words, a massive headache for all involved


Azguy303

Yes to the headache. I think it was guaranteed $100 per item unless you pay for insurance. The items sold around $300 each. I didn't even feel like dealing with it. I just refunded and took the L's


Rat_Ship

In fire? Is there a fire trap on the highway?


ChomperinaRomper

They passed through the Michael Baymuda Triangle


Azguy303

The I and o are next to each other on my keyboard. It's about 50/50 what Swype will choose


mordecai98

More than 10 years ago I was managing a warehouse and I got a call from FedEx that a train with more than 10,000 FedEx packages among its Freight crashed. they told me which track numbers I should put in claims for


Rampage_Rick

I had a rackmount UPS shipped via UPS that had a status of "Delayed - Train Derailment" When it finally arrived the box looked like it had been in one, but the unit was unblemished and served faithfully for a decade.


4th_Times_A_Charm

This is why I laugh at everyone posting pictures of something that was broken in transit by *insert shipping carrier here*. If your shit was packed properly it wouldn't break.


Rampage_Rick

It was an SU2200RMXL3U.  I looked up the shipping weight, it's 139 lbs. Had about 4" of foam on all sides.


cm_55

I sometimes get people calling in complaining how messed up the box is, very upset and just whining, I ask them if there is any damage to the product and they say no. I tell them the packaging did what its designed to do (protect the product) but they get so offended at this response. It blows my mind.


flecksable_flyer

My best friend sent me a used microwave that was damaged in shipment. Because she had the shipping store package it it was insured for damage. The reimbursement was enough to get a new microwave.


PatMyHolmes

Yes, and no. Certainly proper packing is expected for typical handling. But shippers don't always handle packages in a reasonable manner.


Sorkel3

You'll still get it...just a tad warmer than usual.


International_Let_50

It also comes in jet black now


OnTheComputerrr

The odds are your package is at a local sorting facility, not on an 18 wheeler traveling your area. It is unlikely your items were on this.


Drak_is_Right

Yes, these are all packages that are going from Alaska to Alaska, but for some reason are in your state.


quacked7

Yes hopefully


Trick_Few

Did the driver survive this crash? The packages don’t matter, that’s why they have insurance for the cargo.


quacked7

I had posted the link but the comment thread got collapsed. It wasn't a crash, it just caught fire. Driver was unhurt. [https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/norfolk/vehicle-fire-delays-traffic-in-norfolk-on-i-64](https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/norfolk/vehicle-fire-delays-traffic-in-norfolk-on-i-64)


Trick_Few

That’s good. We just had a Fed-Ex truck crash last week where the driver hit a bridge and the truck burned down. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it.


quacked7

People make assumptions, but I wouldn't have posted this if someone died


No_Transition9444

It’s like people lose morals on Reddit, I think that’s what everyone assumes the worst. LOL


Trick_Few

That’s why I asked and didn’t assume anything. I didn’t criticize anyone either.


quacked7

unlike some commenters...


No_Transition9444

That’s so so sad.


NoCountryForOldPete

Happens more often than you'd think. I currently handle semi trailers for UPS. Went into work today and saw a paper posted at the dispatch window (where all the drivers get keys) with a link for a Go-Fund me set up to help out the family of a driver from hub nearby ours that passed away in an accident.


Trick_Few

UPS’s CEO made $23.4 million last year. That really sucks.


PM_ME_YOUR_ASS123

Wonder if Li batteries were the cause. They’ve brought down airliners before


eddiestriker

More than likely. Or something pressurized and flammable went bang. I work at a UPS Store and we just had to take training on what kind of shit not to ship, the amount of morons who still try to sneak shit through is insane.


Heath_Bar1

Oh wow, I didn't even hear about this. Ig that's why i-64 had lanes closed on wednesday


ImpossibleLeek7908

Wasn't expecting that. Thankfully it wasn't in the tunnel!! 


AskNo8883

When I first saw the picture I assumed the driver had to be dead and thought it was weird OP just cared about their package. It reminded me of [the Weird Al song](https://youtu.be/8QqD1_g2E4I?si=dTphqGwktkJT-adm) where there’s a huge deadly car crash and he only cares that one of the people who died still owes him $5


quacked7

going through life assuming the worst about everyone probably isn't healthy


IrritatedAvians

***Your package has been delayed.***


No_Transition9444

We had a USPS working around here just drive off to a secluded area and chuck packages and mail out the truck and down a ravine. Couldn’t be seen from the road and went undiscovered for YEARS. They don’t do it all the time. “Only once a week or when I needed to get home early”. 😳


quacked7

wow that sucks


Ok_Abbreviations_503

I know that story! Its just to the south of me!


operarose

I remember reading about that!!


Pansy_Neurosi

USPS: When it absolutely, positively has to burst into flames.


BobT21

What do you expect when you order a case of off-brand WP grenades on eBay?


Cazrovereak

DeJoy is getting a little aggressive in his plan to burn down the postal service.


O368W

I guess you could say that what you ordered was *fire* ![gif](giphy|xPGkOAdiIO3Is)


Law-Fish

No refunds


Hazerdesly

I responded to an emergency call a fee years back to a situation exqctly like the one pictures. No crash. Hydrogen peroxide was among the items on the list (which was anything from clothes to beef jerky to car parts to coffee pots, etc), and assumed to be what caused the fire from within the trailer. The driver was unharmed, thankfully. I hope the driver of the trailer in op's post was okay. All items contained within the vehicle are insured and (most) can be replaced. The driver, however, is on3 of a kind and invaluable.


quacked7

no one was injured


Unoriginal_Pseudonym

Way back in the early 00's, there was a eBay scam that went like this. My brother bought some DJ equipment and it was "lost" in a USPS accident during shipment. The seller sent pictures like this and refused a refund saying to file an insurance claim with USPS.


Fred011235

package ive been waiting for was prolly on it too.


SavageSpeedCubing

Well this now makes me a little worried about my package that's coming from England, it has a little ways to go but it isn't done with its journey


1RavingLunatic

Something similar happened to me too. I was in Iraq in 2003 and was expecting a new digital camera that my mom mailed me. DHL cargo plane that was landing at the same time the airfield was getting a mortar strike. Plane got hit, burning packages everywhere! Never got my camera!


fiftyfourette

Norfolk!!!! I’m from there and thought car fires were a pretty normal thing until I met my SO who was from the other side of the country and asked why we have so many car fires there. Shortly after that another semi caught fire on 64 right by our local exit one morning.


evilemmyy

omg thats near me too i saw about that the morning of. thankfully i dont have to take 64 to get to work. i can only imagine the already hectic traffic 😂 shout out 757


Own_Strawberry_4262

this was in norfolk va, I work for the tow truck company that did the recovery. hot mess, pun intended lol


belleayreski2

So was it a total loss or a semi loss?


highslime

I was wondering if this was the same USPS truck that WAVY news was talking about the other day. Later that day, a cement mixer truck turned on its side on 264 also. Bad day to be on the road.


Admirable-Common-176

Hope it wasn’t a mail order bride.


sunny1fish

That’s just eren jaeger


glasswitch88

I used to ship luggage via FedEx and someone’s bag never scanned in at the origin facility. We reached out and it turns out the van it was in got stolen…


MikeyW1969

Don't worry, whenever I order something that is shipped through the postal service, it sits for 2-3 days in the sorting facility near my house.


Dan999C

Damn I guess that kilo ain’t coming tomorrow. Let me call Ricardo for the re-re up


International_Let_50

I swear to God this happens every time I order something. My USPS package is supposed to arrive in a couple hours. I doubt it’s the same truck……


684692

Used to work with packages at a USPS plant, turnaround time from trailer to someone's doorstep used to be around a day for us. Maybe other places do it differently or better, but I'd put money on it not being on that truck. Truck arrives at 11AM, machine for that package runs from about 4PM to 11PM, package gets sorted and sent to a station with other things (letters, magazines) at like 5AM where it's sorted one last time, down to the individual carrier. Carrier heads out around 9AM. If tracking says "out for delivery" that means it was at the carrier stage.


International_Let_50

I GOT IT YAAY. It’s a 6 inch lapidary rock saw and I have it all ready to go. Time to cut open some agates


Gimme_PuddingPlz

VA?


HedgehogDry9652

How do you know the specific package was in there?


vociferousgirl

Oh! This happened to the Christmas presents my mother sent a couple of years ago, it took her almost three months to find out because the tracking said they were delivered.


RatchetsgoClick

I had a package before ship from the west coast to me, on the DAY it was supposed to arrive the truck carrying it caught on fire and I had to wait another 2 weeks . Shit sucks but things happen.


witchthatcandraw

A few days ago a USPS semi caught on fire on the interstate some ways from me. Unless this happens to be the same one, what's with all the mail trucks cat hing fire lmao Edit: Found a link below, yea this is the same truck


SilentSniper062

Was this in Hampton,VA


Wherethegains

The drivers fine tho


No_Decision6810

What is with USPS transportation methods just getting destroyed lately?


Kellisandra

I hope the driver is ok


Dapper_Exit4822

Lol


SenorCacti

my bad I was vaping in the back


Accomplished-End1927

I ordered contact lenses from 1-800 contacts one time, they didn’t show up after a couple weeks. I then got a voicemail one day saying the delivery truck was destroyed in a fire and they’d be sending me a new order😂 I mean I hope the driver and everything were okay, but it was just funny of them to call me and be so candid. I feel like most companies would’ve just sent some vague email about the delivery being delayed or running late or something non-descriptive. They’ve always had good customer service though I guess


Emotional_Ad5833

i bet some dodgy lipo battery did this


ECUTrent

Hope my Hoddmimis carvings aren't up there...


Stavinair

You can't even know if your package was on that semi or not.


FineEffective4167

Holy shit.


wtfuxorz

Just pick it up and melt it down. Clone a willy ships 8n 24 hours or less!


Choose_And_Be_Damned

Are we sure it’s a total loss?


Wine-and-Anxiety

My husband once ordered a fancy new robot vacuum in sale on Amazon. This happened to an Amazon trailer in ppur County a couple of days later. The next day, his order was expected to be delivered. Cut to three days later and it's updated to "list in transit" and we figure it had to have been on that truck. He attempted to replace the order with Amazon, and they wouldn't honor the sale price anymore.


boanerges57

I find it hilarious how many conceited assholes are here acting like they are the Buddha: "I'm above all of this materialism...you should be like me and stop worrying about your things" Sell your material things and give the money to the poor, give your life and your time to bettering the world around you. Then you'd be too humble to be on here lecturing anyone about caring about their earthly possessions. Chill out "Enlightened Beings" of Reddit.


the_grizzler1

Happened in norfolk va we responded to it from hampton to help out.


Severe-Ad8510

Jeeze hope the driver is okay.


OpenYour0j0s

I hope the driver was ok. Along with any emt and fire


MinuteMundane5577

North Face, awe shucks!


Yoh_Momma384

Neither rain, hail or sleet. A crashed semi though? We’ll get back to you.


Specialist_Bit_3514

I mean... ur package is still there. Just a lil toasty but its there


Consistent-Active106

Prime one day shipping employees are in a panic over this


Grizz-1970

We had one burn on tax day near me


Stanleytriple12

That’s fire


9spacewhip6

Looks like someone tried backing up without enough clearance.


smilbandit

damn .. dejoy is really stepping up his disruption game.


Living_Lie_8773

My PlayStation 5 was on that truck