>>I would consider it my responsibility if a package I shipped didn't arrive overnight.



I certainly wouldn't.



Unfortunately, people who ship birds don't have the same options that reptile shippers do. FedEx and UPS won't accept live birds, so we are stuck with the USPS. I've known of birds shipped "overnight" that have actually taken THREE days to reach their destination. There's nothing the seller can do about it -- and USPS won't insure live shipments, either.





>>It's hard for a snake to get sick and die within a couple of days.



Unfortunately, not for a bird -- especially one that has been stressed through shipping. But, to complicate matters further, there are also often contagious diseases at the new farm -- so it's hard to tell whether a bird that becomes sick after shipping brought the illness from the old place, or caught it at the new place. That's why I said I might reimburse for a sick bird IF it became ill soon after shipping.





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>>A lot of people wouldn't



>>problem is...it only takes one person with something bad to say, now, to overshadow everything good people have said before.



Yup, and that can be a BIG problem. Unfortunately, though, there are always going to be people who say bad things no matter WHAT you do -- so I try to be fair and honest, but I won't be walked on just to avoid a disgruntled customer, either.
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