I would have called AG instead of airing your dirty laundry on the forum. It sounds like it might even be your UPS guy or the UPS service center.
My $0.02.... not looking to start a firestorm here but I see a pattern.
This is AG's forum and not a broader social media site. That makes all the difference in the world and as such I respectfully disagree that posts like this should be avoided.
Someone posted a problem earlier in the week that their PC broke, and the poster claimed the device was defective. No one on that thread suggested to keep that dirty laundry out of the forum. Why? Because it wasn't an AG branded product or service? A day or two later Mike Phillips posts a great article on the need to use a flexible washer on the backing plate. I don't know if the two were related but I saw that as good, proactive customer service and support; and the implication was that it could have been a factor (at least in my mind).
The only time people begin to defend AG and suggest others do not post is when AG is directly in focus to what is being reported. Those that defend AG are clearly showing their loyalty to the brand, which is fine until those people request others to behave differently on a negative situation. Here is what I have seen over the last year being on this forum....
1. Someone wants to show off their results (they post them) --> responses provided [by membership and AG alike] (YEAHHHH!!!!)
2. Problem with product --> solution provided by membership and AG (YEAHHH!!!)
3. Problem with device --> solution provided, sometimes a recommendation to contact AG or manufacturer (YEAHHH!!!!)
4. Problem with technique = solution provided (YEAHHH!!!!)
5. Problem with AG shipping or personnel in any way = "let's suggest moving these discussions off the forum", "you should contact AG first before posting this here" (HUH????) Meghan and Nick usually rise above this chatter and do the right thing anyway; sometimes moving the conversation out of the forum depending on the situation at hand. (YEAHHH!!!!)
Regardless of how the situation happened every (and I mean every) problem thread is an OPPORTUNITY for AG customer service to shine in a very transparent manner. And as they have done so many times before, Meghan or Nick come to the rescue and establish MORE loyalty into their brand by addressing the matter. Not just for the person that had the problem, but for everyone who reads the thread. It is this that makes this forum unique and valuable to us all.
Regards all.