Janet
The quilt is a product of love, hard work, and a gift you have developed. And the loss is devastating.
UPS will eventually pay the claim, for the limit it was insured at time of shipment, but that amount does not even come close to the actual value. As has been mentioned, UPS is not admitting anything but that it can not locate it in our system.
After 33+ years at UPS, I have seen a lot of odd things. One thing is for sure, it did not just walk out on its own. And while the quilt is very nice, only someone that would be interested in the quilt would take it.
So that brings us back to the shipper. The fact that there are discrepancies on the other two packages as well, is a huge warning signal. Of the driver that picked them up, and the shipping department of the shipper.
Let us know how it works out. Turn up the heat on the company that was shipping it back to you. You never know how hard they actually investigated it on their end.
Good luck
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