UPS has a surcharge of a negotiable amount (~2.00) for residential
deliveries. Probably because of the "if no one's home leave it out behind
the chicken coop" type of shipping instructions. USPO doesn't.... besides,
they're there anyway.
Peter C (going postal more and more each day)
At 07:04 PM 3/30/99 , vafred@erols.com wrote:
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>Radley, Jack wrote:
>>
>> I made a purchase from VB recently and was told that the package (a
>> radiator & some smaller parts) would be sent US Mail. That was over a
>> week ago and delivery was supposed to be 4 days. So much for the US
>> Mail. The order desk told me that all their shipments are going to
>> start going US Mail since UPS was getting out of the home delivery
>> business and concentrating on commercial pick up and delivery. Anyone
>> know anything about that? It was news to me.
>
>
>U.S.Post Off. is cheaper and they still charge you the same, it's called
>"Profit", after all isn't VB commercial with a world-wide base, can you
>just imagine how many orders go out of their warehouse each and every
>day.
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