hey list....my wife is a district manager for ups and for awhile the policy
seemed to be shifting away from the home delivery to the more profitible
business only approach. this policy has been junked...she assures me ups is
still very interested in residential delivery. geo
At 10:13 AM 4/1/99 -0500, Radley, Jack wrote:
>
>I may have inadvertently contributed to the start of some of this
>controversy by inquiring about VB's statement to me that UPS was getting
>out of the home delivery market. I had not heard that before. I wasn't
>bitching, just trying to get some info on the UPS story.
>
>Later, it seems that a post was made about excessive charges for plastic
>snaps.
>
>What happened next - is still unfolding........
>
>My attitude is that if you are going to watch your pennies, you have to
>be smart about how you spend them. If I am going to make a small
>purchase, I try to look for other things I need and then buy it all at
>the same time. I have needed light bulbs for a while and have a loose
>choke knob. I waited to buy these items along with the radiator I wound
>up ordering and it all came in the same box. I haven't quantified this
>but I don't think the bulbs and knob cost extra to have shipped to me.
>
>The argument about gouging, etc. runs parallel to the argument about car
>dealers making so much money on the sale of cars, etc. The thing about
>the car dealer argument (and the TRF, VB & Moss argument as well) is
>that if they don't make a profit they won't be in business to service
>your car when you need it. Everyone needs to make enough to profit and
>stay in business. Without profits going to the big 3, your LBC is going
>to become extinct.
>
>My experience with this list and my TR6 has been limited, but I
>purchased a 23 year old TR6 in large part because of the availability of
>parts. If you want to be gouged, try to get parts for a marque that is
>not supported as well as the TR6, etc. by the big 3 and their smaller
>counterparts. In the long run, and in the big picture, I think we are
>all getting our money's worth.
>That's not to say that the "whiners" don't help to keep the marketplace
>honest.
>
>The psychology of the LBC owners on this list is interesting. No one
>wants to spend very much to buy a LBC, some spend relative fortunes to
>restore cars that are never worth what has gone into them, and others
>seem to love their cars - coat hanger wire, duct tape and all.
>
>Me, I'm just having fun with the car.
>
>No financial interest in anything but CF57991U, and no intent to offend.
>Just my opinion.
>
>Jack Radley
>76TR6
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