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lindajDo I actually trust the US Postal Service to deliver express packages this week at the time they claim? Or is that unrealistic?
FedEx is notably more expensive, though maybe also notably more reliable. UPS has never, in my experience, been particularly reliable, and they're not particularly cheap, either.
I have something that needs to arrive somewhere by Friday, for not at all the reason that everyone else needs that this week. While 2-day shipments are cheaper for all of the carriers, I'm tempted to pay the extra for 1-day, just so that they have an extra day to correct any mistakes. Is that realistically or unrealistically paranoid?
I'm all in a rush on this because someone missed his flight on Monday and had to stay an extra day...but I wouldn't have traded that for the world.
Thoughts?
FedEx is notably more expensive, though maybe also notably more reliable. UPS has never, in my experience, been particularly reliable, and they're not particularly cheap, either.
I have something that needs to arrive somewhere by Friday, for not at all the reason that everyone else needs that this week. While 2-day shipments are cheaper for all of the carriers, I'm tempted to pay the extra for 1-day, just so that they have an extra day to correct any mistakes. Is that realistically or unrealistically paranoid?
I'm all in a rush on this because someone missed his flight on Monday and had to stay an extra day...but I wouldn't have traded that for the world.
Thoughts?
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WHATEVER YOU DO - GO DIRECTLY TO THE VENDOR
Date: 2004-12-22 02:25 pm (UTC)I used the shipping counter at Staples to send something to NYC via UPS 2nd day air. This took place about 6 weeks ago, so the holiday rush had nothing to do with it. 5 days later neither Staples nor UPS had any idea where it was. It seems to have gone missing during the hand off between Staples and UPS.
From now on, if I want to ship UPS I will go directly to UPS. That way I know PRECISELY who deserves to have a new one torn when something goes wrong.