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Digest Number 2050

1 messages in this thread | Started on 2003-12-03

Re: [LbNA] Digest Number 2050

From: ssettle (ssettle@woh.rr.com) | Date: 2003-12-03 15:51:34 UTC-08:00
Something everyone might want to look into is FedEx Ground service. I found
that it was $2 cheaper than UPS and can also be tracked online. I just
switched my business shipping from UPS to FedEx.

Suz
http://pub111.ezboard.com/binkandfeather

Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 13:15:55 -0800
From: "Rayvenhaus"
Subject: Postal Letterboxes

In an attempt to start another thread that hopefully won't erupt in flames,
I'd like to share something.

Yesterday I placed the Aztec Gold into the mail to ship it across to the
first recipient. This is what the post office charge and what they would
have charged:

Express Mail (Overnight) $21.05
Priority Mail (2 Days) $8.55
Parcel Post (8 days) $6.32

Delivery Confirmation = .45

I sent it Priority Mail, with delivery confirmation for a grand total of
$9.00. Now, what does my nine bucks get me? Nothing. I can't track it,
only Express Mail can be tracked and I wasn't going to pay $21.00 to do
that. All I get is delivery confirmation and, although that's helpful, I
want to know where it is, where it's going, where it's help up at, etc, etc.
Now, checking the UPS website:

UPS 2nd Day (2 Business Days) $14.57
UPS 3 Day Select (3 Business Days) $12.33
UPS Ground (5 business Days) $8.07

5 Business days and eight dollars and I get to track it all the way on it's
journey. And, since I am anal about things like this, for me, in the
future, I'll be using UPS.

And, speaking of the Aztec Gold Postal Letterbox, feel free, everyone, to
stop by and take a look at it's travels at:

http://www.myndworx.com/modules.php?name=PostalLB (Free to all, no
registration or anything required to look)