posted on July 15, 2005 07:01:23 PM new
FedEx just dropped UPS Stores like a hot potato. They refuse to pick-up there, effective immediately! This will probably be deliterious to them delivering there also, ya think?
This could effect you, be careful with your shipping to keep your feeBay customers happy. I always use my box at the UPS Store as a shipment address. It has just become even more important to stick to the shipping arrangements as agreed.
posted on July 16, 2005 09:17:03 AM new
I don't see how they can refuse to deliver there. If they pick up in Chicago & deliver to CA, I would think they would have no choice. They are delivering to an address, not to a name.
posted on July 16, 2005 04:23:02 PM new
I think it is a pretty stupid decision to do this, I can't figure out why they would not pick up from there? I had to overnight a check last week, I would have gone FedEx, but since I was at the UPS store, I went UPS - Fedex lost my business. How can this benefit them?
I suppose they could refuse to deliver, but if they did that, it would be more trouble than it is worth. I am pretty sure right now when you give a street address, it isn't going to tell you it is the UPS store, just commercial or residential.
I wonder if UPS is not going to pick up from Kinko's now?
posted on July 16, 2005 04:52:22 PM new
I doubt if they would refuse to deliver to a UPS store. The injured party would be the shipper when the package was returned to them. This would alienate a lot of their account holders. Hell, FedEx will even deliver to a Post Office under some circumstances. I've shipped several items to college students c/o of the campus P.O. Just put the physical address of the building on the papers, show the P.O. Box# as an apt.# and have the recipient notify the postal clerk to sign for it. In fact, if a person lives in a rural area with a rural residential surcharge for residential delivery, they can save a couple bucks by having it sent c/o their local liquor store, hair dresser or the corner gas station via FedEx Ground instead of FedEx Home Delivery.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on July 16, 2005 11:22:43 PM new
Makes a lot of sense for them to not to pick up at the UPS store. It's a UPS store, not a FEDEX store. THE KEY WORD IS PICKUP. That is much different than deliver as was brought up earlier.
If they pick up the package, they must deliver it to the address provided. There are a few exceptions, and in those cases, they need to return the package to the sender. Which even makes more sense why they won't pick up the the UPS store.
posted on July 16, 2005 11:33:23 PM new
How does it make sense, they lose business? It might make sense for UPS not to allow Fedex to pick up at the location, it makes no sense for Fedex to voluntarily not get business!
