Why does everyone ship everything UPS and FedEX

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Plus USPS gives you FREE BOXES. And free tape. And they are nice boxes. All the other guys charge like $5 for a box.

It's really nice to have your product arrive in a nice, new clean USPS box rather than an old beat up one like it seems like things are always arriving in.

Whether you realize it or not customers really judge what is inside a package by the outside. If it arrived in an old beat up box that has seen a week of ground shipping it's just not as nice as a new clean airmail box

Correction, they USED to give out free tape

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Plus USPS gives you FREE BOXES. And free tape. And they are nice boxes. All the other guys charge like $5 for a box.

It's really nice to have your product arrive in a nice, new clean USPS box rather than an old beat up one like it seems like things are always arriving in.

Whether you realize it or not customers really judge what is inside a package by the outside. If it arrived in an old beat up box that has seen a week of ground shipping it's just not as nice as a new clean airmail box

Partially true in my case.
Over here in Seattle, ALL SHIPPING STORES CHARGE YOU FOR BOXES/SUPPLIES (except UPS and USPS for tape)...

My sister had to send back her zen micro for repair, no box, $18.29.

I have to buy my boxes now before I ship them because the prices are too high for my liking.

 

[tami]

USPS is cool, but waiting in like at the post office sucks.

 

[Pabster]

Priority Mail is fine for low-value items. The Flat-Rate boxes and envelopes are a good deal (even with the rate hikes).

But FedEx Express is my choice for high-dollar items and mission-critical material.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: tami
USPS is cool, but waiting in like at the post office sucks.

USPS autiomated shipping center/drop box FTW. Also, USPS free carrier pickup FTW

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

USPS is nice for priority mail and pretty fast for cheap stuff, but for very important items, I will UPS SonicMail or FedEx it. Usually I UPS for Ebay because tracking is a LOT easier.

Do you even call USPS' tracking system a tracking system? I mean by the time it updates, it's at your house already.... Lame.

 

[eflat]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
USPS is nice for priority mail and pretty fast for cheap stuff, but for very important items, I will UPS SonicMail or FedEx it. Usually I UPS for Ebay because tracking is a LOT easier.

Do you even call USPS' tracking system a tracking system? I mean by the time it updates, it's at your house already.... Lame.

yeah whereas with ups by the time it updates... it's made its way from california to nevada while the priority customer is playing with their new computer

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Kaervak

Originally posted by: CadetLee
Priority is expensive for large/heavy packages..Fedex Ground is cheap. For stuff under 1lb, Priority is awesome.

Yeap. Do some price quotes for a 15 pound package and see who charges the most. For little stuff USPS has it down, everythings they're ungodly overpriced.

and again in english?

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Because as far as I can tell, USPS Priority mail is by far the best deal going for sending packages.

Try sending a 40 lb 3 cubic foot box by Priority Mail and let us know how good of a deal you got.

Or better yet, let us know how much it costs via Express Mail, which is the only service they offer with real tracking.

Kthxbye.

 

[randomlinh]

another no real tracking via usps complaint.. even for things under $150. but if that's not a concern, usually go with it. otherwise, ups/fed ex ground.

 

[captains]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Because as far as I can tell, USPS Priority mail is by far the best deal going for sending packages.

Try sending a 40 lb 3 cubic foot box by Priority Mail and let us know how good of a deal you got.

Or better yet, let us know how much it costs via Express Mail, which is the only service they offer with real tracking.

Kthxbye.

i can picture the mailman walking around house to house delivering mail with a dell box strapped to his back

 

[acemcmac]

<<<< sent 68lbs of DVD's out media mail PA to TX for under $20 about 2 years ago with USPS. Heaviest package on record at my local post office. USPS max is 75lbs.

 

[EKKC]

why does everyone drink coke and pepsi?

 

[Accipiter22]

anyone here use DHL??

 

[Ilmater]

It's real simple: my life doesn't run well on their schedules. I get off work at 5:00, so if you close at 5:00, I can't get there in time. There's a FedEx store on my way home that's open until 7:00. It's an easy equation.

And BTW, FVCK USPS for its stupid hours! (thanks for allowing me to get this off my chest)