I have a UPS Ground prepaid label to return the cell phone that I’m trading. They told me it would be $10-12 to schedule a driver pickup, else I can take it to a dropoff location. When did this start? Boo, UPS. Boooooo.
Edit: To be completely fair, it may be that the destination decided not to pay extra for driver pickups rather than this being some new UPS thing. I don’t know the inner workings.
They charge for a scheduled pickup, but they don’t charge if the driver is already destined for your address. You can give it to your driver on your next delivery for free. I’ve also given out-bound packages to my UPS driver when I see him delivering to other units in my complex.
Fair but we don’t get regular deliveries via UPS. Most everything we get comes USPS or occasionally FedEx.
I’m shipping using a pre-paid label. Pre-PAID. And they used to let you schedule pickups for free, as I said. It’s not like they come straight to your house. They can come by any time during business hours on the day you schedule.
But I don’t think you care about any of that. Whatever is wrong that makes you this way, I hope your life improves.
Th US is the only country I know of that does mail pickup.
Just for the record UPS is not mail- that’s USPS- they’re a parcel and freight delivery service. UPS doesn’t go to every address every day (‘Cept Sundays,) the same way the mailman does.
For residential… yeah, UPS definitely going to be charging since that’s a random and probably out-of-the-way stop. USPS will take postage-paid parcels/letters at the mailbox since they’re there.
UPS doesn’t go to every address every day (‘Cept Sundays,) the same way the mailman does.
US Postal Service has some sort of deal with Amazon now, I have gotten Amazon packages delivered by my regular mailman on Sundays. I hope he’s getting paid well for that.
Most courier companies will do regular daily or scheduled pickups from business accounts.
Like pickup requests? Can you not mail a letter by leaving it sticking out if your mailbox?
Scheduled pickups always cost more, but most businesses provide ARS (Authorized Return Service) labels that have pick up pre-paid. They saved $10 and made things inconvenient for you, so you’ll have to either pay for a pickup or drop it off at a UPS store or access point.
Source: been a field tech with several companies that use UPS exclusively. I am far more familiar with UPS than anyone ever should be.
Not sure if it’s already covered in another comment or if you are already aware, however … Depending on where in the world you live, there may be a semi-local official UPS drop off location at a store or business near you. I live outside of a very small rural town, yet there are UPS drop off options here. They even print, text, or email a receipt to confirm they’ve received it.
Still not as convenient as an at-home pick-up, but it’s something to consider if you didn’t already know.
UPS/FedEx has sucked for a while now, rarely are they cheaper than USPS. I only use them when I need something overnighted or something
USPS OTOH, I found out the other day, will take packages from your mailbox with the flag up and not just letters like I thought lol
UPS/FedEx has sucked for a while now, rarely are they cheaper than USPS
Well yeah, USPS should be cheaper. They tend to get bailout money from the U.S. government due to operating at a loss e.g. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-approves-50-billion-postal-service-relief-bill-2022-03-08 , UPS/FedEx on the other hand just raise their rates / change services to keep their shareholders happy.
In theory if the USPS was allowed to increase rates as much as any private company then they would be as expensive, if not more, vs UPS/FedEx.
- The USPS is objectively profitable
- The reason they posted a loss is because a 2006 bill mandates the USPS to fully fund all employee pensions 75 years in advance. There are full retirement accounts sitting around for employees that aren’t even born yet.
- Even then, reliable postal service to all addresses in the country is a basic expectation of the government of the most powerful and wealthy nation in the history of human civilization.
The fact that you start with the premise that the USPS should somehow make profit off being a public service is a self report that you are here in bad faith.
Why are you spreading right wing propaganda?
