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UPS just handed my package off to USPS who put a note in my box saying that I could come to a Post Office, wait in a long line, then pick-up my package myself.
by dm2 13y ago
UPS just handed my package off to USPS who put a note in my box saying that I could come to a Post Office, wait in a long line, then pick-up my package myself. WTF is this?
- holdenk 13y agoAh the joys of "SmartPost". SmartPost is popular for residential deliveries in a large part because it doesn't have the residential surcharge which other options do. SmartPost shipments also generally don't have guaranteed delivery dates so they may be more likely to experience delays during peak load time (e.g. this month).
- tanzam75 13y ago> Ah the joys of "SmartPost". SurePost, since he said it originated at UPS. SmartPost is the competing service from FedEx. Notice that both of them have the word "Post" in it. Thus, not surprising that they hand off the last mile to the postal service.
- holdenk 13y agoAh good catch, however the logic remains the same (they both avoid residential delivery surcharges for the respective carrier).
- tanzam75 13y ago> UPS just handed my package off to USPS who put a note in my box saying that I could come to a Post Office, wait in a long line, then pick-up my package myself. WTF is this? It's UPS Surepost. Shippers use it for packages that are price-sensitive but not time-sensitive. You don't have to go to the post office to pick up the package. You can sign the release, and have them leave it at your door.
- ableal 13y agoSomething I wish I had in my (European) Amazon shipping a couple weeks ago - they used a package carrier instead of the postal service, which used to be the norm. I had to call to set up a new delivery to a work address a week later.