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I ordered something from Williams Sonoma, who was promising that orders up through Friday would be delivered by Christmas with standard shipping. What was real
by smackfu 13y ago
I ordered something from Williams Sonoma, who was promising that orders up through Friday would be delivered by Christmas with standard shipping. What was really ballsy was that it turned out they used UPS Ground, and just hoped that using a regionally close warehouse would mean it would be delivered in time. And it worked out, they shipped on Friday and it was delivered on Tuesday. I guess the money they save on UPS Ground makes up for the occasional packages that miss Christmas.
- jmccree 13y agoAlmost all ground shipping services are now "day-definite delivery" the same way Air services are. UPS ground, FedEx ground, and USPS Priority Express offer money back guarantees now, although large shippers may have different contracts of course. Several times I've used the $4 next day shipping via Amazon prime only to have it come UPS ground from a near by distribution center.
- smackfu 13y agoWow, from looking around with that search term, UPS has actually had it for residential ground since 2002. I guess I'm out of touch. So, for the package in question, from where they shipped it, UPS Ground does guarantee 2-day shipping. At half the price of UPS 2nd Day Air. So... pretty smart.