20+ years drivers

[krazy]

I'm just wondering how different things where back then. I know that now most of the packages are purchased online, I'm just wondering how many packages and how they were ordered.

 

[cosmo1]

Back in the really dark ages, we had to actually fill out order forms and mail them. Imagine the inconvenience.

Then, Alexander Bell invented the telephone.

 

[Anonymous 10]

Catalogs qvc

 

[Notretiredyet]

50lb weight limit

 

[Leftinbuilding]

50lb weight limit

100 LBS per consignee per day (from one shipper)......Was it 78 inches combined length and girth? Kinda vague on that one.....On 2nd thought, 108" was the max. Anything over 78 was O/S. Right?

 

[Notretiredyet]

Ah yes, the oversize chains.

 

[cachsux]

Hand writing every packages number on a delivery sheet.

 

[cosmo1]

Hand writing every packages number on a delivery sheet.

Writer's cramp was good for comp back then.

 

[Ms.PacMan]

Little pink pocket knife to cut COD tags on my spare key ring - which never left the bulkhead door lock

Not many resi's - if you went to someone's house everyday it was because they had a business there.

Shipper's blaming UPS for excessive time in transit when they hadn't even shipped the package yet - I was so relieved when the bar codes and tracking ended that nonsense.

Not having to fuel your own truck.

 

[Bad Gas!]

No jump seats for the xmas helpers..The helpers started with you and punched out with you.They made 5 dollars less per hour than you...

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Pulling all the nextday air tags off the packages..printing the customers name and time on each label That was always fun!

 

[TheKid]

No Pottery Barn ! ! ! !

 

[cachsux]

I damaged my rotator carrying packages the recommended "under the arm while you hold the clipboard in one hand and write with the other.

oh the memories................

Pens in the heater vent
Clipboard in a DR bag writing in the rain
Diad 1 taking a dump, back to writing a delivery sheet
Beepers
Beepers accidentally getting thrown across the street into the side of the package car
Explaining to sup how beeper fell off clip and was run over before I could turn around and pick it up

 

[Leftinbuilding]

6 digit shipper numbers.....

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

6 digit shipper numbers.....

We still have those.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I damaged my rotator carrying packages the recommended "under the arm while you hold the clipboard in one hand and write with the other.

oh the memories................

Pens in the heater vent
Clipboard in a DR bag writing in the rain
Diad 1 taking a dump, bag to writing a delivery sheet
Beepers
Beepers accidentally getting thrown across the street into the side of the package car
Explaining to sup how beeper fell off clip and was run over before I could turn around and pick it up

I always felt reallybad when my beeper got broken atleast once a week!

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Almost forgot I miss fur calls (picking up fur coats) and proof of delivery ....pulling the tags off the box and having the customer sign them...they drop them off at a mailbox(they had a postage stamp on them)

 

[wornoutupser]

P 400's!!

 

[OVERBOARD]

Almost forgot I miss fur calls (picking up fur coats) and proof of delivery ....pulling the tags off the box and having the customer sign them...they drop them off at a mailbox(they had a postage stamp on them)

Yes I used to get 15 to 20. I guess there's not much of a demand to store fur coats these days.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Almost forgot I miss fur calls (picking up fur coats) and proof of delivery ....pulling the tags off the box and having the customer sign them...they drop them off at a mailbox(they had a postage stamp on them)

AOD's.