Mgr mentioned this morning that Amazon didn't ship for Saturday delivery the last two Saturdays. Said they average about 60,000 pkgs every Saturday. Said he didn't know the reason why but I'm betting either Sales convinced them to use Ground for weekday delivery or UPS is delivering them.
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SmithBarney
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Well they were practically giving away amazon shipments on SAT anyway
Mr. 7
The monkey on the left.
We were told yesterday that Amazon won't be using us for Sat. shipments for the next 4 weeks and we're gonna run a smaller group b/c of this.
We have been taking out all Sat. pkgs. (whether Amzon or, not) on Fri. Talk about giving away the premium service, all those 2day pkgs. turned into overnight.
We have been taking out all Sat. pkgs. (whether Amzon or, not) on Fri. Talk about giving away the premium service, all those 2day pkgs. turned into overnight.
I tried to leave a Saturday pkg at bldg on Friday a couple of months ago. Mgr insisted I take it out. And it was in my Saturday delivery area anyways. I wonder if Amazon will go Ground for all P-2?
Saturday is a regular fulltime day for me, although I usually don't get 8 hrs. Pretty certain I won't get even 7 without Amazon.
starglacier
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Down here in the south Amazon has increased on Saturday
DOWNTRODDEN IN TEXAS
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And here at my station, I don't know and I don't care because I don't work Saturdays...lol
Sure, but it points towards the serious reduction in Express volume that's happening right under our noses. There isn't a "G-Day", there won't be Express freight trucked over to Ground facilities. There will just be alot less Express volume as major shippers find that Ground can do most of what they need for less. So much for inside contacts and secret documents...
I'm down here in the South too. Mgr said that Amazon isn't shipping Saturdays now. Don't know if they are testing other options or what. Might resume Saturdays soon for all I know.
Mr Shifter
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At UPS Amazon is heavy on Saturday. Ill chime in and tell of any massive spikes in volume tomorrow.
Mr Shifter
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Wowzers. Didn't see any Amazon o.o
I unloaded containers this morning. We had some Amazon, but all I saw was P-2, no Saturday priority.
Mr Shifter
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Uh oh then what are the customers gunna do now?
whenIgetthere
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I had three Amazon P2 today, usually have 10 or so split 50/50 P1/P2, sometimes upwards of 20. The prescriptions and auto parts more than made up for the loss of amazon, today anyway!
Mr. 7
The monkey on the left.
What do you mean by that?
It's called "Amazon Prime" and it's no secret. If you ever shop on Amazon they try to get you to sign up for it all the time. Amazon.com: FREE Two-Day Shipping, No Minimum Purchase with Amazon Prime
Just that there won't be some explosive news where Ground takes over delivering our P-2 that we pick up. It's happening right now, and they are completely handling large shippers and most likely there will be many more shippers using them instead. However it's been claimed there are internal documents that point to a dramatic changeover. Either way we're probably screwed.
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