Access Point Idea - On Topic

[clean hairy]

Pizza places as access points?
Customer comes home from work, notice states package left at XYZ Pizza.
Customer can pick up Pizza at the same time they pick up their shipment.
OR, they place an order for the Pizza to be delivered, and say for an extra buck or 2, they will bring the item to the customer as well as the Pizza.
Pizza places are open late as it is for those who get off work late.
Might this work?

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

Pizza places as access points?
Customer comes home from work, notice states package left at XYZ Pizza.
Customer can pick up Pizza at the same time they pick up their shipment.
OR, they place an order for the Pizza to be delivered, and say for an extra buck or 2, they will bring the item to the customer as well as the Pizza.
Pizza places are open late as it is for those who get off work late.
Might this work?

No. That is subcontracting .

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Wouldn't the drivers need a DOT card though since they are performing interstate commerce?

 

[Ms.PacMan]

I think access points would work well if they signed up retirees in the neighborhoods. More like an indirect but farther away.

People would have a better feeling picking up their stuff from a "neighbor" and it would give a retiree a little income.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I think access points would work well if they signed up retirees in the neighborhoods. More like an indirect but farther away.

People would have a better feeling picking up their stuff from a "neighbor" and it would give a retiree a little income.

...and make him/her an easy target for thieves...

 

[Brownslave688]

Pizza places as access points?
Customer comes home from work, notice states package left at XYZ Pizza.
Customer can pick up Pizza at the same time they pick up their shipment.
OR, they place an order for the Pizza to be delivered, and say for an extra buck or 2, they will bring the item to the customer as well as the Pizza.
Pizza places are open late as it is for those who get off work late.
Might this work?

Really?

You don't see how someone else doing our work won't work?

 

[Brownslave688]

Wouldn't the drivers need a DOT card though since they are performing interstate commerce?

No. @Operational needs doesnt have a DOT card.

 

[Catatonic]

Really?

You don't see how someone else doing our work won't work?

The UPS Store does it now.

I am not familiar with the Access Point except in Europe.
How much different is this from a send again?

 

[Brownslave688]

The UPS Store does it now.

I am not familiar with the Access Point except in Europe.
How much different is this from a send again?

The ups store drives the package to its final destination?


We only let USPS do that for us.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

The UPS Store does it now.

I am not familiar with the Access Point except in Europe.
How much different is this from a send again?

One delivery attempt, then it gets sent to an access point. Only for residential deliveries.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

 

[oldngray]

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[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

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...not

One less route to run.

 

[Brownslave688]

One delivery attempt, then it gets sent to an access point. Only for residential deliveries.

I just can't imagine how pissed customers will be.


I pay for 3 attempts.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I just can't imagine how customers will be.


I pay for 3 attempts.

You know it. UPS is pushing the access points real hard.

 

[Brownslave688]

You know it. UPS is pushing the access points real hard.

Just like my choice. Flop never to be heard of again 6 months from now.

 

[oldngray]

You know it. UPS is pushing the access points real hard.

UPS tries to claim it is great for the customer when it it just another attempt to cut costs.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

UPS tries to claim it is great for the customer when it it just another attempt to cut costs.

Exactly.

 

[oldngray]

Just like my choice. Flop never to be heard of again 6 months from now.

Geeks in offices that have no grasp of the real world dream up those things. And their only contact is with similar people so they just convince each other it is a great idea.

 

[jaker]

Most ni1 are Sig req , so who will sign for them or how do they get sign