One persons price gouging is another persons free market.
Fixing the Peak Problem with Large Retailer Shippers
- Thread starter Catatonic
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One persons price gouging is another persons free market.
BSWALKS
Fugitive From Reality
Yes. As long as you keep the same % of profit. I think that's done all the time in many businesses.
BSWALKS
Fugitive From Reality
That's my point.
While I agree that it can be a slippery slope, it's no different than if for example you need a plumber at your house ASAP or if you wanted the newest car in that special color. Your gonna pay extra.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
cachsux
Wah
No. Because I had the foresight to have bought a generator in the off season.
'Lord Brown's bidding'
Well-Known Member
Laughing at the idea that a company can "price-gouge" Amazon or Walmart!
Then again, corporations are now people too, so.....
Then again, corporations are now people too, so.....
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Seasonal shipping charges? Interesting concept which, since a vast majority of our shippers use our online software, would not be too hard to implement.
BSWALKS
Fugitive From Reality
If their prices increased, they should charge more
One is planned vs unplanned. I guess you are ok with the price of Hotels fluctuating based on events and seasons. Think. I'm not really for it, but it's out there to do if both carriers agreed to do it together. They won't though, so no reason to waste too much time on this.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
If this is what FedEx why in the world is ups not saying so. My reply would of been FedEx refused any shipments over x amount. This is why we got hit so hard on Xmas eve. We tried very hard to make up for fedex's definciany but we could not.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
No there is a new app in the cities that is like a taxi service. The more overloaded the system gets the higher prices go. It's working great.
'Lord Brown's bidding'
Well-Known Member
FedEx had no scruples concerning their "Brown Bailout" campaign, back when UPS supported changing the REA exemption, and that was being intellectually dishonest (there wouldn't have been any "bailout"; FedEx is the only one being bailed out).
Make no excuse, UPS dropped the ball, but it pays to point out we did so because we were the only ones willing to take it on. Insinuate that FedEx flatly said "No" to some people, and we tried our best to help them.
Make no excuse, UPS dropped the ball, but it pays to point out we did so because we were the only ones willing to take it on. Insinuate that FedEx flatly said "No" to some people, and we tried our best to help them.
Anonymous 10
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+1,000,000,000,000
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chuchu
Guest
That comment is lame.
C
chuchu
Guest
Did they have to hire extra sales and stock personnel to implement the sale period? It's more than that.
The company neglected to hire enough people to cover the extra volume. I can attest to that in our center and local.
Most every driver here ran out of DOT hours weekly.
Maybe they should hire more people instead of dissolving jobs after someone retires and stop using PT cover driver and hire more FT cover drivers.
UPS failed, not the costumers.
They can start by hiring (promoting) more people instead of dissolving jobs after someone retires and stop using PT cover drivers and hire ( promote ) more PT to FT cover drivers.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Maybe that is a good solution.
We'll see after the contract is ratified.
Are you saying that P/T cover drivers are not as productive as a friend/T cover driver?
