Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
It's not with anything til you sell it.
For every $1000 in valuation Amazon makes $1 of actual profit.
Facebook is considered a fairly expensive stock and it's only 100 to 1
How as life changed in centers with little or no Amazon volume?
- Thread starter onehandsolo
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For every $1000 in valuation Amazon makes $1 of actual profit.
Facebook is considered a fairly expensive stock and it's only 100 to 1
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Please explain. I would love to hear this.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
But that's a very small time frame of the year.
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thisjobaintforeverybody
Guest
What do you think the ultimate goal is for Amazon in going into the delivery business?
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Honestly I don't think they are going into the delivery business. They are looking to cut down on the costs of moving their good. I see nothing that points to them making the final delivery at this point.
You didn't even remotely answer my question.
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thisjobaintforeverybody
Guest
Ok. Calm down. I'm on the same team. I hope your right. But don't you think if they are able to move their goods at a same day - next day service that other companies wouldn't want them to do it also?
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
In order to profit on the delivery ,, you need stop density!
A private contractor working for them would make peanuts , they would need to do twenty to thirty stops in a neighbor hood to profit , they will eventually quit when the 96 Ford Windstar conks out and the next sap will replace him ! Service will suffer and eventually the consignees will begin to complain about the shabby looking people in their nice little neighbor hoods and want UPS or fedex back !
Just look at how people are freaking out now cuz we show up in a u haul rental !!
JMOP
A private contractor working for them would make peanuts , they would need to do twenty to thirty stops in a neighbor hood to profit , they will eventually quit when the 96 Ford Windstar conks out and the next sap will replace him ! Service will suffer and eventually the consignees will begin to complain about the shabby looking people in their nice little neighbor hoods and want UPS or fedex back !
Just look at how people are freaking out now cuz we show up in a u haul rental !!
JMOP
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
First that's a very small market.
Second the only reason they could do it with their own stuff is because they would have it right there in stock. Just like wal mart is offering local same day delivery.
Ups and fedex run a pretty tight profitable ship in the shipping industry.
I don't see someone coming in and totally changing the game.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Exactly. Not to mention all of these vehicles have to pass inspection and drivers pass DOT. I know that's not the case right now if under 10k lbs but there's no way the government is gonna let every tom dick and Harry deliver interstate commerce.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
At 10 to 50 million for just used 757's plus maintenance , air rights , feeders , cans , ground workers , tugs, airport lease , that's just for airline start up nevermind ground fleet land , workers hubs and trucks ,,,, Good luck to yah
It only took us 107 yrs to build this !!!
It only took us 107 yrs to build this !!!
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Service their customers in the most efficient and cost effective manner?
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
I'm still skeptical on the final delivery part of it. But the air cargo part I'm actually coming around to. They could very easily set up a series of hubs strategically around the US where they fly a plane or two every night, and inject it into either us or most likely the USPS. Would cut costs tremendously.
For this time of year though they would still have to rely on us and FedEx for a lot of the lift though.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Planes and pilots cost a ton though.
I don't know I just fail to see how if ups USPS and fedex are barely breaking even on their shipments how do they expect to do it for cheaper.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
We are barely breaking even because we are heavily discounting our rates to them.
werenotthepostoffice
deep down inside I really do not care
One of my daily pick ups is at FedEx Ground facility where.almost,every package I pick up is from Amazon. They load our stuff in FedEx trailers and vice versa at an amazing rate.
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thisjobaintforeverybody
Guest
What's stopping them from moving away from private contractors and paying a decent wage to Amazon drivers like UPS does?
Look! I understand everybody's point. You guys understand this industry well. I just don't want us to underestimate what this company can do in the future!
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Ms.PacMan
Well-Known Member
It may come to that. I read an interesting online discussion where people were saying that the private contractors were purposely delivering late at night to make sure people were home so they could solicit for tips. People felt pressured to tip them and were complaining that the free shipping then wasn't free.
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thisjobaintforeverybody
Guest
What do you think Bezos did for the first 10-15 years? He lost money! He takes risk. Now the investors are more willing to invest in his risk taking.
Anthonysg0113
Well-Known Member
UPS drivers are unionized.
