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<blockquote data-quote="RustyPMcG" data-source="post: 776769" data-attributes="member: 30339"><p>We could. But we would get stuck with any charges for unauthorized use of a shipper number. There is currently no way to check to see if it's a valid account, or if the person doing the shipping is authroized to use it.</p><p> </p><p>If someone comes in with an ASD or GSD they got somewhere else, I don't care what account number they handwrite in it. The barcode on the label doesn't link back to me as being the source of the label. And, of course, prepaid labels are okay with me, too. (Although I did once notice someone used multiple copies of the same label on multiple packages, and I alerted my pick-up driver of that.)</p><p> </p><p>And then there's also the issue of if I'm going to bill a 3rd party for shipping, I'm doing all the work of shipping, but only getting drop-off commission. </p><p> </p><p>So they would need to, 1) Indemnify me in the case of unauthorized use of a shipper number, and 2) Pay me the work involved, not just drop-off rates.</p><p> </p><p>That would be the same whether we're talking now, or about a flat rate box in the future.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that as time moves on, the game changes. The role a TUPSS plays in the overall UPS strategy changes. But what doesn't change is the franchisees still have to be able to earn a living. If the game changes in a way that UPS is no longer providing sufficient revenue to the stores, the stores will go away. If UPS wants to keep a network of 4400+ stores, they can't force us to share the losses, and then deny us a chance to share in the profits. </p><p> </p><p>If the game is going to change so UPS wants to compete head-on with USPS's second rate service, they should fund it out of corporate coffers, and not expect their franchisees to take the hit. That would be like saying to the PC drivers, "Well, we're getting you 5% more work, but we need you to take a 25% pay-cut so we can afford the costs associated with that 5% increase."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RustyPMcG, post: 776769, member: 30339"] We could. But we would get stuck with any charges for unauthorized use of a shipper number. There is currently no way to check to see if it's a valid account, or if the person doing the shipping is authroized to use it. If someone comes in with an ASD or GSD they got somewhere else, I don't care what account number they handwrite in it. The barcode on the label doesn't link back to me as being the source of the label. And, of course, prepaid labels are okay with me, too. (Although I did once notice someone used multiple copies of the same label on multiple packages, and I alerted my pick-up driver of that.) And then there's also the issue of if I'm going to bill a 3rd party for shipping, I'm doing all the work of shipping, but only getting drop-off commission. So they would need to, 1) Indemnify me in the case of unauthorized use of a shipper number, and 2) Pay me the work involved, not just drop-off rates. That would be the same whether we're talking now, or about a flat rate box in the future. I understand that as time moves on, the game changes. The role a TUPSS plays in the overall UPS strategy changes. But what doesn't change is the franchisees still have to be able to earn a living. If the game changes in a way that UPS is no longer providing sufficient revenue to the stores, the stores will go away. If UPS wants to keep a network of 4400+ stores, they can't force us to share the losses, and then deny us a chance to share in the profits. If the game is going to change so UPS wants to compete head-on with USPS's second rate service, they should fund it out of corporate coffers, and not expect their franchisees to take the hit. That would be like saying to the PC drivers, "Well, we're getting you 5% more work, but we need you to take a 25% pay-cut so we can afford the costs associated with that 5% increase." [/QUOTE]
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