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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 662577" data-attributes="member: 9789"><p>In California - these were printed in Spanish and believe me we needed them!</p><p></p><p>I didn't see anyone talking about merchandise exchange. This was kind of like Fur Calls but you waited for the lady to try on the dress and give you back the one that didn't fit. You actually packaged it and used string to tie it closed. We were issued string and pins to pin the label on. the topper would be when she asked for your opinion on how it looked!!! YIKES! </p><p></p><p>UPS started with Retail Contracts before the Common Carrier days. I made pick ups to May Co and Broadway and other department stores in downtown LA. I had my brown milkman's hat (which I still have) and an "Eisenhower" wool jacket. Most of the packages were wrapped in paper with string! Imagine that.</p><p></p><p>We had full time night loaders - who took the packages from the belt, placed them in "bins" wrote them up on paper delivery pads or records and then edge or brick loaded into a car with no shelves.</p><p></p><p>The company also employed tracing clerks and a whole department just for tracing packages in every district. We kept 9 months of paper delivery records available to "trace". Then we warehoused another 2 years worth of paper. We also had a payroll clerk who did the payroll by hand and held onto those records too! Paper-paper everywhere LOL! When you traced a package you might get an answer back in a week but more likely 2 weeks. </p><p> </p><p>Ahhh the good ole days!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 662577, member: 9789"] In California - these were printed in Spanish and believe me we needed them! I didn't see anyone talking about merchandise exchange. This was kind of like Fur Calls but you waited for the lady to try on the dress and give you back the one that didn't fit. You actually packaged it and used string to tie it closed. We were issued string and pins to pin the label on. the topper would be when she asked for your opinion on how it looked!!! YIKES! UPS started with Retail Contracts before the Common Carrier days. I made pick ups to May Co and Broadway and other department stores in downtown LA. I had my brown milkman's hat (which I still have) and an "Eisenhower" wool jacket. Most of the packages were wrapped in paper with string! Imagine that. We had full time night loaders - who took the packages from the belt, placed them in "bins" wrote them up on paper delivery pads or records and then edge or brick loaded into a car with no shelves. The company also employed tracing clerks and a whole department just for tracing packages in every district. We kept 9 months of paper delivery records available to "trace". Then we warehoused another 2 years worth of paper. We also had a payroll clerk who did the payroll by hand and held onto those records too! Paper-paper everywhere LOL! When you traced a package you might get an answer back in a week but more likely 2 weeks. Ahhh the good ole days! [/QUOTE]
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