The 3 day select option may not mean a lot of difference from standard from state to state,but it is a premium service.If I order a 3 day select delivery option from california to say, elliot lake in northern ontario,then in order to meet the money back guarantee,it must go by air at some point.The brokerage charges are paid by ups.If only more online buyers were offered that option,ups would have something nobody else offers,but they make way too much money off that and unfortunately that's all they are really concerned with.