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<blockquote data-quote="worldwide" data-source="post: 650725" data-attributes="member: 2193"><p>No different than today. If a customer has a prepaid package ready to go, they can give it to any driver, leave in a drop box or drop off at The UPS Store. If the package is ready to go, take it.</p><p></p><p>It's funny that I read a lot of comments on here about long days and wishing the days could be shorter. Along comes Smart Pickup that only requires a driver to go to a customer to pickup when they actually ship something. This will reduce part of the work day, yes? Isn't that what many people on this board have been asking for? </p><p></p><p>Smart Pickups helps UPS reduce cost for UPS (think of all the scheduled pickups we go to that have nothing to ship) and reduces cost for the customer ($10 flat fee per week vs. $20 in 2010). </p><p></p><p>Fedex Ground can not offer this--they are charging $20/week in 2010 to these small customers. This represents a $520/year savings to these customers. Will this generate some new business to UPS? Of course it will. The question is will the new business combined with savings from reduced miles and reduced paid day offset the reduction in revenue from customers that were paying a $13 or $18 weekly service charge? Time will tell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worldwide, post: 650725, member: 2193"] No different than today. If a customer has a prepaid package ready to go, they can give it to any driver, leave in a drop box or drop off at The UPS Store. If the package is ready to go, take it. It's funny that I read a lot of comments on here about long days and wishing the days could be shorter. Along comes Smart Pickup that only requires a driver to go to a customer to pickup when they actually ship something. This will reduce part of the work day, yes? Isn't that what many people on this board have been asking for? Smart Pickups helps UPS reduce cost for UPS (think of all the scheduled pickups we go to that have nothing to ship) and reduces cost for the customer ($10 flat fee per week vs. $20 in 2010). Fedex Ground can not offer this--they are charging $20/week in 2010 to these small customers. This represents a $520/year savings to these customers. Will this generate some new business to UPS? Of course it will. The question is will the new business combined with savings from reduced miles and reduced paid day offset the reduction in revenue from customers that were paying a $13 or $18 weekly service charge? Time will tell. [/QUOTE]
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