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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 2702075" data-attributes="member: 58386"><p>Reputation is a myth all right. In the real world it all comes down to 2 simple questions. &quot;How much does it cost and when can you get it there? If we wanted pretty we would have painted flowers on your truck&quot;. If image and reputation were everything then look at UPS trucks. Plain brown, nothing to look at but they carry&nbsp; out their assignments .Yes ground is a poor setup but IT MAKES MONEY and clearly it has the potential to make a whole lot more money as evidenced by the way X is pouring billions into it. And if it wasn&#039;t for Ground&nbsp; the price of OF&#039;s precious Fedex stock would be at least 40% lower than it currently is because Express alone simply cannot generate returns sufficient to keep that stock price where it currently is. Oh if image and reputation is all that matters in your mind&#039;s eye, that&#039;s fine. But it&#039;s cold hard cash that pays the bills.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 2702075, member: 58386"] Reputation is a myth all right. In the real world it all comes down to 2 simple questions. "How much does it cost and when can you get it there? If we wanted pretty we would have painted flowers on your truck". If image and reputation were everything then look at UPS trucks. Plain brown, nothing to look at but they carry out their assignments .Yes ground is a poor setup but IT MAKES MONEY and clearly it has the potential to make a whole lot more money as evidenced by the way X is pouring billions into it. And if it wasn't for Ground the price of OF's precious Fedex stock would be at least 40% lower than it currently is because Express alone simply cannot generate returns sufficient to keep that stock price where it currently is. Oh if image and reputation is all that matters in your mind's eye, that's fine. But it's cold hard cash that pays the bills. [/QUOTE]

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