beentheredonethat
Well-Known Member
Could someone who knows post what the difference is between Basic and Surepost?
When I retired I knew the parameters for Basic. If your home address zip code did not have a rural surcharge then it was delivered by a UPS person. My local PO might get 15 packages a week versus a rural surcharge PO getting 200-250 a week.
My wife got 3 packages in the past month and 2 of them were Basic.
Is Basic going to be like the dinosauer?
Basic was UPS first response to SMartpost. We had about 50% of the zip codes which = about 25% of the pkgs going final mile via USPS. It was limited to the continuguous 48 states only. Surepost has closer to 98% final mile by USPS, it also includes APO\FPO, HI and AK, and some territories of the US. This gets our product closer to Smartpost. With the caveat that we still put it in our network and it gets UPS ground transit + 1 day typically. Smartpost is still on average a slower service relying mainly on the USPS for movement of pkgs and final mile.