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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 950394" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>They have, it's called Ground. Want it fast? Pay for the premium Express service. Just need to get it there in a reasonable time but don't want to pay high prices? Ground is what you want.</p><p></p><p>When the economy was doing well people counted on us because time was money. So much so that we changed our name to reflect the verb everyone was using: "FedEx" it. The brand was part of the yuppie lifestyle, spending alot for coffee, for apartments, for cars, just because they could and because it marked them as successful movers and shakers. Now it's in style to be frugal because we're a world away from those high flying days. You send something overnight because a machine needs a part, a doctor needs a X-ray, you need a paycheck, that sort of thing. That leaves alot of freight that just needs to get there but isn't critical to have it tomorrow. This is what we're up against, not becoming obsolete. UPS was always the king of get it there cheaply, and FedEx Ground is our answer to that market. Unfortunately to beat UPS it requires the exploitive actions they are taking, and this economy is the perfect situation to allow them to do that. And we at Express have to settle for what we get because we're no longer the high flying highly profitable side of the business. It stinks, but there are forces working that are beyond our control, and the scary thing is if we didn't have Ground then we might be in danger of going under. Seriously, if there were no Ground, shippers choices to save money would be our 2 and 3 day services or UPS. So it's really not fair to call Ground drivers scabs. Their willingness to work for less is giving us raises and allowing us to keep the benefits we still have. OK, putting my asbestos suit on, fire away!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 950394, member: 24302"] They have, it's called Ground. Want it fast? Pay for the premium Express service. Just need to get it there in a reasonable time but don't want to pay high prices? Ground is what you want. When the economy was doing well people counted on us because time was money. So much so that we changed our name to reflect the verb everyone was using: "FedEx" it. The brand was part of the yuppie lifestyle, spending alot for coffee, for apartments, for cars, just because they could and because it marked them as successful movers and shakers. Now it's in style to be frugal because we're a world away from those high flying days. You send something overnight because a machine needs a part, a doctor needs a X-ray, you need a paycheck, that sort of thing. That leaves alot of freight that just needs to get there but isn't critical to have it tomorrow. This is what we're up against, not becoming obsolete. UPS was always the king of get it there cheaply, and FedEx Ground is our answer to that market. Unfortunately to beat UPS it requires the exploitive actions they are taking, and this economy is the perfect situation to allow them to do that. And we at Express have to settle for what we get because we're no longer the high flying highly profitable side of the business. It stinks, but there are forces working that are beyond our control, and the scary thing is if we didn't have Ground then we might be in danger of going under. Seriously, if there were no Ground, shippers choices to save money would be our 2 and 3 day services or UPS. So it's really not fair to call Ground drivers scabs. Their willingness to work for less is giving us raises and allowing us to keep the benefits we still have. OK, putting my asbestos suit on, fire away! [/QUOTE]
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