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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 908549" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>I am not dismissing them, I am merely pointing out that comparing their service to ours is like comparing a hot dog to a ribeye steak.</p><p></p><p>They have the competitive advantage of being able to place small items in a mailbox where we cannot. They have a monopoly on the delivery of first class mail. And on the rural area I deliver to, I have seen Surepost parcels that are too large to fit in a mailbox left lying on the ground beneath the mailbox by the side of the road half a mile from the customers house. Had that customer paid more for the UPS option, I would have taken that same parcel up the driveway and left it on their porch or in their garage.</p><p></p><p>I understand that shippers are looking for lower-cost options; all I am saying is that the consignee (who is ultimately the one paying for the service) needs to be informed exactly what it is that they are paying for when they select and pay for a given level of service. If they are content with waiting longer and potentially having their package left lying next to a mailbox then so be it, but that package should not say "UPS" anywhere on it. That isnt what we do, and our brand name needs to represent something better than that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 908549, member: 14668"] I am not dismissing them, I am merely pointing out that comparing their service to ours is like comparing a hot dog to a ribeye steak. They have the competitive advantage of being able to place small items in a mailbox where we cannot. They have a monopoly on the delivery of first class mail. And on the rural area I deliver to, I have seen Surepost parcels that are too large to fit in a mailbox left lying on the ground beneath the mailbox by the side of the road half a mile from the customers house. Had that customer paid more for the UPS option, I would have taken that same parcel up the driveway and left it on their porch or in their garage. I understand that shippers are looking for lower-cost options; all I am saying is that the consignee (who is ultimately the one paying for the service) needs to be informed exactly what it is that they are paying for when they select and pay for a given level of service. If they are content with waiting longer and potentially having their package left lying next to a mailbox then so be it, but that package should not say "UPS" anywhere on it. That isnt what we do, and our brand name needs to represent something better than that. [/QUOTE]
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