UPS tries a new twist on surge pricing, putting more burden on retailers

[cheryl]

UPS tries a new twist on surge pricing, putting more burden on retailers- Marketwatch

Delivery giant asking retailers to help pay for extra costs when shipments miss forecasts

United Parcel Service Inc. wants to get paid for packages it never delivers.

The company is starting to ask major retailers to help pay for extra workers and surplus space on trucks when a retailer fails to ship as many packages as planned during peak periods, UPS executives say.

The new charges could also apply if a retailer’s forecast veers off course in other ways, like if the sizes of boxes shipped are significantly mismatched from what was expected.

 

[Catatonic]

UPS tries a new twist on surge pricing, putting more burden on retailers- Marketwatch

Delivery giant asking retailers to help pay for extra costs when shipments miss forecasts

United Parcel Service Inc. wants to get paid for packages it never delivers.

The company is starting to ask major retailers to help pay for extra workers and surplus space on trucks when a retailer fails to ship as many packages as planned during peak periods, UPS executives say.

The new charges could also apply if a retailer’s forecast veers off course in other ways, like if the sizes of boxes shipped are significantly mismatched from what was expected.

Interesting!

 

[retired2000]

Trying to ruin the company

 

[LeadBelly]

It kinda makes sense, especially with the demands that companies like Amazon put on us as a whole.

 

[Indecisi0n]

LOL

 

[Jackburton]

And what if the retailer under forecasts, do we turn their volume away or take it? Resulting in service failures thatvthe company can then blame on UPS for "not being ready". It's all a blame game, UPS wants to hedge their bets in case something goes wrong

 

[Brownsfan]

Holy crap. Shipping is so expensive. I tried to send a 7 pound box to New York. The dimensional weight for the pkg was 41 pounds and a whopping $78 dollars. Unbelievable. Kinda like our wages. Lol.

 

[rod]

UPS tries a new twist on surge pricing, putting more burden on retailers- Marketwatch

Delivery giant asking retailers to help pay for extra costs when shipments miss forecasts

United Parcel Service Inc. wants to get paid for packages it never delivers.

The company is starting to ask major retailers to help pay for extra workers and surplus space on trucks when a retailer fails to ship as many packages as planned during peak periods, UPS executives say.

The new charges could also apply if a retailer’s forecast veers off course in other ways, like if the sizes of boxes shipped are significantly mismatched from what was expected.

That should go over like a fart in church.

 

[Catatonic]

UPS wants to hedge their bets in case something goes wrong

Yeah ... that's what the article was about.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Holy crap. Shipping is so expensive. I tried to send a 7 pound box to New York. The dimensional weight for the pkg was 41 pounds and a whopping $78 dollars. Unbelievable. Kinda like our wages. Lol.

When you use the dollar sign it is redundant to add the word dollars.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Yeah ... that's what the article was about.

Suppose UPS were in the heating fuel business. Customer estimates that they will need to use 1000 gallons of heating fuel this winter and the Company orders accordingly; however, it turns out to be a mild winter, and they only use 750 gallons. Using the above logic, UPS sends a bill to the customer for the 250 gallons of unused heating fuel.

 

[Catatonic]

Suppose UPS were in the heating fuel business. Customer estimates that they will need to use 1000 gallons of heating fuel this winter and the Company orders accordingly; however, it turns out to be a mild winter, and they only use 750 gallons. Using the above logic, UPS sends a bill to the customer for the 250 gallons of unused heating fuel.

Yeah?

 

[MyTripisCut]

Suppose UPS were in the heating fuel business. Customer estimates that they will need to use 1000 gallons of heating fuel this winter and the Company orders accordingly; however, it turns out to be a mild winter, and they only use 750 gallons. Using the above logic, UPS sends a bill to the customer for the 250 gallons of unused heating fuel.

The sense of entitlement in the Ivory Tower is perhaps much bigger than we thought.

 

[HEFFERNAN]

When you use the dollar sign, it is redundant to add the word dollars.

When writing a sentence, appropriately use a comma where necessary.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

The sense of entitlement in the Ivory Tower is perhaps much bigger than we thought.

Trip

I am not allowed in the Invite thread----I guess my unique brand of tough love was unwarranted---but would like to offer you both my support and some advice on your current situation.

It is essential that you try to include him as much as possible in your family's daily activities.
It sounds as though he is a proud man who is pissed off that he has lost his independence.

If there are other family members in your area, try to get them to give you and your family a break every now and then by offering to watch him while you guys go out and spend some time by yourselves.

Take this time to get his affairs in order. He will need a Power of Attorney and you need to work now to protect as many of his assets as possible. Medicaid has a 5 year look back and any transfers done within that time frame will be looked upon unfavorably.

My father was in failing health and neither my brother were able (or wanted) to provide the care that he needed so we placed him in a nursing home. The care provided was acceptable but by no means exemplary. He was dead within a year.

This will either bring your family closer together or tear it apart.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

When writing a sentence, appropriately use a comma where necessary.

A comma was not necessary but thanks for playing.

 

[HEFFERNAN]

A comma was not necessary but thanks for playing.

If you want to be a jerk, go open your high school english book.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

If you want to be a jerk, go open your high school English book.

 

[Catatonic]

When writing a sentence, appropriately, use a comma where necessary.

In this example, a ',' is required after appropriately as well.

 

[burrheadd]

A comma was not necessary but thanks for playing.

Kicked out of another thread

LMFAO!!!