On Wed,4/26/2017 11:54 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
It cost a LOT more to ship an envelope at the FedX Store than it did when I took it to work and shipped it with a company label.
The easy fix for this is to go online to FedEx, generate the shipment, print a shipping label, and drop it off at the FedEx store. No extra cost. The same thing works for UPS. I also ship small stuff USPS. I always pack in my own boxes (I save boxes and bubble wrap) and take them to the local post office. Never any issues. There is a special place in hell for those who ship with packing peanuts. I've opened boxes and had them blow all over my property!
Delivery to homes seems to be random. One package was left on top of a trash toter at the road. While it was badly banged up by the trash truck, it ended up in the road and not in the truck, fortunately.
I live on a main road in the Santa Cruz Mountains. My mailbox is one of four adjacent to my driveway. I've not had this problem with UPS, FedEx, or USPS, but I and many of my neighbors HAVE had this problem with OnTrac. I've had their packages left outside in the rain, at the edge of the road, in my driveway, sitting on the hood of my car. Neighbors have had packages left at their mailbox, which in one case is nearly a mile from their house. Many of us have told amazon to never use OnTrac, and it's a reason that I haven't signed up for amazon prime.
As to delivery of UPS by USPS -- this business arrangement was established (quite publicly) several years ago, and has worked fine for me. I believe it's limited to UPS ground.
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