I think they delivere it if, they have a truck going close to the
location so that it could work that delivery into their route. They do
whatever will cost less, and they have completely computerized their
delivery routes to maximize efficiency. I think the USPS charges other
package delivery services 58¢ for last mile delivery so if they can work
that delivery into an existing delivery route, they save a bit more than
half a dollar.
On 10/18/2017 11:57 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Actually, that's not quite correct.
Both UPS and FedEx have introduced the lower-cost option when the
"last-mile" delivery (more exactly, within your city/region) is done
by the USPS. It is called "UPS Mail Innovations" and "FedEx
SmartPost", respectively.
http://www.upsmailinnovations.com/
http://www.fedex.com/us/smart-post/outbound.html
But it is the vendor's choice if this option is used or not. It is not
decided by UPS/FedEx on themselves.
HTH,
Igor
PS. I might be wrong, but it seems to me that once, UPS (or FedEx)
delivered such a package themselves, despite the lower-cost option
used by the vendor.
P. J. Alling Wed, 18 Oct 2017 06:44:41 -0700 wrote:
Actually UPS uses the USPS for final delivery for small items so even
if UPS is your carrier, you don't know who's ultimately responsible
for final delivery...
This is especially problematic if you expect UPS since if you have a
P. O. Box and no mail receptacle at your physical address USPS rules
won't allow delivery.
On Wed, 18 Oct 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Amazon uses only UPS and USPS, and it seems unpredictable which one
they'd use in each case.
So, you don't order from Amazon?
Igor
Mark Roberts Wed, 18 Oct 2017 05:50:46 -0700 wrote:
I'll always pay a little extra to get my stuff delivered by any
service other than UPS. They're the worst of a bad lot.
Here's another thing that pisses me off: Places that offer only a
choice between "standard", "two-day" and "overnight" shipping, without
specifying what carrier is being used for any of them.
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America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please.
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