Comments on: What’s Up Wednesdays: Bike Lanes, Hiking Trails, and UPS Failures

By: Ray Ebersole

Ray Ebersole — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:18:34 +0000

Because they got the franchise and put up the UPS logo. Don’t want to have waybills then don’t try to get the benefits of the worldwide goodwill of the UPS logo and name. It’s franchises like that that give companies a bad name.

Sometimes you have to take a loss to make more in the long run.

By: Amos Jameseson

Amos Jameseson — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:54:37 +0000

How are you going to ship a package if the UPS Store doesn’t carry waybills?

You pay them money to ship your package! UPS doesn’t pay them. The person who wants to ship a package has to pay them.

If someone wants the convenience of using a UPS Account Number, why should the UPS Store owner lose on the deal?

By: Ray Ebersole

Ray Ebersole — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:49:18 +0000

Too many items in one post?
Too many acronyms, USP, USPS, DHL, FedEx?

Makes sense to me, but I read it at night while everyone was asleep…

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:10:17 +0000

What is confusing?

By: Ben Pei

Ben Pei — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:41:21 +0000

Huh this is confusing..

By: dcr

dcr — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:38:14 +0000

I preferred DHL or the Post Office, but DHL is pretty much history.

I prefer UPS over FedEx. My “day job” is in the printing business and FedEx is essentially a competitor for printing services, so we’re not too keen on doing business with a competitor. UPS competes in printing too, but not to the extent of FedEx, so UPS is preferable in that regard.

By: Ray Ebersole

Ray Ebersole — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:48:09 +0000

UPS has never been user friendly. I prefer FedEx or the Post Office.

By: dcr

dcr — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:44:17 +0000

It seems like Geocities is becoming more popular now due to its imminent death than it has been in years!

UPS is messed up sometimes. They have a local customer service center, where you have to enter all the info on your shipment into their computers, print a label and take it to the clerk. But, you can’t save time by logging into the UPS website at your own office, entering all the info there, printing the label and then take it to the customer service center. No, if you print it out yourself, then you have to take it to The UPS Store or have it picked up, both of which cost more.