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To: dearolddad

From the postings that I’ve read at a couple of consumer websites, I don’t understand how DHL is still in business (along with Best Buy, Amazon, Ebay, Circuit City, etc, etc).


7 posted on 12/22/2007 3:09:04 PM PST by proudofthesouth (Liberalism IS a mental illness.)
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To: proudofthesouth
Amazon ships via a mix of vendors. UPS, Airborne (DHL+USPS) and USPS direct. Barnes & Noble generally sticks with UPS. DHL freight is often handed off to independent contractors in my area. Many of those people are unemployed and perform these deliveries as a means of wringing some cash out of their investment in a car or truck. The airlines employ some of these people to deliver late arriving luggage as well.

I've purchased Russian kettlebells form a supplier down in Texas. He uses UPS exclusively because they will reimburse his losses if they screw up the delivery or lose the package. Not so with FedEx. He stopped using FedEx because they kept losing the packages and not covering the losses. The "independent contractors" didn't have any liability or accountability.

10 posted on 12/22/2007 3:15:42 PM PST by Myrddin
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To: proudofthesouth

Meanwhile, CompUSA, which has been good for me, is shutting its doors after the holidays.


41 posted on 12/22/2007 4:58:08 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Tagline auction at this location, 01/01/2008)
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To: proudofthesouth

You’ll be glad to hear that Comp USA has finally closed ALL of their stores. :) Good riddance.

Who bankrolls these horrible companies for years on end? Yeesh!


48 posted on 12/22/2007 5:22:55 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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