I recently made a move where I had to ship in excess of a hundred cartons over a period of months. This gave me an opportunity for some comparison shopping.
I used the "UPS STORES" first. These STORES are franchises and charge a left lung.
I then took the next batch to a UPS warehouse/service center. They were a couple dollars less expensive per box. Finally, I took a batch to the U.S. Post Office. I was pleasantly surprised, if not elated.
The USPS cost for cartons of about equal weight averaged about seven dollars less than THE UPS STORE and about five dollars less than the UPS warehouse.
My savings using U.S. Mail over the private companies resulted in great savings over the long haul, as you can see.
My local UPS STORE has a sandwich-board lure outside which advises potential customers it will meet U.S. Post Office rates for shipping. This proves my point.
I can live with the two day mail delivery being proposed. I'm not a dummy who throws the baby out with the bathwater.
I'll be shipping some Christmas presents soon, and will head for the Post Office where I'll realize a nice little savings over what would be my cost using private shippers.
Leni
Did you bother to calculate into your “savings” the cost to all taxpayers to subsidize your packages?
The USPS doesn’t make money so the taxpayers pick up the difference.