Comment on UPS has started charging for pickups even if you have a prepaid label

abbadon420@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Just for the record UPS is not mail- that’s USPS- they’re a parcel and freight delivery service. UPS doesn’t go to every address every day (‘Cept Sundays,) the same way the mailman does.

  For residential… yeah, UPS definitely going to be charging since that’s a random and probably out-of-the-way stop. USPS will take postage-paid parcels/letters at the mailbox since they’re there.

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  • dhork@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    UPS doesn’t go to every address every day (‘Cept Sundays,) the same way the mailman does.

    US Postal Service has some sort of deal with Amazon now, I have gotten Amazon packages delivered by my regular mailman on Sundays. I hope he’s getting paid well for that.

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    • Frozengyro@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      They’ve been doing this for awhile now, and I’m certain they personally receive nothing extra for it.

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  • sgibson5150@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    They didn’t used to. 🤷‍♂️

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    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Ups used to not do pickups at residential places ever. If you wanted to ship something you’d have to take it to their service center.

      The only people that get regular pickups were places that had enough volume going out to justify swinging by on a schedule.

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  • abbadon420@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I did know that, but they have very confusing acronyms

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• kent_eh@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Most courier companies will do regular daily or scheduled pickups from business accounts.

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  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    If there’s enough volume, sure. But they’ll charge you if it’s a one-off type thing.

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• MaggiWuerze@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  In Germany you can give you mailman letters and small parcels, since DHL is owned by the geman mail

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• glimse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Like pickup requests? Can you not mail a letter by leaving it sticking out if your mailbox?

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  • aramis87@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    UPS, not USPS.

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• RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  We are awesome!

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