USPS, FedEX, or UPS?

FYI - Airborne Express is a fraction of the price of FedEx or UPS. UPS
wouldn't ship the bike bike box I had, too big. FedEx would only ship air,
not ground. The box was too big for USPS too IIRC.

"Ronde Champ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hey,

I used to think FedEX for overnight, UPS(Brown) for large parcels,
and USPS for mail.

They have so much cross-over now. Boxes by FedEX, overnight by Brown,
etc...

How good is USPS Express Mail and Priority Mail? What's the
difference? Are they better? I had a bike shipped UPS once, and United
Package Smashers did a good job on that one!

On-topic; whatever happened to the UPS cycling sponsorship?

Thanks,
Ronde Champ

FYI - Airborne Express is a fraction of the price of FedEx or UPS. UPS
wouldn't ship the bike bike box I had, too big. FedEx would only ship air,
not ground. The box was too big for USPS too IIRC.

"Ronde Champ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hey,

I used to think FedEX for overnight, UPS(Brown) for large parcels,
and USPS for mail.

They have so much cross-over now. Boxes by FedEX, overnight by Brown,
etc...

How good is USPS Express Mail and Priority Mail? What's the
difference? Are they better? I had a bike shipped UPS once, and United
Package Smashers did a good job on that one!

On-topic; whatever happened to the UPS cycling sponsorship?

Thanks,
Ronde Champ

"Ronde Champ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hey,

I used to think FedEX for overnight, UPS(Brown) for large parcels,
and USPS for mail.

They have so much cross-over now. Boxes by FedEX, overnight by Brown,
etc...

How good is USPS Express Mail and Priority Mail? What's the
difference? Are they better? I had a bike shipped UPS once, and United
Package Smashers did a good job on that one!

On-topic; whatever happened to the UPS cycling sponsorship?

Thanks,
Ronde Champ

If you are seriously asking, USPS is the cheapest but least reliable. Don't
send valuables or anything that needs to be tracked. Fedex is the best (most
options on time) and not always more expensive, but UPS *normally* can save
you money on packages and and documents, and does track shipments as well.

Chris said:

If you are seriously asking, USPS

I like the way the French commentators refer to USPS team as 'the
postmen' (les postières). I can imagine what they do when they are not
riding the TdF. But they should sack Bruyneel and get Peter Post as
their manager.

Quoted message said:

If you are seriously asking, USPS is the cheapest but least reliable. Don't
send valuables or anything that needs to be tracked. Fedex is the best (most
options on time) and not always more expensive, but UPS *normally* can save
you money on packages and and documents, and does track shipments as well.

I sent a USPS "Express Mail" to Ontario from San Francisco -- Shipped 5pm Friday,
arrived Wednesday. In the US, this is 2 business days due to the 4 July holiday,
but FedEx would have likely gotten it there Saturday (for around $8 more).

Dan

"Dan Connelly" <d_j_c_o_n_n_e_l@i_e_e_e.o_r_g> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

If you are seriously asking, USPS is the cheapest but least reliable.

Don't

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

send valuables or anything that needs to be tracked. Fedex is the best

(most

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

options on time) and not always more expensive, but UPS *normally* can

save

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

you money on packages and and documents, and does track shipments as

well.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I sent a USPS "Express Mail" to Ontario from San Francisco -- Shipped 5pm

Friday,

Quoted message said:

arrived Wednesday. In the US, this is 2 business days due to the 4 July

holiday,

Quoted message said:

but FedEx would have likely gotten it there Saturday (for around $8 more).

Dan

AFAIK, you can get Saturday delivery with USPS express mail, also. I've even
received special delivery mail from them on a Sunday (to my door), too.

Tim South said:

FYI - Airborne Express is a fraction of the price of FedEx or UPS. UPS
wouldn't ship the bike bike box I had, too big. FedEx would only ship air,
not ground. The box was too big for USPS too IIRC.

I shipped a bike from KC to Baltimore FedEx ground
for $25 and it got there in two freaking days.
Call me impressed.

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Scott Johnson / scottjohnson at kc dot rr dot com