Re: [Killietalk] Postal Delivery

["wusong" <wusong at drunkenbastards_com>]

Doesn't USPS farm a lot of its shipments out to FedEx?  FedEx is notoriously stupid and erratic. :D  


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Tony Terceira <terceira at ride_ri.net>
Reply-To: killifish discussion list <killietalk at aka_org>
Date:  Fri, 07 Jul 2006 09:20:42 -0400

>         I am convinced it is the luck of the draw,  I ship on Saturday and 
>95% of all packages arrive on Monday........ even Coast to Coast.
>
>         I use Shipping Assistant and it prints labels with free delivery 
>confirmation and no postage on the label.................... I do not want 
>the postage because it is link to a credit card, and if you make a mistake 
>on a label, you have to notify them to remove the charge from your credit card.
>
>         Since I take packages to the PO I pay when they are brought it... 
>the program also keeps an address book for me, and the cost is free..... 
>available at:
>
>                 http://www.usps.com/shippingassistant/welcome.htm
>
>Tony
>
>
>
>
>At 09:04 PM 7/6/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>>Has anyone compared United States Post Office priority mail using a 
>>handwritten label versus using a USPS computer generated mailing 
>>label?  Recently I shipped fish to and received fish from someone on the 
>>East Coast.  The fish coming to me (with the computer generated label) 
>>arrived 2 days sooner than the fish going east (with the handwritten 
>>label).  Coincidence?  I'm betting that the bar codes speed up 
>>delivery.  Anyone else experience this?
>>
>>Just a note - the label service is free.  The only drawback is that you 
>>need to know the weight of your package BEFORE you can print the label.
>>
>>Allan from Arizona
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