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This Ought to be Interesting

Kachina624 — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:47:51 GMT

UPS today announced that it will put a cap starting this week on some of the country's largest retailer's (unnamed) shipments.

The restrictions will take effect this week and run throughout the holiday season, the company said. Retailers were notified of their shipping capacity in tandem with the newly enforced limits.

If you had complaints before, you'll be in complaint hell now. You were warned to ship early. Wonder if QVC was one of the chosen?

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goldensrbest — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:57:22 GMT

Why,and i wonder what are the names?

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Kachina624 — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:59:17 GMT

Imagine what this will do to the already inadequate USPS. We just seem to go from one mess to another.

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ECBG — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:59:32 GMT

@Kachina624

Well, this is certainly a new animal, huh???

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queendiva — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:01:11 GMT

Maybe? Most everything I get from the Q ships USPS- whether I like it or not.

I just ordered something for DS a minute ago- not from the Q. 10-12 business days should be enough time to deliver as long as we do not get any winter storms, etc. between now and Christmas. I think that's the last item I need to have shipped.

I think I have just 1 or 2 items left to purchase. I hope to pick them up locally.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:01:59 GMT

@goldensrbest. Probable because they know there's more than they can handle. Let the merchants be the bad guys. Wonder if they're going to bite the hand that feeds them, namely Amazon?

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Meowingkitty — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:08:48 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@goldensrbest. Probable because they know there's more than they can handle. Let the merchants be the bad guys. Wonder if they're going to bite the hand that feeds them, namely Amazon?

I don't think it pertains to Amazon because they have their own drivers. I don't think I've ever had anything from Amazon delivered by UPS.

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FiddleDeeDee — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:16:18 GMT

@Kachina624 I've discussed the whole Amazon/Fed Ex/UPS drama with the son of a good friend of ours: this son worked at UPS but was offered a job at Amazon and he took it. He works at the Amazon location directly behind BWI airport supervising the delivery of packages at the airport being unloaded at the distribution center there and then the turn-around of loading onto the Amazon trucks being sent into the counties to deliver those packages.

As per this young man, the goal is for Amazon to be 100% free from UPS, Fed Ex, USPS and rely ONLY on their freight, air cargo and trucks. Considering the amount of building/extending of their facilities in the Baltimore area as well at BWI, this makes perfect sense. Now add in UPS and their announcement, hmm....

Have to say that UPS is having some MAJOR issues... at least in the MD/DC/NOVA areas. He was THRILLED to move on to Amazon. Despite all the negative press it receives, Amazon is paying him more, has better benefits including a set schedule so he can attend college classes and they're paying for those classes at more than double the rate that UPS was.

In any event, more stress (for so many) this holiday. We order so much from Walmart to avoid the crowds and it comes via UPS. I bet Walmart is part of this merchant warning as well. *sigh*

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furbabylover — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:17:57 GMT

@Kachina624 In my area almost all of my Amazon purchases are now delivered by little brown Amazon trucks. They are wonderful- I get my package within 48 hours of ordering, and it is usually delivered in the morning. And they also deliver on Saturdays and Sundays. I don't think they are as dependent on UPS as they used to be.

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Marp — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:23:54 GMT

@Meowingkitty wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
@goldensrbest. Probable because they know there's more than they can handle. Let the merchants be the bad guys. Wonder if they're going to bite the hand that feeds them, namely Amazon?
I don't think it pertains to Amazon because they have their own drivers. I don't think I've ever had anything from Amazon delivered by UPS.

@Meowingkitty, guess that would depend on where you live. I've never had anything delivered from Amazon that did not come either UPS or USPS.

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Pearlee — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:30:02 GMT

@queendiva wrote:
Maybe? Most everything I get from the Q ships USPS- whether I like it or not.
I just ordered something for DS a minute ago- not from the Q. 10-12 business days should be enough time to deliver as long as we do not get any winter storms, etc. between now and Christmas. I think that's the last item I need to have shipped.
I think I have just 1 or 2 items left to purchase. I hope to pick them up locally.

@queendiva. For most of my Q purchases it's delivered by the USPS but starts out being shipped UPS so there is a handoff. This could very well affect QVC purchases.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:35:55 GMT

@Meowingkitty wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
@goldensrbest. Probable because they know there's more than they can handle. Let the merchants be the bad guys. Wonder if they're going to bite the hand that feeds them, namely Amazon?
I don't think it pertains to Amazon because they have their own drivers. I don't think I've ever had anything from Amazon delivered by UPS.

@Meowingkitty. Almost all of my many Amazon packages are delivered by UPS and they all arrive in a big brown truck. I've never even seen an Amazon vehicle. I think they're used in large cities, not here.

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mspatmac — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:38:48 GMT

Thankfully I live near Amazon distribution centers and 99% of my Amazon purchases are delivered in their trucks.

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fthunt — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:39:05 GMT

Apparently it's different for different parts of USA. Here in the Northeast....

If Amazon package is small - often handed off to Post Office - even for Sat or Sunday delivery

If Amazon order - or QVC is large, heavy or bulky - United Parcel delivers

UPS has put a ton of trucks on the road for this holiday season - they are trying to give all companies a fair share of their services.

Our fellow poster in TX posted usually sees 2 UPS trucks in here area - but recently saw 10 - 12 making deliveries.

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Love my grandkids — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:41:25 GMT

@Meowingkitty Actually I had that happen yesterday.

I ordered a Christmas gift from Amazon and got a FedEx tracking number. I kept track and it was scheduled for delivery today.

Yesterday it was dropped off by a US mail truck, a day early! No complaints here.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:43:02 GMT

@furbabylover wrote:
@Kachina624 In my area almost all of my Amazon purchases are now delivered by little brown Amazon trucks. They are wonderful- I get my package within 48 hours of ordering, and it is usually delivered in the morning. And they also deliver on Saturdays and Sundays. I don't think they are as dependent on UPS as they used to be.

@furbabylover. Those Amazon trucks seem to exist only in major metro areas. I'm near Albuquerque and I've never see one. All Amazon comes in a big brown truck. I even got an envelope yesterday delivered by UPS from Amazon.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:45:07 GMT

Me too, @Marp .

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tucsongal — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:48:23 GMT

@furbabylover wrote:
@Kachina624 In my area almost all of my Amazon purchases are now delivered by little brown Amazon trucks. They are wonderful- I get my package within 48 hours of ordering, and it is usually delivered in the morning. And they also deliver on Saturdays and Sundays. I don't think they are as dependent on UPS as they used to be.

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I literally took a walk with an Amazon van the other day. It was making so many stops, I could keep up with it.

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bikerbabe — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:50:15 GMT

I know that UPS has started a holiday surcharge on their shipping rates.

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Carmie — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:55:09 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Meowingkitty wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
@goldensrbest. Probable because they know there's more than they can handle. Let the merchants be the bad guys. Wonder if they're going to bite the hand that feeds them, namely Amazon?
I don't think it pertains to Amazon because they have their own drivers. I don't think I've ever had anything from Amazon delivered by UPS.

@Meowingkitty. Almost all of my many Amazon packages are delivered by UPS and they all arrive in a big brown truck. I've never even seen an Amazon vehicle. I think they're used in large cities, not here.

Amazon just started to deliver their items using their blue vans and even have some drivers using their own vehicles this summer. It is new in my area.

Some of these drivers are dumb and irresponsible. My daughter no longer has packages from Amazon sent to her house. They can't find her street. It dead ends, then picks up again a block away. They have even called her for directions and still they just drop it off wherever.

They take a pic of the package in front of somone else's door and email it to her. Now all of her deliveries come to my house.

At the very least, UPS and USPS drivers know their way around.