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ups & AMAZON

fthunt — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 02:13:38 GMT

REPORTED ON LOCAL NEWS........... UPS WILL NO LONGER DELIVER FOR AMAZON.

NO DATES REASON GIVEN

THAT''S ALL I HEARD - KNOW

Re: ups & AMAZON

TheWanderingOne — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 02:21:13 GMT

Not entirely true. UPS is cutting their Amazon deliveries by about 50%. While Amazon is UPS's largest customer, they're not the most profitable. UPS is hoping to boost their profits by reducing Amazon deliveries, but they're not curtailing them.

There is an article on MSN entitled "UPS Stock Plunges After Announcing Cut to Amazon Deliveries" which provides more details.

Re: ups & AMAZON

fthunt — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 02:41:00 GMT

ok THANKS

3 DAILY M-F AMAZON BIG TRUCKS DELIVERING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

AS STATED........NO DETAILS WERE GIVEN.

Re: ups & AMAZON

Kachina624 — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 03:00:03 GMT

Since Amazon got their own truck fleet, UPS seldom delivers for them anyway, just for an occasional 3rd party vendor.

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Marp — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:14:33 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Since Amazon got their own truck fleet, UPS seldom delivers for them anyway, just for an occasional 3rd party vendor.

That depends on where you are located. Nearly all of my Amazon packages are delivered by UPS with a few through USPS and occasionally an Amazon driver (which is very unreliable).

I hope the UPS delivery cuts are centered primarily in metropolitian areas.

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Desertdi — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 06:55:37 GMT

I have to DRIVE to get my mail. I am in an area where the individual homes do not have mailboxes. And Amazon sends a lot of products by the USPS.

I'm getting really tired of having to go out to get my deliveries, which arrive at a different hour than the mail. I would prefer home deliveries.

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geezerette — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:29:10 GMT

There are no Amazon branded delivery trucks where I live.

My Amazon deliveries are primarily by USPS since what I usually buy are smaller items. The few large things I've gotten have come via UPS, but that was some time ago so I can't speak about what would happen now.

Some of the places I order from have been changing carriers lately. One that used to use UPS changed to FedEx and now uses DHL. Most will hand off to the USPS for small packages.

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SoCal Bred — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:48:13 GMT

We have Amazon trucks making deliveries every day in my neighborhood, there is a distribution center down the street from us, once in a while I will get an Amazon order delivered by US mail from third parties.

Re: ups & AMAZON

JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 13:16:49 GMT

We don't always see who is making the actual delivery. We get a notification after the delivery has been completed. My guess is that it's an Amazon driver, though.

The question I have, is if UPS will continue to handle Amazon returns? We always do our returns at a UPS Store.

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PINKdogWOOD — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 13:27:08 GMT

I've never had UPS deliver anything from amazon to my house. I have for who knows why, USPS drop off a pkg or two in all the many years I get things from the big A store.

However, I am now all of a sudden getting much faster UPS deliveries from qvc and more than one at a time too. No complaints here.

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deeva — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 13:33:08 GMT

99% of my Amazon deliveries are made by Amazon.

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LizzieInSRQ — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 14:19:52 GMT

@fthunt wrote:
REPORTED ON LOCAL NEWS........... UPS WILL NO LONGER DELIVER FOR AMAZON.

NO DATES REASON GIVEN
THAT''S ALL I HEARD - KNOW

How does effect customers?. Its Amazon"s problem. My account is with Amazon so I will get my deliveries. I dont even know when 3rd parties deliver for them. Im at work, i get a package. Im home I get a package. No one knocks on my door.

Re: ups & AMAZON

Marp — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:11:44 GMT

@geezerette wrote:
There are no Amazon branded delivery trucks where I live.

My Amazon deliveries are primarily by USPS since what I usually buy are smaller items. The few large things I've gotten have come via UPS, but that was some time ago so I can't speak about what would happen now.

Some of the places I order from have been changing carriers lately. One that used to use UPS changed to FedEx and now uses DHL. Most will hand off to the USPS for small packages.

I'm not always able to get to my mailbox due to physical limitations. Often when ordering something from Amazon that would be delivered by USPS I often add something that is too large to fit inside my mailbox just so it will be delivered to my door, particularly when the item(s) I order are temperature sensitive. My favorite item to add is a box of Milk Bones for my dog.