keeps hiring retired people to do mail delivery, they are too old or have walking issues from injures and can't lift boxes much more than 15 LBS.
Cardboard boxes must have branded
logos sharpie marked out to block advertisments, bullshit postal rule imo.
Courier Pros:
You don't have to remove branding logos from cardboard boxes.
They charge less per pound,
would be cheaper to ship heavy but tiny stuff verse USPS
Insurance claims are easier to get since they are not government owned they can't weasle out of insurrance claims as easy.
You
can rent a Thermal printer from FedEx or UPS for far less than buying one.
UPS gives free thermal printer labels to business account holders.
UPS and FedEx offer freight shipments as
well.
High volume business could save up 30% on postage costs.
Courier Cons:
International Shipments are expensive due to brokrage fees.
Employees treated like dirt and used as
subcontracted workers without healthcare benefits for full time employment.
UPS is nicknamed United Package Smashers for a reason.
UPS has been invoved in many lawsuits by ex-employee
s due to wage issues (overtime pay) or sexual harrasment claims.
They require 4x6 Thermal Printer Labels or can be printer with pieace of printer papper.
2.4 v 7.25 inch Dymo 99010
labels are NOT allowed on any UPS or Fedex shipment, 4x6 sized only.
So their is a purpose for the USPS for smaller shipments and low volume sellers sending box shipments. Trump
shouldn't disband the USPS IMO since it really doesn't benefit us to do so. UPS and FedEx have no interest in lower rates for letter and padde mailer mail. They don't have enough
manpower to deliver tons of letter mail for the costs of ~ $0.40 to $1.80 per flat.
Some countries like Germany subcontract their box/parcel shipments to couriers and let the local
post office deal with letters and padded mailers. This could be an option, for USPS to push all the parcel off to couriers so they can keep elderly workers delivering out small
