On Feb 5, 9:22*pm, Harry wrote:
On 2/5/10 9:12 PM, BAR wrote:

In articlef889ddfb-72fc-4e37-9ca7-
, says...

On Feb 5, 7:49 pm, John *wrote:

UPS continues to be high in my esteem.

UPS?

please, don't get me started....

My cousin flys the China Alaska route for UPS.

UPS is a pretty good company, even if your cousin works for them. I find
the US Postal Service significantly less expensive and no slower for
delivery of the "care packages" of food snacks I send to my
college-attending nephews in Illinois and Florida. Some of the extra
expense of UPS is due to the fact that around here, the parcels are
handled by small private companies that add about 20-25% to the cost of
UPS shipping rates.

*Most* of the extra expense for UPS packages is because they are a
heavily unionized company. Equivalent service with FedX is cost
competitive, and your package stands a much higher chance of making
there in one piece with FedX.