I never knew this, but shipping items via UPS immediately after a long holiday weekend can be a pricey proposition. I just got back from Office Depot, where I returned an item to QVC1; a set of wind chimes to be precise. I think we paid around $20 for them; when they arrived, one of the tubes was detached, and there was no clear way to reattach it.
Anyhow, the cost to return them to the Rocky Mount NC returns center was a princely $16. I did a double-take, the Office Depot guy showed me the screen, and printed the label. It was then I noticed that it was being returned 3-day select. When I pointed this out, I was told that with a 3-day weekend, there was this backlog, and that 3-day select was the only option available; this is UPS’s way of clearing the jam. And then there’s that cost of fuel thing.
So, henceforth, I’ll keep this in mind when shipping items post-holiday. Whether or not the policy has any merit, it is what it is. You can’t fight Brown.
-k-
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