UPS Rate Changes for 2011
UPS has always been the delivery service of choice for Quintain Marketing and most of the shipments you receive from us will arrive in the famous brown truck. We've always invoiced our customers the published UPS rates for packages, so in an effort to help you plan your budgets for 2011, we're passing along some information we just received from UPS regarding rate changes that will take effect next year.
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Here at Quintain Marketing, we're big fans of UPS. About 90% of the products we sell are delivered to our customers by a shipper and UPS has been our shipper of choice since we started the company in 2006. After 4 years of stellar service from UPS, you can imagine our suprise when one of our suppliers called us to say that they were having trouble shipping an order out because our UPS account was listed as "inactive." When several phone calls to various UPS customer service lines did not resolve the issue, we were left feeling like our 4 year relationship was quickly going down the tubes and Fedex might be our future shipper of choice. That was the case until we took our complaint to Twitter...
Read MoreUPS Service to/from Canada during the Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are being held in Vancouver, British Columbia from February 12 -28. If you are planning on shipping anything to Canada during that time, you should be aware of several UPS service changes that will be in effect February 1 - 28. These changes may also impact you if you are purchasing a product that originates from a manufacturer in Canada, so its important to plan ahead and order early in order to meet your deadlines.
Read MoreUPS Delivery Schedule for July 4 Weekend
Here at Quintain Marketing, we're big fans of UPS. They are our shipping partner of choice and we use them for everything from deliveries from vendors, to large fulfillments we send out on behalf of our customers. They rarely let us down and when they do, they're always quick to find a good solution. Plus, they've begun introducing hybrid vehicles into their fleet, so they help us maintain our commitment to the environment.
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