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I don't know if anyone else has ever seen this, but it was news to me.
It's not well-known, but UPS actually tries to guarantee one-day delivery of standard ground packages within a certain distance of your location. There are similar zones for 2 and 3 days and up, though I don't know if they're guaranteed.
For me, this means that if I order something from a company in New Jersey, say, I can select UPS Ground shipping and still expect UPS to have it to my house the next day (or worst case, the day after that). I'd be wasting my money to pay for overnight or second day--I'll get that anyway.
But I hear you say, "We love this concept, and you for bringing it to us, but how on earth can we take advantage of this? How are we to know who's close enough to us to get this fast service, oh wise and benevolent one?" OK, maybe those aren't your exact words,but still.
It's SO easy. Go to UPS.com and get the UPS Ground Time-in-Transit Map for your zipcode.
Here's the page:
http://www.ups.com/maps?loc=en_US&WT.svl=SubNav
Fill in your zip and click "shipped to this zipcode,", get your map, and prepare to potentially save some money on fast shipping. Bear in mind, of course, that this will depend on how fast your seller gets the items picked, packed and shipped, and I wouldn't try to hold UPS to their guarantee on this, but hey--overnight shipping for Ground cost! I ordered some guitar stuff shipped ground from a company in New Jersey, and it came the next day. It really, really works!
It's not well-known, but UPS actually tries to guarantee one-day delivery of standard ground packages within a certain distance of your location. There are similar zones for 2 and 3 days and up, though I don't know if they're guaranteed.
For me, this means that if I order something from a company in New Jersey, say, I can select UPS Ground shipping and still expect UPS to have it to my house the next day (or worst case, the day after that). I'd be wasting my money to pay for overnight or second day--I'll get that anyway.
But I hear you say, "We love this concept, and you for bringing it to us, but how on earth can we take advantage of this? How are we to know who's close enough to us to get this fast service, oh wise and benevolent one?" OK, maybe those aren't your exact words,but still.
It's SO easy. Go to UPS.com and get the UPS Ground Time-in-Transit Map for your zipcode.
Here's the page:
http://www.ups.com/maps?loc=en_US&WT.svl=SubNav
Fill in your zip and click "shipped to this zipcode,", get your map, and prepare to potentially save some money on fast shipping. Bear in mind, of course, that this will depend on how fast your seller gets the items picked, packed and shipped, and I wouldn't try to hold UPS to their guarantee on this, but hey--overnight shipping for Ground cost! I ordered some guitar stuff shipped ground from a company in New Jersey, and it came the next day. It really, really works!