Jesus Christ, lady, I ain't shipping this to Chiney...!!!!!!

[Old_Me]

so, the wife and i had a envelope sized package to send to our family member......just "papers" and no, not cash.

i get a money order, as out of state checks can take up to 3 business days to cash.

so, there is a UPS Store a couple of blocks away from where i got the money order.

i walk inside and ask for help. the gal was most helpful

she gets an envelope. weighs the papers i am shipping, and says...


"the envelope is $2.00, and the cost to ship is.......



$32.00


i was like......


"Jesus H. F-ING Christ.............I ain't shipping this to Chiney"....


but what i really said was....


"wow, that's a lot"...and..."thank you for your time and help."

off to the post office, guy told me Priority mail...... $12.90


done deal............


i just wanted to "see" if UPS would have been cheaper......

 

[Jester560]

I could've answered that for you.

 

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[Old_Me]

I could've answered that for you.

well i know that much...as i said, there was a UPS store near where i got the money order......why not stop and ask questions on what i wanted to do..??

i was thinking at the very least maybe a dollar or 3 difference from the postal service...you know, "competition and all that"..??

i gave it a thought that maybe UPS doesn't go into that area where the relative lives..??? and it had to be more of an "out of the way delivery"...??

i dunno.

eye opening on that price.

 

[OkiePewPew]

 

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