Christmas shipping tips from mop

[masterofpuppets]

The rush has begun, but this coming week is what we in the shipping world call 'hell week'. If you're planning on shipping gifts to family and friends, here are some tips from me to you:

1) Be as prepared as possible - the worst thing this time of year is to come in unprepared. Too many times I've had people come in, wait in line, get to the counter with bags full of crap and say to me "hold on, I need to figure out what goes to who". Spend the extra time to get everything ready. Grab a large bag and get everything that is going to one address in one bag.

2) Be ready to wait in line - don't be a jerk just because you had to wait in line for a while. It's the season, the customer count at my store alone goes up 400% this week.... imagine the post office in a busy city.

3) December 17th - the 17th is the LAST day to do Ground to most locations. If you're shipping packages outside of your state, be in before the 17th if you want to get your gifts there by Christmas. It can be done after the 17th, but it will have to be air services which will be expensive for large packages.

4) Avoid the mail - this is just advice from me but spend the extra money and go FedEx or UPS. There's a reason they give you tracking and insurance.

 

[Selmuir]

Thanks for the advise ... ill pass it on too my family

 

[Evil-Jester]

pffff i had my shopping DONE before the end of November b/c i hate the last min rush

 

[Selmuir]

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pffff i had my shopping DONE before the end of November b/c i hate the last min rush
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I acctully don't mind it

 

[Evil-Jester]

i hate the whole OMFG LOOK LAST ITEM and then the fighting gawd so annoying i hate the rush but love everything else

 

[Trukilla]

lol i got kicked out of atore last year because i was fighting for the last xbox360

 

[Evil-Jester]

hahaha nice but the question is did you win?

 

[Archangel_565]

yeah, the rush is annoying... I hate crowds. Thank God for internet shopping!
PS. ---- I can't stand UPS. they destroyed two video cards in a row and then left my new laptop on my doorstep instead of leaving me a card to come pick it up or trying to deliver it another day. It was sent sig required for a reason.. $1300 laptop just chillin' on my porch.

 

[Trukilla]

yea i won.... a $200 dollar ticket lmao

 

[Evil-Jester]

i have never had anything left on my deck except phonebooks but if it gets stolen i dont care hehehe

 

[Trukilla]

everything is on my doorstep.. sometimes i get lazy and dont feel like picking things up !lol i will post a pic soon

 

[ProBowl24]

all good tips and also
Dont skip people if you are not wanting to wait in line. People get soo mad if you do and even call the police over to deal with you!

 

[Trukilla]

lol not with me they just look and move out of the way.... i feel lke i have too much power sometimes .... am i a bad person? will santa put me on his naughty list?

 

[masterofpuppets]

I have some deep personal issues with UPS as of late due to some major screw ups *no pun intended* on their behalf that were not covered.

However, they are still better than the mail options.