Date:         Fri, 4 Oct 2002 18:34:38 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: busdepot and thepartsbin going nose to nose
Comments: To: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
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At 06:07 PM 10/4/2002, John Rodgers wrote:
>Ron, your comments regarding using the USPS Priority Mail as a
>preference for handling fragile items as opposed to UPS really struck a
>chord. I operated a ceramics studio in Alaska for many years and shipped
>fragile, fine porcelain figurines via Priority Mail to customers all
>over "The Lower 48". It was a rare occasion when something got broken

When Consumer Report tested express delivery services a couple years ago,
they found that Express Mail (they didnt' look at Priority) was least
likely to be on time among USPS, UPS, Fedex, but also least likely to be
damaged.  Fedex was both fastest and roughest in their test.

david


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