My floor fan which I sleep with in my bedroom for the noise is about ready to bite the dust. So, I got online today and through much searching for an hour or so found what I wanted. Store XYZ offered it at $50 with free shipping. Store ZBA offered it for $45 with $8.91 shipping. I called store ZBA and flat asked if they could ship it for free after I was told the shipping charge. I said I found this fan at a competitor for free shipping.
The young man said, "I can take care of that for you". Woohoo. However, he is instructed to only ship OOPS and not postal. I have only a post office box and he said it is too big for your box so they won't do that. I told him they will just put a yellow card in the box and I pick it up at the counter. So, he overrode it on the computer to force it through since I suggested that too, lol.
Now my post office which I am worried about, gets more business and I don't have to worry about it being stolen off my porch. OOPS recently threw a "signature required" item on my porch and took off. I have had 6 packages stolen off my porch in the past 4 years. So, anyway, I figured with the economy the way it is, it was worth checking on them giving me the free shipping. And I saved money in the process!
Source: As far as I know (and I have plenty of senior moments), I thought it up.
By lori macDonald from AR
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Speaking of saving your post office, set the big banks and credit card companies do it for you. Mail back the empty self addressed postage paid envelopes they send all the time and the post office gets reimbursed for the processing.
I am surprised the post office accepted it. Our P Office won't accept any large packages. RCL
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