UPS Store prices?

Recently a UPS store opened nearby, so yesterday when I went to the PO to weigh a pkg. for an AM transaction, I decided to stop by there & compare prices. The pkg. weighed 1 lb. 13.7oz & cost me $4.14 to mail to IL from LA(parcel post).

The girl weighed it & measured it. It was about 8"X8"X5" or so; nothing unusual. She quoted me the price of $10.00 UPS ground & said it would get there by Tues..

I asked her if this was the cheapest rate & she said yes.

Are these UPS stores more expensive than just taking it by a regular UPS shipping center? We have one of those, but it's across town & not convenient. Or did the girl make an error?

To mail the pkg. 1st class by USPS would have only cost me $4.95.

I learned that many of these UPS stores are similar to a franchise and the owner can set the prices accordingly. The biggest plus to these stores is that you can get packing and shipping in one stop. If I do my own packing I go to the local UPS terminal desk and get the better price.
Stu

Basically, you're getting screwed!!!

Try Fedex ground. It's much cheaper and beats the hell out of USPS and UPS.

The only problem is that you have to go to a Fedex station to get the good rate.

Darrell

Thanks for the replies, fellows. I'll check to see if we have a Fed-Ex terminal here in Alex.