When the USPS Changes from *Company X* to *Company Y*....

When the USPS Changes from Company X to Company Y....

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@Chix wrote:

Well, it looks to me like they are paying MORE than the 'other' company.

I have not done a PO shop since 2011 or 2012. I do not have ebay packages to send and I hate waiting in line. I try to avoid post offices like the plague. But I can see where it works for some people.

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@SoCalMama wrote:

I double-dip with eBay sales. I charge a flat rate to ship, then use a shop to ship to the buyer. It's pretty lucrative.

I also use it for eBay, but I offer free shipping (since I can!). I also use it for when I actually need to send packages....really comes in handy!

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/07/2015 04:31AM by pmpst8.

Please keep the updates here, thanks!!

Shopping Central Jersey Shoreline. WHAT? I'm an adult?! When did this happen?! How do I make it stop?!

@BirdyC wrote:

I'm trying to keep up with this thread, but it's a little overwhelming! Do I understand that I should check off the locations that I can shop, but that these are not actual assignments yet? This is a way of judging shopper availability within these areas?
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This has been a little bit of a back and forth for us too. Originally it sounded like a way to judge availability, but at this point it looks like they will be the ones we actually assign.

Owner
Summit Scheduling and Editing

I must say that I do not envy the schedulers with all of these client changes and continuing uncertainties for them, as well as for us. Let's all remember to be kind to one another during the launch period!

Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel

Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/07/2015 05:31PM by walesmaven.

@Summit Scheduling wrote:

@BirdyC wrote:

I'm trying to keep up with this thread, but it's a little overwhelming! Do I understand that I should check off the locations that I can shop, but that these are not actual assignments yet? This is a way of judging shopper availability within these areas?
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This has been a little bit of a back and forth for us too. Originally it sounded like a way to judge availability, but at this point it looks like they will be the ones we actually assign.

Thank you! I think I'd better log in and see if I can cancel out some of my selections.... I'm generally available to shop the locations I checked off, but not all of them for the same assignment scenario within the same month!

I learn something new every day, but not everyday!
I've learned to never trust spell-check or my phone's auto-fill feature.

For Summit:

Normally on shop metrics, the shopper can put a comment on the application. I did not see that option this time (I also applied from my tablet, not my real computer), so I could have missed it too.

I usually put "1 of 4 on 10/22/2015. Thank you."

I am used to getting 100% of what I apply for, so this may be a transition for me. Hold me

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/07/2015 05:22PM by SoCalMama.

@SoCalMama wrote:

I am used to getting 100% of what I apply for, so this may be a transition for me. Hold me

yes, me too. I generally do 4 a day and always got what I applied for, but the various schedulers knew me as I've done them for years.

Doesn't this thread list both the client and MSC??

A Dad shopping the Ark-LA-Tex and beyond.

who's zone 4? I'm in Denver. (will be near you in Nov thou

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@ShoppingDad wrote:

Doesn't this thread list both the client and MSC??

Don't think so. Lists the client and the scheduling company.

@onepotatotwo wrote:

@ShoppingDad wrote:

Doesn't this thread list both the client and MSC??

Don't think so. Lists the client and the scheduling company.

Definitely does...a way back

i thought that got removed? Heh, not going back to look...

@onepotatotwo wrote:

i thought that got removed? Heh, not going back to look...

easy to find..use your browser's "history" feature and it's easy

I am not taking the time to search for it either but it was determined that it was okay for the representative from the scheduling company to name the MSC and the client because they are scheduling all of the shops.

Hmm. I don't find these shops on the scheduler's site, but do find them on the MSC's site, in my area. Is this what everyone else is finding? Or is this just "special?"

The jobs should be on the MSC's site.

Never seen any shops on the scheduler's site, only on the MSCs site as far as I know.

Is there a way to show the new MSC our history with the old? That way maybe we could be able to self assign as being in a more capable tier of shoppers with this particular client? I have no history yet with the new; but, almost 1k of this client with the old?

I'm not sure what zone I am in, I think 2, Las Vegas. With prior knowledge, I might be willing to be a receiving address...if I do not have to p/u the package at a USPS!!

Your zone is determined by the distance between the mailing post office and your post office.

I thought someone was going to start a thread where we could just list our zip code? Wouldn't that be
nice?

[pretty sure you are not zone two
more like 8 or 9
look at the USPS site

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I'm not sure what zone I am in, I think 2, Las Vegas. With prior knowledge, I might be willing to be a receiving address...if I do not have to p/u the package at a USPS!!

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Your zone is the distance from the post office you are mailing from to the mailing address you are sending to. For example, my local post office that delivers to my house is zone 0. I can't mail to my own address from my local post office. If I mail to the next city over, that's zone 1 from my house and from my local post office. I can mail to a friend of mine who lives in that zone from my local post office with no problem. I can mail from the post office in the next city over to my house and that's zone 1. My sister lives in Florida and from my local post office it's zone 5, so a slight extra charge is incurred. It's not like planting flowers, LOL.

I saw the guidelines for the project today. It shows a slightly different weight requirement for what is available in my area. Anybody else see this?

"All we want are the facts." Sgt. Joe Friday

Yes, I saw them too. They did redo the form of the guidelines but the details look just about the same. I did notice a change with the destination for the "C" shops. These were guidelines for only "A" and "C" shops.

Happily shopping Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/15/2015 02:34AM by vlade5394.

I hope that I can connect with the new company. I did about 10 USPS shops and enjoyed them.

Some changes I noticed were:
--you must use a NEW box, cannot use an old one
--can mail anywhere in the US as long as it is a different zip in a different city that is zone 1 to 5 from your location--a few more details on that for Puerto Rico and other special areas
--weight up to one pound
--Dim shops must be zone 5 to 8 (no assigned address to mail to) and 2.5 to 5 pounds

Hi all, small update. We thought we would be able to start assigning yesterday, but last night I received the guidelines and there were things in there that I thought were contradictory, so I sent them back to the client. I'm not really willing to start assigning 7000 shops and then get 7000 (valid) emails with questions, so I am trying to make sure things are water tight before we assign. Apologies for the delay. The schedulers are glued to their computers as well wanting to get started. I will also ask about the new box purchase, that doesn't sound like it is worded correctly.

Owner
Summit Scheduling and Editing

@siamese5555 wrote:

Some changes I noticed were:
--you must use a NEW box, cannot use an old one
--can mail anywhere in the US as long as it is a different zip in a different city that is zone 1 to 5 from your location--a few more details on that for Puerto Rico and other special areas
--weight up to one pound
--Dim shops must be zone 5 to 8 (no assigned address to mail to) and 2.5 to 5 pounds

If the requirement is a new box, can we buy in bulk, or only one-at-a-time?

#burntoutinthebigapple

Early indications are that you won't have to buy new boxes.

Owner
Summit Scheduling and Editing

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