Did Provident switch from USPS to UPS-MI shipping?

jp297

(Hope this is the right forum.) Curious if others have noted whether Provident Metals has switched free-shipping from USPS to UPS-MI (Mail Innovations), or is a recent tiny order of mine an anomaly?

To my location MI generally means an extra 3-5 days transit time over USPS First-Class Parcel - and usually much more visible distress to the outer packaging. (Though I guess the wait-to-fill-the-entire-bin-before-moving-the-whole thing-to-the-next-regional-location-and-repeat method somehow saves money.)

GRANDAM

My last order was UPS then handed off to USPS for delivery to my PO Box.

OPA

All my orders as of late are via UPS-MI

jp297

Thanks for confirming.



Guess free shipping is worth the extra wait. (Haven't received it yet, but hope they added some extra padding, since - at least for me - nothing arrives as beat-up as UPS-MI parcels.)

Bochiman

I wonder which is worst.....



UPS-MI (Provident seems to have started using)?

or

FedEx Smartpost (USMint uses)?



I know that, being on the West Coast, FedEx Smartpost from the USMint SUCKS!

7-10 days (usually on the latter side of it).

djm

Originally posted by: Bochiman
I wonder which is worst.....

UPS-MI (Provident seems to have started using)?
or
FedEx Smartpost (USMint uses)?

I know that, being on the West Coast, FedEx Smartpost from the USMint SUCKS!
7-10 days (usually on the latter side of it).

Even DHL has a service like these. Is the $1 or 2 they save on shipping, worth all the bad will they create with there customers?

OPA

In lieu of paying $5+ for shipping, I can live with snail mail. You can always upgrade your free shipping with most vendors for a fee.