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To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (48518)	2/8/2000 7:49:00 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116762

Inflation? More on the UPS rate increase(folks are yelling): -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPS responds to rate hike outrage Soaring costs for oversized packages leave customers fuming -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Julie Foster ¸ 2000 WorldNetDaily.com Responding to one customer's anger over a recent rate increase, United Parcel Service told WorldNetDaily "everything is driven by cost," referring to the company's increase of "Oversized 2" shipping rates -- applying to large, lightweight packages. As reported in WND yesterday, UPS changed its long-standing "oversized" package rate policy to a two-class system. Now packages whose dimensions exceed an 84-inch (length-plus-girth) limit will be labeled as "Oversized 1," or OS1 and will be charged the rate of a 30 pound package, or its actual weight, whichever is greater. Parcels with a length-plus-girth measurement that exceeds 108 inches will now be classified as OS2, and will be billed at 70 pounds, or its actual weight, whichever is greater. Washington state specialty farmer Dale Lovejoy called the rate increase "an outrage," and said he should have been given advance notice of the change. "I can't believe that UPS would make such a drastic policy shift without telling anyone in advance. It shows a real lack of concern and respect for their customers," he said. Dan McMackin, spokesman for UPS told WorldNetDaily the rate increases were necessary to cover costs. worldnetdaily.com.