[TenTec] Shipping Items to Ten-Tec

Fri, 19 Jul 2002 12:34:16 -0400

Get a life, Bill.

Mike N4NT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Steffey" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Shipping Items to Ten-Tec

> hope that TenTec passes along to us, whom are charged shipping, the actual
> cost of the 'shipping'. INCLUDING DISCOUNTS/REBATES.
>
> MANY COMPANIES MAKE HUGE PROFITS ON THE DISCOUNTS/REBATES PAID BACK TO
THEM
> FROM THE SHIPPERS FOR "VOLUME"...
>
> Some 'smart' shipping guys figured how to show their clients that they
> could make money on shipping stuff!!!.    The shipper charges the end user
> 'actual shipping charges'...let's say 20$... then the SHIPPER gets a
> 'rebate' or 'discount' due something they'll call volume or something else
> ( which of course is not attributable to that particular shipment or
> customer. - hence not due to the customer.  And even the good shippers do
> it , because their competition does it.
> That always seemed to make things ok in the USA.
> All those good mailorder and internet prices are supported by this hidden
> profit center.   I'll bet FedX has a great rebate program.
>
> bill
>
> At 05:07 AM 7/19/02, [email protected] wrote:
> >Hi, Ron.
> >        Nope, you are not missing anything. Yup. They can receive from
other
> >shippers, I discovered after a call to Scott.
> >        However, I had presumed (my error) their note meant I should use
> > FedEx
> >as their "preferred shipper." That gives a total of three additional days
in
> >transit on a turnaround shipment to Sevierville and back to OKC. If one
> >counts as speedy delivery, it won't happen.
> >        I think I am missing something from Ten-Tec as to why they made
the
> >switch of contract. Something about Saturday delivery, I believe Stan
said.
> >It may just as well wash out as an even swap. I'm willing to wait and
see. A
> >lot of things are both "a blessing and a curse."
> >        Let it be carefully noted by all that I trust Ten-Tec as a
company to
> >make decisions in both their best interest and also in mine as well. They
are
> >a company of people who still remember and practice customer service as
first
> >and foremost. Whichever shipper one chooses, there is always room for
"bad
> >things to happen to good people." I probably should have left my first
note
> >unwritten for this reflector. But you guys are good guys, too. You keep
me up
> >on these old toes.
> >
> >73  Raymond   w5vpu
> >
> >
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