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Gather Real-World Shipping Quotes

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Really Bad Advice for Small Business

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What happens here

To illustrate the pricing model, the presenter visits a FedEx Office and a UPS Store. He inquires about the cost to ship a 53lb box to the zip code 90210 (Beverly Hills) for different service speeds: overnight/priority, 2-day, 3-day, and ground/standard delivery. This practical exercise demonstrates how significant the price variations are based solely on delivery speed.

Goal: Collect actual pricing data from shipping providers for various service levels to understand the magnitude of price differences between standard and expedited delivery for the same item.

Tools and materials

  • FedEx Office
  • Paper
  • Pen
  • UPS Store

What they say

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other thing." No, you guys, I want you to think of FedEx. I want you to think of UPS. I want you to think of the United States Postal Service. Oh, the chicken the gal at FedEx. Feisty. [Music] Let's try UPS. Let's see if they'll let us film inside. Maybe. Probably not. Who cares? We'll still get the pricing. What

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