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				<title><![CDATA[Rich,
Hi, I know all about the ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Rich,
Hi, I know all about the shipping industry, and when it comes to shipping across the united states you can`t beat ups or even fedEx but for local shipping you look into small private courier services, for the most part when it comes to loc]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[very interesting. the direction ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[very interesting. the direction of advice regarding deempasizing customer service goes totally against our general advice and our personal experience as small business operators.
i LOVE the personal attention and service i received at the The UP]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[This is great! I think I`ll&nbsp]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[This is great! I think I`ll&nbsp;change the text in my literature to read...
"At The UPS Store on Thousand Oaks Drive, we hire only relatively competent staff to make sure your business needs are taken care of in a sort of professional manner."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[ 
I notice one of two reactions]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ 
I notice one of two reactions when somebody brings up The UPS Store, first, they equate us to FedEx Kinko`s as in "I`ve never used a UPS store on a regular basis, but in a previous business I used to go to a Fedex Kinkos once ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
These reactions reinforce what]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
These reactions reinforce what we as store owners struggle with daily and that is brand identity. In other words, we still feel like the public at large doesn`t really know who we are and what we do.I think you]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rich, thanks for starting this p]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Rich, thanks for starting this post. As a UPS Store owner and small businessman, the comments here are very interesting. Here`s a couple of observations and then I`d like to pose a couple questions of my own to the group at large.
I notice one o]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[My whole business depends on UPS]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[My whole business depends on UPS...all products are shipped by
them...and I agree with David, USPS is very expensive for certain
shipments in certain locations.&nbsp; And to be honest, the folks who
run the UPS stores are much more polite, helpful and g[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I visit UPS store three times a ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I visit UPS store three times a week. I think they are missing an immediate opportunity. I ship liquid in glass once a week and never buy boxes or bubble wrap at the store. The portions they offer are very small and priced for the person in a jam. $3.25 fo[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[IIt really depends on the line o]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[IIt really depends on the line of work one`s business is in.&nbsp; There have been times when the USPS is cheaper for the same shipping service and speed.&nbsp; Their partnership with Pitney-Bowes modernized their online postage services to be on par wi]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[i love this real world experienc]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[i love this real world experience. thanks! keep it comin!]]></description>
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