UPS Ground Saver®shipping: Is it right for your business?
With the unprecedented rise in e-commerce the last few years, customers expect your shipping to be fast, affordable and accurate. To address these issues in a cost-effective way for small or mid-size businesses (SMBs) like yours, UPS® created a special economical service: UPS Ground Saver®.
What is UPS Ground Saver® delivery?
UPS Ground Saver® is a low-cost service that provides economical delivery for small, light-weight packages to residential and commercial addresses. UPS Ground Saver® packages are picked up by UPS and will generally take an extra day or two to be delivered, but still follow the usual UPS tracking experience all the way to their destination.
So, how do you know if UPS Ground Saver® is a good fit for your business? If you're regularly a business-to-consumer (B2C) shipper fulfilling at least 10 small package shipments per day, UPS Ground Saver® might be a great option. UPS Ground Saver® packages should:
- Weigh less than 10 lbs.
- Measure under one cubic foot
- Be residential or commercial deliveries
- Not require urgent or guaranteed delivery times
- Have a low economical value and require limited liability coverage
UPS Ground Saver vs UPS® Ground: How is UPS Ground Saver® different?
UPS Ground differs from UPS Ground Saver® in that it offers speedy, day-definite delivery in one to five days. Residential deliveries via UPS Ground also incur a surcharge. Another key difference from UPS Ground Saver® is that UPS Ground also covers a wide variety of package sizes and weights. UPS Ground can make more sense than UPS Ground Saver® if you ship larger, heavier packages or ship fewer than 10 parcels on a day-to-day basis. You may also want to consider UPS ground if your shipments require extra speed or specific-day delivery.
Does UPS Ground Saver® services make sense for e-commerce shipping?
If your business mostly operates in the online retail space and ships many small, light parcels each day, UPS Ground Saver® could offer some powerful benefits for you and your customers.
It's the perfect pairing with an e-commerce program for multiple reasons, including:
- Lower UPS shipping rates that also include all fuel, residential delivery, and delivery area surcharges. This leaves room in your budget to offer free shipping to your customers!
- Pickups at the same time as your other parcels, saving you a trip to the post office.
- A residential and commercial delivery focus, making it an ideal, low-cost service for B2C e-commerce shippers.
- Utilizing UPS for all of your packages, large or small, saves you from having to manage multiple systems for your business shipments.
- Opportunities to beat your competitors on ground shipping costs or pass your shipping savings along to your customers
- UPS Saturday Operations: Leveraging UPS's Saturday pick-up capabilities allows for faster processing and delivery times, particularly useful for weekend deliveries.
Ready to find out if UPS Ground Saver® can benefit your e-commerce business? Unishippers is an ideal partner to help make that determination and get you started with UPS Ground Saver®. We're part of the largest non-retail Authorized Reseller of UPS in the nation, and we leverage that partnership to help SMBs with their small package shipping at affordable rates. As a full-service third-party logistics provider (3PL), we can also offer guidance as your business grows, along with expert advice and support on any other aspects of your shipping.
Reach out to Unishippers for a free UPS Ground Saver® shipping consultation today!
*This is not a guarantee of service. Availability of and eligibility for UPS Ground Saver® will depend on certain qualifications, including shipment volume, approval by UPS and other factors to be addressed by your Unishippers representative.
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