In article , jlafountain@sicolamartin.com says... (most deleted)

>The moral is, I think, obvious. Avoid the United States Postal Service >at all costs if you plan to do a COD. If your employer/organization/ >whatever doesn't have a FedEx account, then open a personal one >yourself. It will be well worth your time, and won't cost you anything.

Ah, but have you priced FedEx's excellent service? Whew! I would rather
take the difference between it and UPS 3-day COD charges as a discount
on the equipment - there is a BIG difference in cost! I agree with your
comments on US postal service - kinda poor, sometimes. UPS offers the
best service/cost combination, in my experience (and they will do
package pick-ups - call 1-800-pickups).
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