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Posted by Alpha on 02/13/06 00:10
"PC Medic" <not@home.com> wrote in message
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> <afn03488@afn.org> wrote in message
> news:1139759033.589933.282720@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> PC Medic wrote:
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>>> Much simpler way for them to have done this instead of 'throttling'
>>> would be
>>> 'combined shipping'. If you have multiple movies shipping to you from
>>> the
>>> same facility (almost always the case) offer you the option in your
>>> profile
>>> to have them placed in a single shipping envelope and you return them in
>>> the
>>> same single envelope. The weight of a CD is minimal and would more than
>>> halve their current shipping rate using this method.
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>> Pardon, but you obviously do not understand how the USPS operates.
>> Your proposed solution would not only complicate NetFlix's mail
>> preparation, it would require the use of affixed [metered or stamped]
>> postage instead of permit imprints and deprive NetFlix of some of the
>> postal discounts for which they now qualify.
>>
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> Wrong...and I am quite aware of how the USPS works as my company uses them
> (and UPS) to ship thousands of items daily. 3 CD's in a single mailer
> would cause little IF any change in rate and what ever slight change there
> was would certainly be less costly than 3 seperate mailers (savings in
> both postage and materials).
>
>> Secondly, an additional DVD would obviously push the weight class up
>> an ounce [a DVD is roughly 0.6 ounces] meaning NetFlix would pay an
>> additional 24 cents each way. While this is lower than the cost of two
>> envelopes, the postal "savings" is on the order of 14% at best, not
>> 50%. This savings would apply only to a subset of their total postage
>> bill, and in my estimation would be more than eaten up by the
>> additional costs in preparation and loss of discounts.
>>
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> I do not agree totally with your figures and yes it MAY cost slightly
> more, but still would be less than 3 seperate mailers.
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>> Add to this that the additional stiffness of the package may well
>> require sorting on flat equipment instead of letter equipment to
>> prevent damage, and you are adding to the postal delivery time.
>>
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> I ship double packs of CD's every day (in the cardboard media mailers) and
> rarely does it take longer than 1-2 days for customers in the region to
> receive them. Besides, my main complaint is not in how long USPS is
> taking, it is the recent 2-3 day turn-around at the Netflix facility
> itself.
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Your analysis is wrong and the previous poster is correct. All, and I mean
all, of the processing at Netflix is by hand. There is a reason each disc
must be separate: Correct inventory scans of bar codes and filing. Putting
discs in one package would cost huge money in overhead, and save absolutely
nothing. It would cost a lot, lot more.
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