# "Brown" vs "Fedex"

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 25, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-vs-fedex/115817 "2002-06-25T02:27:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-vs-fedex/115817/19 "2002-06-26T15:27:38Z")

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I’d say from the “Brown” commercials, and some observations above, that “Brown” is more focused on business-to-business customers, who need shipping services and spend the workday on their own business, rather than on that of an employer.

That being the case, I question the wisdom of retail businesses, whether online or by mail, who use UPS and subject their customers to the inconvenience noted above.

One solution is to get a p.o. box. Most privately operated mailing centers have staff there on Saturdays, so you can pick up your deliveries at your convenience. Ours costs $60/qtr, but is well worth it.

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