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Re:A free shipping mystery by taygetea on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @07:21PM (#10942494)
Those acronyms mean different things in the US. USPS = United States Postal Service, the official one. UPS = United Parcel Service, a different company
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Re:A free shipping mystery by joemi on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @08:08PM (#10942686)
I think the parent meant USPS shipments always gets delivered by Australia Post (that's how USPS usually does deliveries in other countries: they use that country's official service), whereas UPS gets their packages delivered by an assortment of local carriers.
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Re:A free shipping mystery by voltagex_ on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @09:08PM (#10942904)
Yep, sorry if I was unclear. FedEx has local offices around Australia, USPS is handled by Australia Post, UPS is handled by whoever has the contract at the moment.
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