The other night, I was late getting home from a get together with family and friends. As I pulled into the driveway, I noticed the note from my delivery guy that I had a package waiting at the facility that needed my signature. Normally they would just leave the package, but this time I had to drive to the facility to pick it up–which is not that close, about 25 minutes away.
For me, this is frustrating, so I was super glad to hear about UPS My Choice.
UPS is committed to making the on line shopping experience better – not just for shippers, but for the consumers who receive packages at their home as well. That’s why UPS is transforming the package delivery experience with a first-of-its kind, customizable delivery service for residential receivers called UPS My Choice.
UPS My Choice helps avoid the disappointment and hassle of missing a home delivery by empowering you, the shopper and consumer, to take control of your UPS deliveries. This ground-breaking service increases the likelihood of a successful delivery on the first attempt by providing delivery alerts, specific delivery time frames, reroute options, a visibility dashboard and electronic signature release – all by accessing ups.com through a computer or mobile phone.
If you are like me and live a very busy lifestyle, then UPS My Choice could not have come at a better time! With expensive holiday packages arriving quite frequently, it’s nice to know that there is a program that will stop my worrying by ensuring that my package arrives when I am at home, or that I can re-route it to where I am at.
Which Membership Option Will You Choose?
UPS My Choice provides convenient options that align with the way people work and live. There are two levels of membership:
oUPS My Choice members receive phone, e-mail or text alerts notifying them a day in advance of when packages will arrive and providing a four-hour approximate delivery time frame. They also have the option to electronically authorize release of packages that require a signature and, for a $5 transaction fee, to reroute a package to another delivery address or have it delivered to the nearest The UPS Store® location.
oUPS My Choice Premium Membership, available for a $40 annual subscription, provides all the benefits of a regular UPS My Choice membership at no additional cost and in addition, members gain access to an online delivery calendar that shows the status of UPS home deliveries. Premium members also are offered a two-hour delivery window. A $5 transaction fee is charged only upon successful delivery of the package within the two-hour commitment.
As a Premium member, consumers can even provide their UPS driver with detailed instructions on where to leave a package. They just select from a drop-down list of location options like — leave it at the Side Door…the Garage…on the Porch…in the Management Office of my apartment complex or the Shed out back!
To register for UPS My Choice or for more information, visit UPS.com.
Enter to Win
UPS My Choice is giving away a $25 American Express gift card. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment here letting us know how UPS My Choice will make your life easier.
This giveaway will end on December 20, 2011 at midnight ET and a winner will be chosen at random and announced on Sunday in the weekly Around The Blogosphere. Please see our site’s terms and conditions for more information.
Disclosure Statement
UPS provided the gift card I am using as the prize in this promotion. All opinions are our own.
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I order a lot of stuff online. It’s so much easier to shop from my computer than to shop with 2 kids in tow! This would be super helpful!
I love that they e-mail you letting you know when you should expect your packages. It’s nice to know when I should be on the lookout for them!
I will know when to expect packages, and if I’m not going to be home, I can advise the neighbor to collect the package for me. If I want, I can change the place of delivery.
I like the feature that I can get an e-mail notifying me a day in advance of when packages will arrive and providing a four-hour approximate delivery time frame. That way, I can be home to sign for a package if necessary & if I can’t be home then I can ask them to place the item in a more secure location than the front of my house.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I receive a lot of packages and it would be great to get a heads up and know (with a 4 hour window) when the package is set to arrive.
I don’t usually get too many packages, but when I order something on line, it will be nice to have a definitive delivery date, so you can be home to receive it.
I shop online a lot, to be able to give specific instructions to the UPS driver as to where to leave those packages is a great plus
I like getting a heads up when a package is on the way so I can be at home
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
pumuckler {at} gmail {dot} com
I hate agonizing over when packages are going to arrive!
There’s a lot of foot traffic past our house and I always worry that packages will disappear. It would be great to know when I could expect them!
UPS My Choice will make my life easier because when I win cool giveaways I’ll know I have a package coming that I can track on my own
i hate being stuck at home waiting on a package, knowing the specific time frame for when the package will be delivered will be super convenient
My husband and I do a ton of online shopping – this would be so nice to be able to track packages better!
It will make gift giving for the holidays so much easier because I’ll be able to track my packages and get notifications about delays and such.
I win a lot of prizes from various sweepstakes so this will definitely come in handy! tracietrump@yahoo.com
Wow, we are busy and are always missing packages. This is great!
Oh man, I seriously wish they’d had this 2 years ago! I lived in a small apartment complex and no matter how many times I tried to tell my UPS driver that he could just leave the package (even when it didn’t require a signature) he wouldn’t and I would have to drive across town at the dinner hour to get it (our warehouse is only open from like 4 to 7pm). So frustrating!
Now I live out in the country and unless it requires a signature they just leave the packages every time. Even large packages like car seats!
But this would be nice for the times when we are on vacation and I know something is coming, but I just don’t know exactly when!
It will make my life easier by notifying me when I’m going to receive a package, even if I wasn’t aware a package was on its way. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the notification feature before delivery. I order a lot of things on the internet and hate the thought of them being dropped off to my porch when I am not home!
I use UPS My Choice and I love it. I always know when a package is coming and that makes my life so much easier.
Mel4Him777{at}gmail{dot}com
I do virtually ALL my shopping online and sometimes opt to ship to my office rather than home (especially if they are packages for my kids!) It would be great to track all my packages with ease!
this will help me track packages and reroute them to work if i have to, or not sign for them
I live in an apartment and this would be so handy. It is nice to know when the package is arriving so that I can be around to receive it. It would save lots of trips to the main location to pick up parcels
bluebelle0367(at)hotmail(dot)com
this would be great since ill know around what time the package will arrive and if they need to be rerouted/signed for
I would like getting the email or text when it’s coming so if I am not home I can maybe call someone to go over and get it if I have to sign for it
I became a member about a month ago, maybe more. I really love it. I love getting an email that says when my package is going to arrive…and if it is going to arrive on a different date than originally set, they email me again. I really love knowing when the packages are going to arrive! and if i want to change it, i can. love love love it.
I’ve already signed up for MyChoice and I love it! It’s flexible and allows me to plan to have packages received! Especially helpful at this time of year!
We live in snow country and sometimes in the winter the UPS man can’t make it up the hill that is our driveway. If our private roads haven’t been plowed yet, he can’t even get near our house. Sometimes he calls us and we meet him in town or out on the main road somewhere or give him a place to leave it. It would be nice to be able to arrange that ahead of time if we knew he had a package on the way at a certain time. No more surprise phone calls!
someluckydog at gmail dot com
Twitter: longwait4bella
December 11, 2011 at 12:42 pm
I like that I would get a text when the package arrives. It takes the stress out of Christmas gift shipping.
its nice for when i order things online
How lucky would this one be to win!
I am away from home a lot and it makes it hard for me to be able to get my items in the mail. WIth this I would be able to coordiate getting my packages easier!
This would be great to have. My sons like to buy stuff online and we would know when the packages would arrive.
pjames330 at aol dot com
This is great. It would be so much easier to know when packages are coming.
UPS My Choice will make my life easier because it will allow me to know when my packages will arrive.
This will come in handy for the holiday’s.
IT saves me time, and I could always use more time in the day.
shannonw at peacelovepoop dot com
I already have UPS My choice and I LOVE it!! I know when packages are coming 1-2 days before they arrive, and around Christmas-time that is a blessing since my kids are nosy!! I love this feature UPS offers now! Thank you!!
This gift card would be nice to have.
It will make things so much easier for me because I can ask them to leave the packages at the back of my house. We have had several packages stolen so this will ease my mind big time!
The 2 hour delivery window is awesome.
I order tons of stuff online and I love knowing exactly when it is coming!
I could order a few things for last minute x-mas list.
UPS My Choice will make my life easier by giving notice when a package is being sent an will be delievered
vlbelk(at)Hotmail.com
since we are so busy i like that they narrow the time frame so you know when to be home for your important delivery
i like that they give you the 4 hour delivery time, it would help me to know when to not let my son look out the door if a package is coming for him, cause if he sees them he wants them
nannypanpan at gmail.com
UPS My Choice has already made my life easier – by notifying me ahead of time of a delivery.
Great – thank you.
I already use UPS My Choice and it has helped me to know when to be home for a delivery.
My life is quite hectic and I am forever worrying about missed deliveries, this would alleviate that
mummytotwoboys@yahoo.com
I like that it gives the flexibility to reroute a package to another delivery address or have it delivered to the nearest The UPS Store® location. This is an awesome option! My brother already uses this and I should too. Thank you so much for the chance!
dvdgossett915@gmail.com
Some thing to use during the some times heck- tic holiday season.
I love the UPS service…they always call me and let me know when a pkg. is arriving and the drivers are all so friendly…heavensent1@yahoo dotcom
like is so hecktic coming and going time frame of when to expect them would be awesome in ensure packages arent left on doorsteps to then be stolen
ups my choice lets me know when to expect packages
It will let me know when packages will be arriving so I can arrange for someone to be home to get them
rjs682 at yahoo dot com
I like that you can give detailed instructions as to where to leave a package.
It will make my life easier b/c I’m always working or traveling so now I can coordinate with my online shopping!
It makes my life easier just knowing that they remind and notify me.
UPS MYCHOICE WOULD LET ME KNOW WHEN I NEEDED TO BE HOME TO SIGN & OUR RECEIVE PACKAGES! HOW COOL!
It would make it so easier for my parents and I to send packages back and forth when I’m at college.
Just about anyone could really use this.
live out i the country-would let me know when packages arrive so I or someone could be here
thaks
I won’t have to go to the post office to pick up missed packages, and no more surprise doorbell rings when baby’s napping! Yay!
I love how you can calculate costs online and print postage to avoid the post office
like knowing what’s coming
It would definitely be helpful to receive that phone call.
daniellecorrelle @ aol.com
love the email alerts when my packages should arrive so I know and have an idea!!
This would be great so it wouldn’t take multiple attempts to get a package or worry about it sitting outside if I’m not home!
It will make mine easier because I will know when to expect packages
tmc480 at yahoo dot com
It will make my life easier because I will know when a package is arriving.
ape2016(at)aol(dot)com
I like that you don’t have to be home to received the package and can tell them where to leave it
ups my choice lets me know when to expect packages
because I will know when packages are arriving
ryanac32 at yahoo dot com
UPS My Choice would make my life easier with their two-hour delivery window that is offered.
momsholidaycooking at gmail dot com
Getting text alerts and having a 2 hour delivery window would be helpful so my packages don’t sit outside when I’m not home!
LOVE My Choice! My delivery man is kinda bad about leaving packages outside my garage door. his helps me be on the lookout for them, so the aren’t left unattended all day. And it gies me something to look forward to when I get a alert, too
I work night shift, so this will will help out a lot. Alot of times, packages are delivered when I am in the middle of a dead sleep. With UPS My Choice, I can schedule deliveries around my schedule.
It will help me plan my day. This way Ill know when to expect the package and would be able to be home when it arrives.
I signed up for UPS My choice and I love it! It’s so nice to know when a package will be delivered! I live in MN and sometimes packages can’t sit outside in the cold, so I like to know when one is coming so I can rescue it from subzero temps!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
I am always on the go, either at work or driving my girls to school, from school, or to activities! I could track all my online purchases and I shop a LOT online. Thanks!
I LOVE the idea of getting a text when my package is on its way. We get a lot of packages, so it’d be nice to know when they’re comintg.
I would like the online delivery calender.
tarter95 at hotmail dot com
it would help by emailing me if a package is coming because ups always leaves my packages at the end of our looooong driveway where i can’t see them
thepryfamily@gmail.com
It would be great to know when they are coming, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had other things to do and errands to run and I’ve had to hang around the house for hours waiting for my package to arrive!
It will let me know when I need to be home to sign and receive.
It will be so much more organized for me to keep track of my packages and have ups notify me instead of me having to keep track of the tracking number to check up on where it is and when it will be delivered
I signed up for this service and it has already helped me. I was notified of an impending shipment arrival and did not even know I had a shipment coming! I love it!
Our UPS guy is great and comes the same time every day, so I always know when to expect him. I do like that I can redirect a delivery to work instead of home-great for keeping surprises away from prying eyes.
I like how you can leave detailed instructions on where to leave the packages.
WOW, this is an amazing way to ship my Christmas presents out of state.
By being able to “…electronically authorize the release of packages that require a signature” will save me a lot of time by not having to run late at night to the local UPS depot to pick up my un-delivered packages due to my not being home to sign for their delivery. Gosh, I love this feature, it’s awesome!!!
kimbuckjr@yahoo.com
That’s awesome! I love all these new developments these companies are implementing!