UPS stores can refuse live animals, they also make mistake, like forgetting to give your package to the driverOriginally Posted by Boanerges
I heard if you use them and you don't take it to a UPS main pickup station like a hub or center that places like the UPS store are franchised out and in some cases wont take live animals. Also, I heard you could have UPS come and pick up the package and it will go straight to the nearest center or hub, however UPS will most likely charge you a pickup fee.
Can anyone say if there is any truth to any of this? Thanks, after asking to the guy at my local hub he highly recommended me to drop the package off to the hub versus the store since I was shipping live animals.
A fee will occur for pick ups, the problem with pickup is that you need to give them a time when the package will be ready (usually a 3 to 5 hours window) so they can pickup the package.
Personnally I like to drop my package of at the last minute between 6 and 6.30 (UPS last next day air pick up being at 7 PM at my hub) this way it limits the time the animal has to spend in the box)
Also with pick ups it means the animal could be in the truc for several hours before being dropped off at the hub which can be a problem depending your area and the time of the year as UPS trucks do not have AC.
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