Boxes and More Boxes
It’s funny when the people at the UPS Store know what you want as soon as they see you walk in the door. I’ve become famous for buying tons of 6-cube and 9×5x5 boxes on a regular basis for Acne-Vitamins, even though I know I’m wasting money that would go a lot farther if I bought them in bulk online. Of course, the vast majority of the boxes Acne-Vitamins uses are purchased in bulk from online shipping stores such as uline.com, but there’s always the odd-size order that doesn’t necessarily justify needing 500 boxes on-hand for. For these I just drop by the UPS Store and pay 5 times as much as I would online (seriously, boxes I pay 40 cents for online cost $2 at the UPS Store, but I do it anyways!). Why do I do it? I don’t know! At first I thought it was the simple convenience of having the store nearby and not needing to stock a bunch of boxes that would be taking up space and hardly being used. However, these irregular orders at Acne-Vitamins are becoming more and more regular, and I really should just start stocking up.
Why can’t I break the habit? I think I’ve figured it out. You see, at my particular UPS Store they always have this pal of Jelly Belly jellybeans just sitting there, daring you to taste the many flavors. And the workers encourage you! “Please, help yourself.” “Take as much as you want.” “They’ll just go to waste otherwise.” The temptation is just too great to resist, and with so many colorful flavors, I could spend every day at the UPS Store just trying to taste them all. It’s an evil and ingenious marketing plan that I am defenseless against. So what am I supposed to do? Maybe if my loyal customers start sending me Jelly Bellys…^_^
