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Lowest Rates Are Not The Best When Comparing Courier Quotes

It is difficult to ignore the lure of low rates in any commercial transactions.  But judging the merit of an offer for any service on the basis of rates only can lead to wrong decisions. For tangible items it is not always difficult to establish a co-relation between the quality of material and the price. But for intangible services, it is very difficult to find out the rationale of price that can highlight the quality of services that one can expect. Unless the price can be linked to the quality of service it can never be understood what impact the price has on the quality.

Linking Rates with Quality

Judging the correctness of price of a courier quote is almost impossible if it is considered in isolation. The number does not give any indication of the quality of service that the company would be delivering. But it is essential to establish a link between the quoted rates and the quality of service in order to take a logical decision regarding the selection of the company. If this can be done, and there are ways of doing it, then you are sure about the quality of service that you can get at the price that has been quoted. This is a sure way of avoiding the lure of low rates that can appear to be cheap upfront but is really not so in the long run.

Consider the Deliverables

To establish a link between the rates and the quality of service, pay careful attention to the deliverables of the courier company and evaluate whether it is possible for the company to meet these at the offered rates.

Comparing courier quotes with focus on numbers only can therefore be quite misleading and prove to be costly in the long run.

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