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Pack and Ship Services

As you can tell from the name, a pack and ship service handles the packing and shipping of merchandise. They typically concentrate on providing services to small businesses who are either unable or merely don’t want the hassle of shipping for themselves. They provide an excellent alternative to developing and maintaining an in-house mail room.

Pack and ship services typically do not store inventory, but concentrate on shipping services. Invoices, billing and all customer contacts continue to be done by the retailer. These services can be especially worthwhile to those who need to ship hard to package items or items that need special shipping or insurance.

Most pack and ship operations use several carriers – DHL, USPS, FedEx, UPS and others. Some will also arrange local transport and may provide custom drop-offs at airports. Many will pick up items as well as send them, so you could use them as virtual addresses.

Pack and ship services might be the better choice when you only need to send a few items or if you need to send very few expensive items. They also offer the additional benefit of being able to accept, as well as send, packages. This becomes very important if you want to send valuable or fragile merchandise, when the loss of even a single item might adversely affect your bottom line. If this is the case, insurance and package tracking are more important than the need to store large amounts of inventory.

Pack and ship services allow you more control over the order. Because you begin the process you can decide when the item will be shipped. If the item has a longer distance to travel before it reaches the hands of the customer, a pack and ship company would also be more likely to ensure a timely arrival.

Варіант 2

1. Оберіть вірний варіант (a, b, c або d)

1. It will be nice … something positive for every employee.

a) done c) have done

b) are doing d) to do

2. … an efficient courier and delivery service was never easy in a city of ten million people and three million vehicles.

a) A run c) Are running

b) Have run d) Running

3. She said you … try to contact a different supplier.

a) can c) could

b) might to d) is to

4. Video ads … to compete with increasing numbers of other online videos.

a) have c) must

b) is d) could

5. Expansion is … in times of low interest rates.

a) as attractive c) attractiver

b) more attractive d) not as attractive as

6. A … number of firms realize that their employee’s appearance is important.

a) grow c) having grown

b) have grown d) growing

7. Sales are likely … in the second half of the year.

a) rise c) was rising

b) to rise d) is risen

8. If I … to Japan, I’ll probably go to a tea ceremony.

a) goes c) go

b) was going d) were gone

9. Video sharing sites believe that more ad content … users to their sites.

a) are attracting c) have been attracted

b) will attract d) are attracted

10. … , companies will be forced to do more to ensure their ads are watched.

a) Though competition for online user attention increases…

b) However competition for online user attention increases…

c) That competition for online user attention increases…

d) As competition for online user attention increases…

11. A lot of people think branded goods are more expensive, … ?

a) do they c) don’t they

b) did they d) did you

12. He said the meeting … .

a) will start at ten c) are starting at ten

b) starts at ten d) would start at ten

13. …, it doesn’t give much factual information.

a) That the report is lengthy … c) Although the report is lengthy …

b) The report isn’t lengthy … d) When the report was finished …

14. . Despite the delays, … .

a) … the work wasn’t completed on time. c) … the work eventually completed on time

b) … the work was eventually completed on time. d) … we didn’t complete this work.

15. Professor Pyke asked … .

a) if all the students present at the lecture

b) if all the students are present at the lecture

c) were all the students present at the lecture

d) if all the students were present at the lecture

16. The threat to Microsoft comes from online applications, … .

a) who are changing how people use computers

b) to change how people use computers

c) which are changing how people use computers

d) that are changed how people use computers

17. He said he would contact me but … .

a) he wrote and phoned c) he both wrote and phoned

b) he either wrote or phoned d) he neither wrote nor phoned

18. The new stadium … will be opened next month.

a) held 90,000 people c) who holds 90,000 people

b) hold 90,000 people d) which holds 90,000 people

19. Television advertising is powerful and effective, … .

a) so it reaches millions of people within their own homes

b) since it reaches millions of people within their own homes

c) although it reaches millions of people within their own homes

d) that’s why it reaches millions of people within their own homes

20. Department stores such as Harrods in London … which sell a wide variety of products.

a) is a large shop c) having large shops

b) are large shops d) be a large shop

21. Individual video ads have more impact than they did in the past.

a) reaction c) intensity

b) influence d) value

22. The purpose of conducting a market research is to obtain information about customers’ needs and how well they are met.

a) get c) transfer

b) give d) publish

23. The quickest way for large retail chains to grow is to enter new foreign markets.

a) simplest c) fastest

b) easiest d) best

24. She holds the highest position in the company.

a) job c) post

b) work d) grade

25. We also have a series of lectures given by guest professors.

a) number c) means

b) matter d) sort

26. Networks enable connected computers to rapidly exchange information.

a) avoid c) allow

b) apply d) approve

27. The conference discussed new trends in economics.

a) problems c) tendencies

b) inventions d) discoveries

28. All personnel are required to attend the meeting.

a) managers c) colleagues

b) supervisors d) staff

29. A further possibility is to visit the clients at their workplace.

a) suppliers c) partners

b) customers d) supervisors

30. It is usually more economical to buy large quantities of a product than small quantities.

a) cheaper c) easier

b) more common d) more expensive