Talk:Mail Boxes Etc.

SPAM and Conflict of Interest
I removed the following spam from the article:

Franchise Opportunities Franchise opportunities are still available worldwide. More information can be found at The UPS Store Franchise Opportunites  website..

The IP address of the poster who added this and considerable other text to this article is owned by MBE:

WHOIS Record For 63.145.223.4 Record Type:   IP Address Qwest Communications Corporation QWEST-INET-8 (NET-63-144-0-0-1) 63.144.0.0 - 63.151.255.255 MAIL BOXES ETC QWEST-63-145-223 (NET-63-145-223-0-1) 63.145.223.0 - 63.145.223.255

This, to me, raises an obvious question of conflict of interest. I'll have to notify the user of this. I don't expect to monitor this page, but I wanted to put this here "as a warning to future generations."


 * Septegram * Talk * Contributions * 19:07, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Removal of Dubious Material
I removed the following information from the Ownership and Management section of the article. Some of it may be accurate, but there are some not-so-veiled slams at MBE and some remarks that seem to border on racism. Rather than let them stand with tags, I'm moving them here for the time being. If they can be sourced, they can go back. UPS Store locations are supplied with materials and goods at dimunitive prices. Thus the expense is minimal and the potential for high retail markup is limitless. Studies show that 9 out of every 10 UPS Store owners belong to high profile Asian families. The ability of these owners to generate a constant flow of revenue is due to the consistent supply of cheap products and even cheaper labor. UPS Store employees are often High School Dropouts with little or no social or cognitive ability. Management positions are occupied by younger relatives, usually nephews of the owner, who perform minimally in their job requirements and possess a less than adequate command of the english language.

* Septegram * Talk * Contributions * 21:56, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Agreed. That's WP:OR in a nutshell, as well as failing to meet WP:V. This information should be agressively removed. SirFozzie 23:06, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

I support the removal as well. This is highly unencyclopedic. Durova Charge! 00:31, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Removed Percieved Bias
Removed attacks on UPS Corporate without any citations


 * If you mean this change, I agree it needed to be removed. However, I not sure a vandalism warning was appropriate on the user page without some kind of explanation.  I've added a comment and some information for the benefit of the user in question; we'll see if s/he takes the advice.
 * * Septegram * Talk * Contributions * 14:56, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Removal of Enormous Copypaste
I removed the following material from the main page of this article:

This may all be entirely factual, but such a copypaste is inappropriate for Wikipedia. If you want to add material and use this article as a reference, that's great, but this violates copyright all over the place.

Furthermore, the poster appears to have an agenda and is having trouble maintaining a neutral point of view; this person should probably find other topics on which to post.
 * Septegram * Talk * Contributions * 15:31, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Note from Wikipedia userid pcguy611: I changed the following under the "Recognition" section ...

"It is estmated that 60% of The UPS Store locations aren't turning a profit. See www.talkbrown.com for more informtion."

... to become more neutral wording ...

"According www.talkbrown.com, a website critical of UPS and its franchise, 60% of The UPS Store locations aren't turning a profit."

Question about "PMB"
Does anyone know what "PMB" stands for? Is is their private version of "P. O. Box"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.214.117.22 (talk) 20:33, 15 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Yeah, it stands for Private Mail Box. The U.S. Postal Service requires that mail sent to such private mailbox facilities be addressed as "123 Main Street, PMB 456", as opposed to "123 Main Street, Suite 456", for example.  The idea is to prohibit businesses using a private mailbox from making it look like they have a physical street address.  It's supposed to be an anti-fraud thing, and while well-intentioned, it has the unfortunate effect of lumping reputable small businesses in with shady "fly-by-night" operators and forcing the former to look like the latter. 24.6.66.193 (talk) 08:55, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

spurious auto-direct
why does searchig for this [very hotly corporate vandalised]page auto- redirect to UPS store?

looking at the talk page, i commend the vigilant moderators from having private companies vandalising this page but i note every time i search for this page within Wikipedia it goes straight to UPS store. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.111.48.239 (talk) 12:25, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

More balanced sources and external links
My name is Brandon. I am a member of the Public Relations group at Mail Boxes Etc., Inc., franchisor of The UPS Store brand. The following external link is an editorial (opinion) and does now provide balanced view of the topic: http://everyjoe.com/work/owners-call-the-ups-store-franchise-indentured-servitude-and-a-nightmare/. I request that it be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.145.223.4 (talk) 22:16, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

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