What are the benefits to hiring a courier service to transport your time-sensitive deliveries to other locations around Manhattan, whether they are a stone’s throw away or require a series of changing subway stops to get there? There are numerous benefits that can be realized by having a courier deliver your package or documents for you. These include:
It saves time – Time is a hot commodity, especially for most NYC businesses. So, when you find yourself in a position of needing something to be delivered quickly, the issue of time becomes even more precious. For one, businesses typically need to get a document or package to its intended destination by a certain time or within a particular timeframe, and very often there is a small window of opportunity to get the delivery to where it needs to go and to get it there on time. Then there is the issue of productive time lost if you have to send an employee out to deliver the items, since they are pulled away from doing things that are usually more vital to the company’s operation.
It gets deliveries to their destination more quickly – Sometimes, an employee that you send out to deliver a package or documentation across town doesn’t always know the quickest or best way to get to the intended location. They may get lost, not know which way results in the least amount of traffic or delays, or may simply get “sidetracked” because they have been given the opportunity to leave the office unexpectedly in the middle of the day and may try to take advantage of not being under a watchful eye. Professional couriers, on the other hand, are experienced at knowing the best routes to get things where they need to go in the quickest manner possible. Also, since it is their business to deliver packages throughout the city, they do not get lost and are not easily “sidetracked” by other diversions. In fact, you can even track the package from the time it leaves your hand until it arrives at its destination.
It’s economical – Often, the fee that is charged for a courier service in NYC to deliver a package for you is less costly than the amount of time that is lost by a paid employee that has to leave work to handle the same delivery. Therefore, even though there is a cost involved in hiring a courier service, doing so can actually save you money in the long run.
For more information about the Manhattan courier services offered by GFD Courier, contact us at 212-349-3644 or 718-222-7444.
