subject: Can Packages Be Picked Up The Same Day Service Is Ordered? [print this page] If you want to get your shipments picked up the same day that you call your delivery services, you will need to restrict yourself to ordering certain types of service from your courier companies. If you want your packages picked up the same day that you order service, this is certainly possible. All you need to do is learn which services offer this and which do not in order to make sure that you always get your shipments picked up as soon as possible.
The first service that you can use to get packages picked up the same day you order it is most fast local services. For example, any type of one or two hour delivery which is meant for delivering within the city that you're based in is going to require that they pick up the package that day in order to meet their delivery promise. These can be the best services to use if fast pickup for delivery in your own city is a priority, such as when storage space is an issue that you have to contend with.
If you're shipping further abroad, then you should think about next and same day courier service. Many courier companies now advertise themselves as a 'same day' courier service, but most of these also offer next day service. These types of delivery are both usually going to require that the courier pick up the package the same day that you order the service. The only thing to remember here is that you usually have to request this type of service quite early in the day in order to be eligible for it, and therefore, to be eligible for the same day pick up.
There are other types of service which are faster and more expensive, but which always result in a same day pickup. The first of these options is NFO service, which stands for next flight out. Because this service ensures that your packages is on literally the next flight out, the only way a same day pickup won't happen is if there is no flight leaving your city for the destination city until the following day.
Rush service is the one service that you can always order that will guarantee you a same day pickup. Rush service does not have cut off times, and after you order it, you know that a courier is on their way to make the pickup, no matter what.
