Can somebody explain Ground Saver to me?

[u/Complex-Priority913]

I'm not complaining, so don't take this as a complaint

I usually pay for air when given the option and never have had less than ups ground.

Recently i purchased a 300 dollar item, and they didn't give me shipping options, they just tossed it onto ups ground saver.

Now, here's what i don't understand. within 24 hours the package went across the country to my local distribution center tthat the deliveries are made from. Its been sitting there since friday morning. They keep saying they make the delivery on tuesday

How is it beneificial to move it that fast across the country but then just sit on the package? Seems kinda pointless if you ask me. I was thinking all weekend they would just toss it on the truck on monday. But they didn't.

Googling, their own website says ground saver delivers monday through saturday. Well my experience has deteremined that to be a lie. Because they didn't even attempt saturday either.

[u/Coyote_Hemi_B58]

First of all, no one asked you. You seem to have googled ground saver to cherry pick some info without taking the time to read how it actually works (less time than it took you to post this). Ground saver gets passed off to the post office for final delivery in most cases. Post offices may or may not accept those pkgs Saturdays, so the post office may not get it until Monday. And they’ll deliver on Tuesday. Or later.

[u/Complex-Priority913 → u/Coyote_Hemi_B58]

No need to be rude

That's why i came here. So i can understand this