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Wanted: Consumers Seeking Flexibility and Control over Home Package Delivery

Dépèche transmise le 14 septembre 2011 par Business Wire

Wanted: Consumers Seeking Flexibility and Control over Home Package Delivery

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--If you love to shop, work from home or expect to receive more than your fair share of packages this holiday season, add UPS My Choice^sm to your list of must-haves and register for a chance to win in the Win What You Want Sweepstakes sponsored by UPS (NYSE:UPS).

“It’s all about consumer choice and the Win What You Want Sweepstakes celebrates consumer choice by enabling winners to choose their own prize packages.”

UPS is awarding prizes to 25 lucky winners. The prizes have a maximum total retail value of about $238,996. Consumers registering for UPS My Choice between Sept. 14, 2011, and Dec. 31, 2011, are automatically entered in the sweepstakes. Consumers can also enter via mail.

“UPS My Choice is a first-of-its-kind service that arms the consumer with the ability to know when a package is coming and then to control the time and location of the home delivery before the first delivery attempt is even made,” said Alan Gershenhorn, chief sales and marketing officer for UPS. “It’s all about consumer choice and the Win What You Want Sweepstakes celebrates consumer choice by enabling winners to choose their own prize packages.”

Winners will be randomly selected during a drawing conducted on or about Jan. 20, 2012, by an independent judging organization, D.L. Blair, Inc. Each winner will choose one prize package from a specified list of events, including a 2012 Live Nation® Concert, a NASCAR® race, a NCAA game or a PGA European Tour event.

The prize packages are layered in three tiers – Grand, First and Second. Two Grand Prize winners will be selected and each will win what they want from prize packages ranging in value from approximately $8,552 to $15,300. For example, an available Grand Prize package includes tickets for the winner plus three guests to attend the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, round-trip air fare, lodging, ground transportation to and from the airport along with $2,000 (check or gift cards) in spending money!

If golf is what you want, a Grand Prize winner could select the PGA European Tour package, which includes tickets for two, round-trip air fare, lodging, ground transportation to and from the airport plus $2,000 (check or gift cards) in spending money to one of the following events: Open de Espana, BMW Championship, Portugal Masters, HSBC Championship, Singapore Open or the Hong Kong Open.

Three First Prize winners will be selected and given their choice from Elite College Sports, NASCAR, NCAA or Live Nation prize packages. The Elite College Sports Package consists of tickets, airfare, lodging, ground transportation plus $2,000 in spending money (check or gift cards) for the winner and three guests to attend a top-notch collegiate athletic event such as the SEC, Pac-12 or Big Ten Football Championship, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship or a key conference football or basketball game.

Twenty Second Prizes will be awarded, each with an approximate value of $8,552.

To register for this ground-breaking service or for more information about UPS My Choice and the Win What You Want Sweepstakes, including prize descriptions, odds statement, and details for mail-in entry, visit ups.com/mychoice/pr. No purchase necessary to enter or win. Open only to residents, age 18 or older, of the 50 United States and Washington, DC. Sweepstakes ends on 12/31/11.

UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including the transportation of packages and freight; the facilitation of international trade, and the deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. The company can be found on the Web at UPS.com and its corporate blog can be found at blog.ups.com. To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.