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Ramsay, MT · Business
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Help Me Ben: Navigating shipping troubles during the holiday season
BUTTE, Mont. — Checking your porch every day to see if that package has finally arrived can be tough. But as it turns out, getting that package shipped out in the first place may be even tougher, due to dwindling shipping resources for residents and businesses alike. For an example, see the Butte Copper Company. The family-owned store has been operating since 1973, selling custom copper wares, jewelry, and memorabilia seven days a week. Owner/operator Jailee Coyne estimates that online sales make up about a third of their business. But the process of sending out those online orders in a timely manner has become a challenge, as shipping resources have become scarce across the Mining City. In the past year, both the UPS Store on Harrison Avenue and the FedEx Ship Center at the south end of Butte have closed their doors—places that the Butte Copper Company and others relied on daily. “Before, we had the UPS Store, we could drop off,” Coyne said. “We had certain hours that we knew we could drop off down there. They would take any package. That was our place to go. But then that closed, so it’s like, oh my gosh, can we
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