The UPS Store

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Shipping and mailing service in Palo Alto, CA

2.9 · 144 reviewsOpen until 6:30

Store offering shipping, packaging, printing & other services, plus office supplies.

Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack

AI ScoreChatGPT mentions The UPS and Gemini doesn't.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.

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Updated Sep 14, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from researching_on_middlefield.

Services

What The UPS offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

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Team

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Today8:30 AM to 6:30 PM

Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about The UPS.

2.9from 144 reviews on Google

This UPS Store struggles with customer service, despite some positive mentions of specific staff like Jay. Customers frequently describe a negative experience at this UPS Store, citing rude and unhelpful staff, particularly mentioning individuals like Gary and Gunvant. Many express frustration over the lack of assistance and perceived discrimination, leading to a feeling of being unwelcome.

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Would go back36%36% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 36%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 0%, 3 stars · Negative 64%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Jay's helpfulness with printing services
  • Gracious handling of mistakes by Jay
  • The older lady's excellent customer service
The bad
  • Rude and dismissive staff interactions
  • Refusal to accept packages without specific packaging
  • Long wait times and unresponsive service

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How AI sees The UPS

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

47out of 100

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsThe UPS

  • Retrieval grounding 26%Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.25
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.40
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.50
  • Reviews & response 12%The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.71
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.67
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.90
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.82
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.79

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Local AI Registry · Shipping and mailing services in Palo Alto, CA · Editorial

The UPS Store, Palo Alto CA: Reviews

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated September 14, 2026.

Published September 14, 2026 · Updated September 14, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

In short

The UPS Store is a shipping and mailing service in Palo Alto, CA. Its AI Score is 47 of 100, which is fair.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeShipping and mailing service
Address2625 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
HoursMon to Fri 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM · Sat 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM · Sun 11 AM to 4 PM
Phone(650) 327-7147
Rating2.9 across 144 reviews on Google
UpdatedSeptember 14, 2026

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress2625 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionStore offering shipping, packaging, printing & other services, plus office supplies.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Fri 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM · Sat 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM · Sun 11:00 AM to 4:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameThe UPS StoreConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(650) 327-7147ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday8:30 AM to 6:30 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday8:30 AM to 6:30 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday8:30 AM to 6:30 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday8:30 AM to 6:30 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday8:30 AM to 6:30 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturday9:30 AM to 5:30 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSunday11:00 AM to 4:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
ServicesServiceOffice suppliesAI guess
ServicesServicePackaging servicesAI guess
ServicesServicePrinting servicesAI guess
ServicesServiceShipping servicesAI guess
LinksWebsitehttps://locations.theupsstore.com/ca/palo-alto/2625-middlefield-rd?utm_source=Yext&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=ListingsConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

Known for

The team

Visiting The UPS

Address: 2625 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA. Phone: (650) 327-7147. Hours: Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM · Sat 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM · Sun 11 AM to 4 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Store offering shipping, packaging, printing & other services, plus office supplies."

Parking and getting in

Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
Palo Alto CafeCoffee shop1 min walk
Como Esta TaqueriaMexican restaurant1 min walk
Teaspoon Palo AltoTea house1 min walk
Middlefield & MorenoBus stop1 min walk
Middlefield & WebsterBus stop1 min walk
Kirk's SteakBurgers - Palo AltoHamburger restaurant2 min walk

Reputation

2.9 average across 144 reviews: Google 144. (Confirmed, read September 14, 2026.)

(AI guess, from 144 reviews.)

What people like

  • Gracious handling of mistakes by Jay
  • The older lady's excellent customer service

What people do not like

  • Rude and dismissive staff interactions
  • Refusal to accept packages without specific packaging
  • Long wait times and unresponsive service

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

torn between this place and The UPS?

Are the hours on Google right for The UPS in Palo Alto?

any last minute slots at The UPS?

what does The UPS actually get right?

genuinely, what is good about this one

last update from here was when?

anything people actually moan about here?

anywhere cheaper than The UPS in Palo Alto that is still good?

discounts for coming back, is that a thing

prices round here, anyone got a number

address for this place, anyone have it?

killing time on Middlefield, any ideas

best shipping and mailing service in Palo Alto

do I need to fill anything in beforehand

how do I reach The UPS to sort something out?

The AI Score: 47 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Palo Alto shipping and mailing services run 35 to 49. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. The UPS scores 47. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresThe UPS
Retrieval grounding2625Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.Poor
Off-property attestation2040Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility1450Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Fair
Reviews & response1271The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.Good
Backlink & citation authority867Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Good
Google Business Profile890Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile782Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Good
Content freshness & schema579Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Good

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a shipping and mailing service: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business

Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

EntityTypeID on this pageSame asRelationship to The UPS
The UPS StoreLocalBusiness#businesshttps://locations.theupsstore.com/ca/palo-alto/2625-middlefield-rd?utm_source=Yext&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=ListingsSubject of this page
Palo Alto, CaliforniaCity#cityCity The UPS is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor of this page

Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the shipping and mailing services in Palo Alto, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

  • Best shipping and mailing services in Palo Alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto/shipping-and-mailing-service
  • Best businesses in Palo Alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto

Nearby

  • /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
  • /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
  • /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
  • /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
  • /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
  • /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view

Every list

  • Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca

References

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJHfuxvPi6j4ARXQu6KCEBx1A (accessed Sep 14, 2026)
  • [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 14, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 20, 2026)

The code behind this page

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Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.

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One connected graph. Every person and service has its own @id and links to the business, and a licensed person links to the license and the board that issued it.

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# The UPS Store, Palo Alto CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-09-14.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca

## Photos

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## In short

The UPS Store is a shipping and mailing service in Palo Alto, CA. Its AI Score is 47 of 100, which is fair.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Shipping and mailing service |
| Address | 2625 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM · Sat 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM · Sun 11 AM to 4 PM |
| Phone | (650) 327-7147 |
| Rating | 2.9 across 144 reviews on Google |
| Updated | September 14, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 2625 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Store offering shipping, packaging, printing & other services, plus office supplies. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM · Sat 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM · Sun 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | The UPS Store | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (650) 327-7147 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Office supplies | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Packaging services | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Printing services | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Shipping services | AI guess |  |
| Links | Website | https://locations.theupsstore.com/ca/palo-alto/2625-middlefield-rd?utm_source=Yext&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Listings | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting The UPS

Address: 2625 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA. Phone: (650) 327-7147. Hours: Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM · Sat 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM · Sun 11 AM to 4 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Store offering shipping, packaging, printing & other services, plus office supplies."


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Palo Alto Cafe | Coffee shop | 1 min walk |
| Como Esta Taqueria | Mexican restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Teaspoon Palo Alto | Tea house | 1 min walk |
| Middlefield & Moreno | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Middlefield & Webster | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Kirk's SteakBurgers - Palo Alto | Hamburger restaurant | 2 min walk |


## Reputation

2.9 average across 144 reviews: Google 144. (Confirmed, read September 14, 2026.)

 (AI guess, from 144 reviews.)


### What people like

- Gracious handling of mistakes by Jay
- The older lady's excellent customer service


### What people do not like

- Rude and dismissive staff interactions
- Refusal to accept packages without specific packaging
- Long wait times and unresponsive service


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### torn between this place and The UPS?


### Are the hours on Google right for The UPS in Palo Alto?


### any last minute slots at The UPS?


### what does The UPS actually get right?


### genuinely, what is good about this one


### last update from here was when?


### anything people actually moan about here?


### anywhere cheaper than The UPS in Palo Alto that is still good?


### discounts for coming back, is that a thing


### prices round here, anyone got a number


### address for this place, anyone have it?


### killing time on Middlefield, any ideas


### best shipping and mailing service in Palo Alto


### do I need to fill anything in beforehand


### how do I reach The UPS to sort something out?


## The AI Score: 47 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Palo Alto shipping and mailing services run 35 to 49. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. The UPS scores 47. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | The UPS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 25 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 50 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Fair |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 71 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 67 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 82 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 79 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a shipping and mailing service: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to The UPS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The UPS Store | LocalBusiness | #business | https://locations.theupsstore.com/ca/palo-alto/2625-middlefield-rd?utm_source=Yext&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Listings | Subject of this page |
| Palo Alto, California | City | #city |  | City The UPS is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the shipping and mailing services in Palo Alto, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best shipping and mailing services in Palo Alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto/shipping-and-mailing-service
- Best businesses in Palo Alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto


### Nearby

- /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJHfuxvPi6j4ARXQu6KCEBx1A (accessed Sep 14, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 14, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 20, 2026)

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  1. torn between this place and The UPS? Question by researching_on_middlefield, Sep 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/the-ups-store-or-fedex-office-print-and-ship-center-for-shipping-and
  2. Are the hours on Google right for The UPS in Palo Alto? Question by reading_reviews_on_middlefield, Sep 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/what-are-the-business-hours-and-which-days-are-they-closed
  3. any last minute slots at The UPS? Question by june_local_west, Sep 8, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/does-the-ups-store-ever-have-last-minute-openings
  4. what does The UPS actually get right? Question by reunion_walker_downtown, Sep 8, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/what-do-customers-consistently-mention-in-their-reviews-about-the-ups
  5. genuinely, what is good about this one Question by early_on_middlefield, Sep 5, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/what-do-people-actually-like-about-the-ups-store
  6. last update from here was when? Question by weekend_only_on_middlefield, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/what-has-the-ups-store-been-posting-lately
  7. anything people actually moan about here? Question by middlefield_nell, Aug 31, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/the-reviews-look-glowing-what-are-the-real-complaints
  8. anywhere cheaper than The UPS in Palo Alto that is still good? Question by alto_noor_94306, Aug 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/is-there-anywhere-cheaper-than-the-ups-store-in-palo-alto-that-is-still
  9. discounts for coming back, is that a thing Question by reunion_neighbor_south, Aug 23, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/does-the-ups-store-take-rewards-points-or-membership-pricing
  10. prices round here, anyone got a number Question by wedding_neighbor_south, Aug 21, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/what-does-a-shipping-and-mailing-service-actually-cost-in-palo-alto
  11. address for this place, anyone have it? Question by autumn_bride_east, Aug 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/what-is-the-address-of-the-ups-store-in-palo-alto
  12. killing time on Middlefield, any ideas Question by birthday_lurker_east, Aug 6, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/what-is-around-the-ups-store-on-middlefield
  13. best shipping and mailing service in Palo Alto Question by no_rush_on_middlefield, Aug 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/best-shipping-and-mailing-service-in-palo-alto
  14. do I need to fill anything in beforehand Question by may_lurker_north, Jul 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/what-should-i-know-before-a-first-visit-at-the-ups-store
  15. how do I reach The UPS to sort something out? Question by birthday_local_west, Jul 24, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/the-ups-store-palo-alto-ca/q/how-can-customers-get-in-touch-with-the-ups-store-and-arrange-a-visit

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