Suitable POA for a power cut
What would be an acceptable POA for a power cut that meant you didn't ship on time? Would it literally have to be that you are buying a generator?
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Seller_76AUwmqvSyRIM
If that is what you plan to do, then yes.
Or you could make arrangements with someone to use their facilities for printing labels etc.
It needs to be something realistic and achievable.
Seller_hOZNPw7G8FIjl
You can use the Amazon Seller app to see orders.
Hand write the delivery address on a piece of paper and sellotape it to the parcel.
Take the parcel to a post office and pay them the postage fee.
Use the app to mark the order as dispatched.
Seller_3q0oZCNLhdMOx
Tell Amazon that you are buying a Tesla to run your business off during power cuts. They are not going to come around and check anyway.
Seller_IQo80d99W2DzP
Firstly, prove there was a power cut. Get a letter from the power company, so Western Power if it was my area. Then screenshot that as proof to Amazon.
How often do you get power cuts, if in a rural area, yes, then a generator is a good idea. If not sending SFP, then maybe add 1 day extra to ship?
If delivered on time, then you can ignore late shipping. So if you are allowed 2 or 3 days to deliver, instead, even if at your loss, update all orders to 1-day delivery, that way if they are delivered on time late shipping does not count against you.
At least book the parcels, go somewhere else to do that if necessary, best to use Buy Shipping, use DPD or Tracked 24, so fastest delivery. You could even use Evri, as they have stores that can take parcels often up to 11.59pm, and as long as scanned with them on the correct day, that is not late shipping. I would suggest you choose Next day with signature. So, if the power comes on at say 7pm, you can still maybe make the items and take to an Evri store on the correct day by 11.59pm (good idea to have a regular store you know you can take parcels to, as some refuse after a certain time of day).
Seller_d8YGbIjNqwFxn
I don't think you need to go for a generator.
What are your handling times set to are they same day or 1 day shipping? Your POA could easily say that you will extend your handling time to be 2 days which will give you time to deal with unexpected incidents such as power cuts.
I take it you don't have power cuts that last for more than a day, so would this work for you?
Incidentally we had a power cut the other week, whilst only 2 hours long it did put us on the back foot a lot. The backup address we can use to print labels in case of a power cut was also impacted by the same power outage.
I looked into this at the time and there are no UPS's which will power laser printers because of the load they take . You may get away with one for a thermal label printer but not necessarily for long. Your only option to carry on working would be to have a generator if extending handling times is not an option.
Seller_K8edOfPu9HEmN
Desk top UPS units can be invaluable for areas with sporadic outages. They can also stop surges too.
Seller_khXhultlsgFkP
We actually do have a mini generator in place just for this event, which thankfully has never happened! :)
Seller_x1AhDh4Kofb1J
Just make it up and lie, that's what everyone who isn't on this forum does.
