Couriers have become so expensive. December 2020 & 2021, it was busy for me, but not so much for couriers. I used a courier where deliveries in my city and some close surrounding cities, were $20-$22, more for further out. December 2022, when things were getting back to normal, but fewer people to do the work so wages increased, the courier tab was way more than I had expected (yes, I should have asked 1st!). $30 for a 3 mile trip…and way higher the more mileage! I charge what my biggest competitor charges with a fleet of vans, $14.95 for my city and a little higher further out with a smaller delivery area than I used to have. It works out when deliveries are fairly close to each other. When I got the bill in 2022 for 2 weeks, I was thinking that I could have just sat on the couch and watched Hallmark Christmas movies based on how much deliveries took out of each order, especially lower priced baskets! I like making deliveries, and that works out for most of the year, but December is a whole other thing. I’ve run out of people I know that don’t have a job. The lady that did my deliveries last year, moved out of state where her family is.
