news to shareholders today about its earnings outlook that despite a record number of shipment, morgan brent has more. >> investors getting an unexpected welcomed delivery from ups. warning that the end of this month, its fourth quarter profit will be smaller than expected. it's also forecasting full year 2014 guidance below the street's expectation. ups blaming the level on an unprecedented level of shopping that caught the company off guard. particularly, a surge in last minute orders as retailers like amazon extended offers. they say the strain on its system forced them to spend more money. >> operating in terms of extra overtime and significantly larger temporary employment than the company would normally use. to the tune of 30,000 more than they would normally use. >> the biggest delivery day came later than the company expected and it was bigger. representing a 13% increase from 2012's busiest day. that coupled with bad weather and a shopping season almost a week shorter than last year, meant some packages didn't arrive in time for christmas, causing the company to refund shipping cost