ALMOST RAPED!!! for shipping... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

fade94 · 09-02-2005, 02:24 PM

By one of these "shipping" places. I am trying to get this underdash A/C shipped to jakeslim. FedEx showed to be the cheapest at $25.00. I was off on the weight, I put 20 it actually 26 which puts shipping at $28 according to the website. This dude at the mailbox place spits out...$65.00 f'in dollars!

I pointed out to him the FedEx price and he said "well, we have to add some on to make a little money". I understand that, but $h1t....
So, I will be going to the main FedEx hub tonight to ship this stuff. I have to ship a tach dash to byrd as well. See for yourself... 15x15x49 at 25.76 lbs. at FedEx.com for Ground service.
I know tha need to make money, but to add on $30+ is rediculous...

farside847 · 09-02-2005, 02:33 PM

Yeah, theres a mailboxes etc here that costs an arm and a leg to ship stuff.... But its so damn convenient.

mbgmike · 09-02-2005, 02:57 PM

UPS just comes to my house if prepaid. so does the usps or most office depots have ups now if you want to ship even on sundays . no real reason to use these mailbox places
mike

Joe67 · 09-02-2005, 03:06 PM

There is a price for convenience

That is why I do all my own packaging and use the Post Office for almost everything

**hilljob26** · 09-02-2005, 04:15 PM

just so u know,fed ex usually costs 10 bucks to ship a dash cluster

byrd · 09-02-2005, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 67c10step

There is a price for convenience

That is why I do all my own packaging and use the Post Office for almost everything

They are the cheapest and the most effiecient for me too, and the best part is I have NEVER had a damage claim with the post office, and don't get me started on fedex and ups. I've been waiting on a insurance reimbursment from fedex for over a year now

The ups store tries to pull the same crap too, I had a 69 outer grill shipped to me from Florida and I sold it to a guy in Florida(don't ask) and went to ship it in the same box mind you and they wanted $112.00

At that rate of return the owner could retire in a year

byrd · 09-02-2005, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by hilljob26

just so u know,fed ex usually costs 10 bucks to ship a dash cluster

That is a good deal,but 9 out of 10 I have gotten shipped to me thru fedex have been damaged

and the real cost of shipping a cluster in the right box 21x15x12 to insure good packing with the cost of a box and bubble wrap, and the peanuts, is about $17-20, with the actual shipping cost itself priority mail is around $10-12 depending on where it is going. The boxes I buy to ship my restored clusters in are this size and they cost $2.50/each, and add about $6 in peanuts( 3 clusters per bag @ $19/bag) and $1.75 in bubble wrap, plus insurance and that gets you up to about $20 at least. Shipping the clusters the way I do will insure no damage will occur, and Mike you can speak to my packing of the cluster I restored for you

cdowns · 09-02-2005, 05:34 PM

last time i went to ship a small heavy box of motorbike parts at the UPS store they wanted $37 got it shipped at the postoffice in a flatrate box for $7.60

mplex2000 · 09-02-2005, 08:03 PM

USPS blows...with my first online business they lost about 1 out of every 20-30 shipments, and we're talking 25-50 shipments per day.

I also had a $1300 turbocharger get sent (via UPS aka BROWN) from the turbo shop in Waco, TX to some business in SC when it was supposed to be coming to me in Ft. Worth. A lady there called UPS but they never did pick it up. I had to buy a new one and waited at least 2 months for UPS to pay the insurance claim.

Fedex is usually the fastest and cheapest, but the hub isn't real close to me.

My .02

mplex2000 · 09-02-2005, 08:04 PM

Oh, and FYI, UPS store doesn't give UPS Customer Counter rates, but Office Depot does. Go figure.

Longhorn Man · 09-02-2005, 08:08 PM

I'll tell you what, check out DHL.
I shipped a 55 pound tool box from here to Jodie in southern GA, cost me 22 bucks, a 20 pound tilt column from here to TN, cost me SEVEN BUCKS!

RicksTrucks · 09-03-2005, 02:15 AM

where does jakeslim live

jakeslim · 09-03-2005, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by RicksTrucks

where does jakeslim live

here of course

Huck · 09-03-2005, 07:48 AM

Same experience--UPS Stores and Mailbox stores are the biggest rip off since the Oil companies became a Monoply. Check DHL or Fed-x with a home account. They will ship fairly cheap, insured, and come pick up at my door for $3.

09-02-2005, 02:24 PM	#1
fade94 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melissa, TX Posts: 799	ALMOST RAPED!!! for shipping... By one of these "shipping" places. I am trying to get this underdash A/C shipped to jakeslim. FedEx showed to be the cheapest at $25.00. I was off on the weight, I put 20 it actually 26 which puts shipping at $28 according to the website. This dude at the mailbox place spits out...$65.00 f'in dollars! I pointed out to him the FedEx price and he said "well, we have to add some on to make a little money". I understand that, but $h1t.... So, I will be going to the main FedEx hub tonight to ship this stuff. I have to ship a tach dash to byrd as well. See for yourself... 15x15x49 at 25.76 lbs. at FedEx.com for Ground service. I know tha need to make money, but to add on $30+ is rediculous... __________________ 68 short bed driver (71 clip on it now, swapping to 68 when weather cooperates) 67 short step project (will get SWB from the 68) 67 Camaro, #'s matching (my wife's) 03 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 diesel 5 speed 4.10 rear Last edited by fade94; 09-02-2005 at 02:26 PM.

09-02-2005, 02:33 PM	#2
farside847 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 995	Yeah, theres a mailboxes etc here that costs an arm and a leg to ship stuff.... But its so damn convenient. __________________ 1971 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside, 307v8 3-on-the-tree

09-02-2005, 03:06 PM	#4
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09-02-2005, 04:15 PM	#5
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09-02-2005, 05:34 PM	#8
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	last time i went to ship a small heavy box of motorbike parts at the UPS store they wanted $37 got it shipped at the postoffice in a flatrate box for $7.60 __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

09-02-2005, 02:57 PM	#3
mbgmike Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR Posts: 5,415	UPS just comes to my house if prepaid. so does the usps or most office depots have ups now if you want to ship even on sundays . no real reason to use these mailbox places mike

09-02-2005, 08:03 PM	#9
mplex2000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: DFW Posts: 463	USPS blows...with my first online business they lost about 1 out of every 20-30 shipments, and we're talking 25-50 shipments per day. I also had a $1300 turbocharger get sent (via UPS aka BROWN) from the turbo shop in Waco, TX to some business in SC when it was supposed to be coming to me in Ft. Worth. A lady there called UPS but they never did pick it up. I had to buy a new one and waited at least 2 months for UPS to pay the insurance claim. Fedex is usually the fastest and cheapest, but the hub isn't real close to me. My .02

09-02-2005, 08:04 PM	#10
mplex2000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: DFW Posts: 463	Oh, and FYI, UPS store doesn't give UPS Customer Counter rates, but Office Depot does. Go figure.

09-02-2005, 08:08 PM	#11
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	I'll tell you what, check out DHL. I shipped a 55 pound tool box from here to Jodie in southern GA, cost me 22 bucks, a 20 pound tilt column from here to TN, cost me SEVEN BUCKS!

09-03-2005, 02:15 AM	#12
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,639	where does jakeslim live __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

09-03-2005, 07:48 AM	#14
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,261	Same experience--UPS Stores and Mailbox stores are the biggest rip off since the Oil companies became a Monoply. Check DHL or Fed-x with a home account. They will ship fairly cheap, insured, and come pick up at my door for $3.



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