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Oct 23, 2004 | 09:27 PM

Antvette

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Shipping Items ?Question?

Where do you go to ship stuff out for real cheap? I see people ship out all this oversized stuff for real cheap. How do you guys do this? Thanks.

Oct 23, 2004 | 09:33 PM

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You might try something like Greyhound. I've heard they ship things at a decent price, UPS is getting very high.

Oct 23, 2004 | 09:36 PM

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When you can, ship US Postal service. Their prices are much better than those of UPS and Fedex. I'm not sure what the size restrictions are, though.

Oct 23, 2004 | 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave68

When you can, ship US Postal service. Their prices are much better than those of UPS and Fedex. I'm not sure what the size restrictions are, though.

USPS is one good option. Another is DHL. Apple computer uses them for their warranty pickups. I've had good luck with FedEx for things like tires. They are literally half of what UPS charges. Also, stay very far away from the UPS stores (nee Mailboxes, etc.). Many of those are Mom & Pop outfits and they set their own prices, which in many cases are so outrageous they must arrive at them through rectal extraction. I got charged $64 at a UPS store. Regular UPS for the same items (a pair of tires): $51. FedEx: $28. Greyhound (or any other bus line) is good for strangely sized things (exhausts?)

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