I can think of two other scenarios that lower shipping expense via UPS.
--Buy the shipping online, print and affix the label yourself, creating
a prepaid. Just drop it off at any UPS outlet or hand it to any driver.
Out here in flyover we have an Office Depot dropoff that works fine.
--Use UPS ground. 2nd day is very costly for one or two days saved.
Still, USPS beats em all on pricing. I just sold a K3 to a buyer who
wanted USPS. No problema. I prepaid via internet, just dropped the box
off at the nearest PO, got there OK.
Weighing can be an issue. I haven't had any problems using the
difference between me on a bath scale with and without the box. Any
question, I just round up.
73 Art K6XT~~
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.
ARRL, GMCC, CW OPS, SDDXC, NAQCC
ARRL TA
On 2013-12-31 09:30, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
Subject:
Re: [Elecraft] Shipping a K3
From:
John_N1JM <johnn...@gmail.com>
Date:
2013-12-31 09:30
To:
elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Fedex in my town at least is usually slightly cheaper than USPS. You can take
it to a Kinkos/Fedex store and pay the same that is quoted online (unlike
UPS).
73,
John N1JM
Joe Subich, W4TV-4 wrote
>>The price is a little higher if you take it to the Post Office but it
>>is the same if you take it to the UPS store.
>
>Unfortunately, this is incorrect with regards to the UPS store.
>
>UPS Stores are franchised. They can (and many do) charge their own
>rte that often exceed what is quoted on the UPS web site - unless one
>has a commercial account directly with UPS and merely uses the UPS
>Store as a drop off point.
>
>For most individuals in the US, US Postal Service Priority Mail is
>by far the least expensive shipping method. For example, shipping
>a K3-100/KRX3 from Florida to Aptos insured for $3000 is about $80
>(at the Post Office, less if done on-line) with USPS while UPS 2nd
>Day Air is at least $113 (possibly more at a US Store).
>
>Note: UPS prices may be substantially less if one has a commercial
>account with volume discounts.
>
>73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
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