I do a lot of shipping, and here is what I have found...
For most domestic orders we ship using Priority Mail. They deliver 6
days a week to almost everywhere, including PO boxes. They provide
tracking and some level of insurance, and you can increase the insurance
for low cost.
For higher value domestic packages we tend to use Fedex Ground. Usually
a day or two slower, but better tracking and I feel better about the
insurance process. When I need faster, I find 2-day service to be a
reasonable cost.
For international we almost always use USPS Priority or Priority Express
Mail. Exceptions include large packages. Fedex has a special program
that gives ~70% discounts for international packages over 10 lbs.
One note about reliability. I find both to be extremely reliable. We
have never lost a package in the US, and only a couple out of thousands
internationally. There are several countries where theft is an issue,
but for the most part they are all quite good.
I don't use UPS for outgoing shipments, but I use them for incoming
because they get here earlier in the day.
73,
Larry N8LP
On 4/23/2014 11:07 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 09:47:55 -0400
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV"<[email protected]>
To:[email protected]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft UPS deliveries
Message-ID:<[email protected]>
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USPS Priority Mail delivers to any address in the US six days a week
and retail prices are generally 15 to 20% less expensive than UPS Brown
(Ground).
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 4/23/2014 9:35 AM, Bill wrote:
>I have seen the USPS Priority $999 price when I didn't specify my location
>prior to searching for delivery options. Are you sure that USPS priority
>delivers to Staten Island?
>
>Bill k4yjj
>
>
>On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 8:03 AM, Slava Baytalskiy<[email protected]>wrote:
>
>>I chose UPS Ground.
>>Funny thing is i actually tried every choice in that drop-down.
>>USPS Priority came out to $999 or some ridiculous number.
>>
>>On Apr 23, 2014, at 8:00 AM,[email protected] wrote:
>>
>>>Did you choose next day, or 2nd day " Delivery" ????
>>>
>>> OR!
>>>
>>>Did you choose the "Cheapest" option that was available?
>>>
>>>((((73)))) Milverton.
>>>
>>>On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:41 AM, Slava Baytalskiy <
>>[email protected]> wrote:
>>>Hi everyone!
>>>Sorry if i'm venting, but how come even the tiniest packages from
>>Elecraft take full 7 days to arrive via UPS Ground?
>>>1 pound package via UPS Ground, for almost $17 shouldn't take this long,
>>should it?
>>>I understand this isn't Amazon Prime, but come on, 7 days?
>>>
>>>Slava B
>>>W2RMS
>>>
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