I use USPS most of the time, UPS very occasionally. Had to use Fedex recently to ship the manuscript for a novel to my editor. One small box containing 400 sheets of paper. Almost a hundred dollars to New York to get there overnight and it barely made it there on time. Never again.
Mike, k5wmg Bella-Green Bed & Breakfast www.bella-green.com On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 8:28 AM, Charlie T, K3ICH <[email protected]> wrote: > Bringing this discussion back down to Earth, > > I ship a lot of moderate weight (up to 5 pound) items and I can tell you > that shipping costs have escalated so much over the past few years that I'm > sure many people have limited their internet shopping. This is especially > true from my experience with international sales. As an example, I make a > variety of spun aluminum knob inlays for "boatanchor" radios that range in > price from $1 to $4 and weigh practically nothing. The cheapest I can ship > a tiny inlay to Europe in * a box, is $7.10. Needless to say, bundling > for overseas shipments is the only practical way. > > If your first impression is that Elecraft's shipping is a tad on the high > side, just remember, the high dollar items are insured for full value. > That's an added $20 for a $2k item. That plus the very real high cost for > any service moves that amount up quite a bit. > > Admittedly, loss or damage to a relatively small package is low, but do > you really want to take that chance? > > 73, Charlie k3ICH > > > * Yes, I could put it in a simple envelope for $1.35, but the chance of > damage is close to 100%. I use a fold-up "cassette mailer" box that you > could stand on resulting in a damage percentage under 1%. My only concern > is just how long a cassette mailer box is going to be sold. Does anybody > still use cassettes, or much less, send them through the mail? Domestic > USPS on that box has gone from 59¢ to $2.54 in about ten years. Int'l, > from a couple bucks to $7.10 in the same time frame. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray > Sills > Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 8:59 AM > To: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wow, Elecraft charges a lot for shipping! > > When I ordered my KX3 kit several years ago, I requested USPS Priority > Mail. The cost was around $15 (less expensive than any other shipping > method), and it arrived (west coast to east coast) in 3 days… maybe 2, I > forget. But, it -was- quick. > > USPS Priority does a fine job. And, insurance is available. Only once in > my experience did USPS have a shipping hiccup: > The package coming to me had arrived in Philadelphia (closest major city)… > but somehow, it got sent to California, where I languished for a day or > two, before finally coming back to Philly and ultimately to me. BTW, this > hiccup was not an order from Elecraft. I still prefer USPS Priority. > > 73 de Ray > K2ULR > KX3 #211 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
