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Post by librarylady on Oct 16, 2024 13:48:57 GMT
Just curious about your experience with them if you do. My niece told me to use them for my package to Canada.
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nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Oct 16, 2024 13:54:06 GMT
I do and have used them many times with zero complaints!
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GiantsFan
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Post by GiantsFan on Oct 16, 2024 13:59:44 GMT
Yes. No problems.
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Post by librarylady on Oct 16, 2024 14:02:51 GMT
Will they PU at my home?
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Post by chaosisapony on Oct 16, 2024 14:03:31 GMT
Yes I have used them many times. It works great and the rates are good. I've used them for both USPS and UPS.
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Post by chaosisapony on Oct 16, 2024 14:05:32 GMT
All they do is sell you a label. You'll still need to get your package scanned in and accepted in your normal way. I have simply given a package to a mail carrier before, yes. But typically I prefer to go in where I can get a receipt right there that shows that they received the package. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 16, 2024 14:57:42 GMT
I’ve used it without incident. If I have a package to hand off to the mail carrier, I leave a note in my mailbox to come up to the house for it and she does.
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Post by brenda89 on Oct 16, 2024 15:10:54 GMT
Love Pirate Ship!!
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Post by nicolep on Oct 16, 2024 15:11:39 GMT
I just put mine out by my mailbox and my mail carrier picks it up.
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Post by MichyM on Oct 16, 2024 19:42:29 GMT
I also use pirate ship. I am able to schedule next day USPS pickups through their site.
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Post by zuke on Oct 21, 2024 12:05:42 GMT
can you send packages internationally from the US? Austria is my main concern
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Post by Merge on Oct 21, 2024 12:16:58 GMT
What's the value in this? Is it cheaper than the carriers' normal rates?
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 21, 2024 12:42:40 GMT
What's the value in this? Is it cheaper than the carriers' normal rates? Yes. |
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Post by chaosisapony on Oct 21, 2024 19:29:27 GMT
What's the value in this? Is it cheaper than the carriers' normal rates? Yes. They get bulk rates from USPS and UPS and then sell you an individual label. I ship things to a friend that lives in Las Vegas and I save about $3 vs just buying from the post office. I had a whole box shipped UPS to England a few years ago and it only cost me $35, I couldn't believe how inexpensive that was. |
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Post by librarylady on Oct 21, 2024 19:31:58 GMT
What's the value in this? Is it cheaper than the carriers' normal rates? Much cheaper. PO wanted $42. I shipped it for $14+ |
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Post by GiantsFan on Oct 21, 2024 21:21:32 GMT
What's the value in this? Is it cheaper than the carriers' normal rates? I just sent a box last week. I used the USPS Priority Mail pre-printed Medium Flat Rate box. Price at USPS $18.40 vs Pirate Ship $9.71. I don't know how it works, but it does. I sent the box on Wednesday and it arrived on Friday. |
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Post by padresfan619 on Oct 21, 2024 21:32:41 GMT
I did recently and I had to pay duties on the package while it was in transit so while I did ship my item for about $30, I had to pay an additional $28 or else UPS wouldn’t release the package. It was a gift so I wasn’t going to make the recipient pay, but it also wasn’t communicated to me during the pirate ship checkout process. This was to Canada.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Oct 22, 2024 3:12:59 GMT
Absolutely. Use them frequently - no complaints!
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Post by librarylady on Oct 23, 2024 17:14:22 GMT
My large envelope was delivered today..1 week to Ottawa, which is fast.
I am pleased and will use them again.
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Post by amysolovay on Oct 25, 2024 20:42:20 GMT
I just used Pirateship to ship packages to a couple of Peas in the Buy / Sell / Trade forum. They both got their packages! YAY!
I'm so new to Pirateship that I'm not sure how to do delivery confirmation with them, though. I trust Peas, but I'm not sure I would use Pirateship to send ebay / amazon / etsy packages (or whatever other platforms there are now) without having a better understanding of how to check on delivery confirmation.
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Post by Zee on Oct 26, 2024 17:46:50 GMT
I just used Pirateship to ship packages to a couple of Peas in the Buy / Sell / Trade forum. They both got their packages! YAY! I'm so new to Pirateship that I'm not sure how to do delivery confirmation with them, though. I trust Peas, but I'm not sure I would use Pirateship to send ebay / amazon / etsy packages (or whatever other platforms there are now) without having a better understanding of how to check on delivery confirmation. It's been since last December since I shipped to a customer, but I received a tracking number that I forwarded on to the customer. |
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Post by StephDRebel on Oct 26, 2024 18:11:47 GMT
I just used Pirateship to ship packages to a couple of Peas in the Buy / Sell / Trade forum. They both got their packages! YAY! I'm so new to Pirateship that I'm not sure how to do delivery confirmation with them, though. I trust Peas, but I'm not sure I would use Pirateship to send ebay / amazon / etsy packages (or whatever other platforms there are now) without having a better understanding of how to check on delivery confirmation. If you go to your reports tab there is a list of all the labels you printed and the tracking info. Its included in every package! They run corporate rates so it's cheaper and it's easy to just jump on the usps or ups site and schedule them to come pick it up. I'll have to look up current numbers but the last time I looked I had spent over 50k in shipping with pirate ship with no issues. |
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Post by prettyprettypaper on Oct 26, 2024 22:17:59 GMT
I have for years due to their lower prices. Haven't had any issues.
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Post by amysolovay on Oct 27, 2024 15:59:37 GMT
Thanks for the info, StephDRebel! Much appreciated.
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