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Post by icedcoffee14 on Aug 13, 2015 19:22:23 GMT
Holy crap shipping costs an arm and a leg and possibly your first born child. I tried to ship an 8 lb box to the UK today. Insured for $400 UPS wanted 332.00 to ship it the slowest method. I could have shipped it USPS uninsured for $132. This is just absurd. I brought the box home and am looking at alternative methods and so far am seeing the same crazy costs. The funny part is that something was sent to us from this same person in the UK and it was only £9.75 or $ 15.22. Craziness.
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georgiapea
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 13, 2015 19:26:50 GMT
Check prices on 'International Parcel Services'. They claim to be the 'best'.
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Post by marimoose on Aug 13, 2015 19:27:48 GMT
That is crazy. Can you try a different location to see if you are quoted the same? I don't know why but we have to post offices within 3 miles of each other and they seem to use a different method for charges, even though I know they are the same company. One is always far cheaper. Guess which one I go to??
I hope you find a suitable alternative short of hand delivering it yourself.
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Post by PLurker on Aug 13, 2015 19:35:00 GMT
Did you go to a box store that will ship for you either USPS or UPS? They add on cost/profit. Go online direct to USPS and I'd bet it's cheaper.
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Post by icedcoffee14 on Aug 13, 2015 19:38:06 GMT
Ok so I looked up with the International Parcel Services and we are now down to $86 to ship. Better by far and this is with insurance. I'll have to tell my husband as this was his shipment I was making for him while he was at work today. Thanks Georgiapea!
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Post by icedcoffee14 on Aug 13, 2015 19:40:31 GMT
That is crazy. Can you try a different location to see if you are quoted the same? I don't know why but we have to post offices within 3 miles of each other and they seem to use a different method for charges, even though I know they are the same company. One is always far cheaper. Guess which one I go to?? I hope you find a suitable alternative short of hand delivering it yourself. Did you go to a box store that will ship for you either USPS or UPS? They add on cost/profit. Go online direct to USPS and I'd bet it's cheaper. I only went to the one stop which was the UPS store since my favorite mom/pop mail shop has closed. I did happen to use the weight and dimensions though on 4 different shipping sites at home. So far getting the lowest at $86 shipped with DHL. Their direct site was showing $151 for the same thing and FedEx was $99 but the direct site for FedEx was charging $400!!!! |
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Post by Freefallfast on Aug 13, 2015 20:01:30 GMT
International is expensive. Just looked up prices for a small box to Iceland! Uff da!
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Post by miss_lizzie on Aug 13, 2015 20:06:05 GMT
What about an global flat rate box from USPS? I haven't priced them, but maybe it could be an option.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 13, 2015 20:22:13 GMT
Yes, we have a UPS Store on the main shopping drag that's actually privately owned and does exactly that.
I had a large package to ship and researched costs on line first. The UPS website quoted me $65 (amounts rounded off). This location told me it would be $144. I questioned the accuracy stating what I had read on-line. The reply was they are a "retail location" and do add a "markup." That's not a mark-up; that's robbery. I left there with my package and went to the UPS Customer Center where my package actually shipped for $54.
I do a lot of shipping for work and find the costs to vary greatly -- it pays to do your homework.
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Post by ingrid6 on Aug 13, 2015 20:25:28 GMT
I feel your pain. My 95 year old mom had a sewing machine (a singer foot pedal one, set in a heavy wooden table) from a bazillion decades ago. It has a lot of sentimental value to me so my sister shipped it from The Netherlands to Massachusetts. It cost more than $2500.00! The darned thing isn't worth more than $50.00 bucks - well, except to me - it's priceless.
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