Help on shipping corneys.

[bucfanmike]

My aunt is shipping 4 corneys up to me from Tampa FL to Duluth MN. She went to the UPS store and they told her they would have to ship them in 2 shipments and they quoted her $62 each, so over $120 total. I know this cant be right as any ebay seller charges about 40 to ship 4 of them. I need some advice to figure out how to explain to my aunt to have them shipped to me for a decent price.

Thanks
Mike in Duluth

 

[TipsyDragon]

first don't go to the UPS store. they are an independent organization with the UPS name. some legal thing that cropped up a few years back. they can charge what ever they want. go to the actual UPS hub near you. it can be a pain because of their hours but it should be cheaper. also tell you aunt to depressurize them before shipping and don't tell the UPS person whats actually in the box.

 

[springer]

UPS wont care that there are corny's in there as long as there is no beer in them. When I ship I get the large moving box at lowes and put four in there . Go directly to UPS not the store.

 

[TipsyDragon]

UPS wont care that there are corny's in there as long as there is no beer in them.

good to know.

 

[apo09283]

Try the bus companies like Trailways and Greyhound. I use them to ship large telescope tubes (12.5" dia x 7' long) for very reasonable rates.
Bill

 

[bucfanmike]

well it turned out that the ups store found a different box that all four fit in, but charged $15 for the box. Ended up being $60 total, which I can live with. Im certain I could have saved a few dollars, but couldnt really ask my aunt to make several extra trips, she was already going out of her way to do me a favor. Plus the tanks were free...

Mike in Duluth

 

[Irrenarzt]

Next time try Greyhound like apo dude suggested. They are dirt cheap for larger items.