25 May
2006
25 May
'06
4:32 p.m.
Jay West wrote:
Back on topic - you will find shipping large things
MUCH cheaper if you
drop the last leg off each end of the journey - in other words, drop off
the item at the freight terminal instead of them picking it up at your
house, and have the recipient pick up the item at his freight terminal
instead of them delivering it. This saves a VERY large percentage of the
shipping price if you have a shipper that will do terminal to terminal
shipping.
I had one package go from $400 shipping to $75 shipping because of this.
And, in my experience, dock-to-dock shippling also cuts the
likelihood of damage by about 90%. Especially with very heavy items.
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