Message: 3
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:09:10 -0400
From: Bob Vines
To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: PDP 11/23 advice
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UPS will ship fairly large items in their cardboard boxes, but it's
*expensive*. I recently received some DECmates with their RX02s
(which were still in their furniture/carts). Each 3x3x3 box weighed
nearly 150 pounds.
I've had bad experiences shipping heavy stuff with UPS. I've had great
luck with FedEx, and FedEx ground is quite reasonable. The UPS
store is not operated by by UPS, and their insurance is VERY expensive,
probably 4 times more than FedEx. UPS admits the way they unload their
semis is to push everything out onto the ground.
Also, the UPS store charges $16 to 25 for each box, at FedEx, they are more
like $5.
Jon