2 Mar
2018
2 Mar
'18
4:59 a.m.
+2 for Pak Mail. I used their Plainview TX franchise, last year, to
send an AS/400e, with expansion chassis, all the way from Texas to
Canada.
They came and collected it (a 250 mile round trip), built a crate for
it and sent it LTL freight. The recipient was happy.
On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 2:38 PM, Curious Marc via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
+1 on Pak Mail too.
Marc
> On Feb 27, 2018, at 12:12 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
>
>> On 02/27/2018 11:37 AM, Ed Sharpe wrote:
>> *In my case lady worked at a warehouse and had her people palate
>> and strap the 3 ttys! saved $$ Pack mail is great though to pack
>> stuff if no other free reliable option is there. We have to ship a
>> large group of computer front panels across country and they
>> handled it really well.
>> *
>>
>> *Pack Mail ships alot of stuff form many auction places too.*
>
> I've used *Pak Mail* several times for very large delicate items and
> never have been disappointed. Choose your store location, though--some
> do not handle large things.
>
> One consideration is that they have contracts with the freight companies
> and can often price shipping + packing for less than you'd get charged
> for a single LTL shipment from a freight company.
>
> Have them ship it to another Pak Mail location, so you can pick it up,
> sans pallet.
>
> Craters and Freighters is another good operation, though they tend to
> operate on the East Coast.
>
> --Chuck
>