12 Mar
2013
12 Mar
'13
9:29 a.m.
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
Message-ID: <513DAD46.2010300 at verizon.net>
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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.
18 Mar
18 Mar
8:43 p.m.
I've shipped large quantities of items through UPS, though not of the
terribly excessive, still large boxes that cost a penny or two.
Zero damage, but of course double walled, foam and packing penuts and such
to an excessive amount, and other such niceities.
I bought the shipping material myself, bought shipping labels through UPS
online, and had them pick it up, didn't deal with the store at all.
(shipping total was 3 boxes with... i think it was 3 next cubes, 2 frog
monitors, 2 slabs, 4 next laser printers, keyboard and mouse and cables and
such).
Bypass the store and such, and it wasn't a bad experience.
International shipping i've done USPS but packed similarly, and of course,
post office drop off was the same quote as it was online. Still bought the
label online to save time, though.
On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Jon Elson <elson at pico-systems.com> wrote:
Message: 3
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
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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
Message-ID: <513DAD46.2010300 at verizon.net>
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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.
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