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Originally posted by gcpickenI don’t see any reference to FEDEX Banjo shipping??? Is it insane?
I've used FedEx on a couple of banjos/miscellany. Their slow ground shipping is more reasonable than UPS, and I've found them more reliable. I I try to never use the USPS, particularly to receive packages. They just leave boxes on the street outside my place when they have the code to get in.
Just visited FedEx. They wanted over $631 to overnight their standard guitar box at 25lbs. Plus over $30 to pack it “fragile’. The guy was very nice and said I could probably fly round trip for less.
Edited by - gcpicken on 11/13/2023 09:57:00
Here are rates for Fedex shipping their "Guitar Box" 20X8X50.
If shipped on November 15 from Nashville to a West Palm Beach residence. This does not include the cost of the box and "Fragile Packing", which is about $38.00.
ARRIVES ON
Fri, Nov 17
DELIVERED BY
12:00 PM
FedEx 2Day® AM
$392.29
DELIVERED BY
8:00 PM
FedEx 2Day®
$319.45
DELIVERED BY
End of Day
FedEx Home Delivery®
$107.55
Edited by - gcpicken on 11/14/2023 20:33:23
Here are rates for Fedex shipping their "Guitar Box" 20X8X50.
If shipped on November 15 from Nashville to a West Palm Beach residence. This does not include the cost of the box and "Fragile Packing", which is about $38.00.
ARRIVES ON
Fri, Nov 17
DELIVERED BY
12:00 PM
FedEx 2Day® AM
$392.29
DELIVERED BY
8:00 PM
FedEx 2Day®
$319.45
DELIVERED BY
End of Day
FedEx Home Delivery®
$107.55
I chose the “End of Day” option, but they delivered just before 11:00 in the morning!
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Originally posted by gcpickenJust visited FedEx. They wanted over $631 to overnight their standard guitar box at 25lbs. Plus over $30 to pack it “fragile’. The guy was very nice and said I could probably fly round trip for less.
If you play your cards right, that can be made to work.
I routinely ship 36x12x6 boxes weighing 8 lbs anywhere in the continental US for under $30 insured, via FedEx ground. I have a business account so I get a pretty good discount over a walk-in customer. In 20 years and around 700 packages they have never lost or significantly damaged anything.
My local UPS store, on the other hand, used to charge me oversized rates even though my boxes are not over 36" long. "It's just for convenience" they would tell me. Convenient for them to charge me more money, I guess. I stopped using them the first year.
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Originally posted by banjoyI think that anyone who ships stuff out regularly should have one of those re-sizer tools. I got mine years ago from U-Line, but it's the same thing. Here's their video on how to use it:
youtube.com/watch?v=GnkJW-spk5s
That little thing will pay for itself, often with only one use (for example, the 52" to 44" box cut down I priced above ... the savings on that one box can pay for this tool).
That's great, I had no idea. I shipped a banjo cross country UPS ( they boxed it). $320 insured. Lesson learned. Thanks for the info.
I would like to see some fedex pricing . I have just sent 2 banjos out fedex and was half the price of usps which I have used for years . I was astonished how expensive usps has become . But usps shipped a banjo from California to Spain for less than half the prices to ship from California to Oregon ?
I would like some info on fedex .
Edited by - laguna21dc on 07/07/2024 01:13:56
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