Best way to ship heads???
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What is the best way and what is the cheapest way you guys ship heads? How much does it typically run?
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Re: Best way to ship heads???
[Re: HotRodDave]
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I just shipped a set yesterday via UPS and I was SO PISSED at them about the shipping cost. I went in the other day to have them weight and cost to ship to the person... they told me the price, well I went in yesterday and shipped them and it was $20 more than what I told the buyer.... I got screwed for $20. I've shipped lighter stuff via USPS but I dont know if they would ship a head. I know UPS has a cost checker
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Re: Best way to ship heads???
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USPS does ship heads. Both of my sets from Shady Dell came via them.
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Re: Best way to ship heads???
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You may have to use 2 boxes but you can take them to the Post Office and they will ship them. They are not as picking about the boxing or tape and sometimes get there faster than UPS.
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Re: Best way to ship heads???
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I just shipped a set yesterday via UPS and I was SO PISSED at them about the shipping cost. I went in the other day to have them weight and cost to ship to the person... they told me the price, well I went in yesterday and shipped them and it was $20 more than what I told the buyer.... I got screwed for $20. I've shipped lighter stuff via USPS but I dont know if they would ship a head. I know UPS has a cost checker
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Re: Best way to ship heads???
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I seem to remember shipping iron heads a year ago and shipping was about $25 each, I shipped a set of aluminum heads last week and they were almost $50 ea so I lost $50 bucks over what I told the customer I could understand a couple bucks different from 1 year ago. Both times I used UPS. I never had a problem with UPS getting stuff there when they said. Twice I have tried the USPS, one time it tooks 2 months for a 7.25 SG unit to go 900 miles, I think the guy was gettin a possee to kill me. Second time I used USPS to ship a pair of iron heads one showed up in a few days the other was 4 weeks later That guy was cussing at me but sounded a little more understanding than the SG guy.
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Re: Best way to ship heads???
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Another thing about UPS (U Piece of Sh!!) is that if you send to a house it more than shipping to a business... I seen that on the shipping calculator
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Re: Best way to ship heads???
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I'm obviously partial to the U.S. Postal Service,but I have used all of them.I don't get a discount or special treatment,but I have always found the USPS to be the most reasonable and reliable of them all.
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Re: Best way to ship heads???
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I've found fedex ground to be less expensive than ups in most cases.
You can ship two iron heads in one box, if it's packaged well.
Last time I shipped heads, FedEx had the best rates on heavy and/or bulky items.
To put 2 heads in 1 box bolt them to a piece of 1/2" plywood or something similar so they can't shift around. Make sure the wood fits tightly in the box (or it defeats the purpose!).
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Re: Best way to ship heads???
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Roll em up in cardboard like a Burrito, use enough card board so there's about 3-4 layers around the head, trim the ends about an inch long, fill the ends with custom cut pieces of cardboard, tape the you know what out of them, log onto UPS, create a lable, have UPS come pick them up...
Done.
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