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Shipping method
Posted by:
Marc Wisniewski
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Date: August 24, 2006 01:27PM
I have been using Spee-dee delivery to ship rods in the mid-west and they are very reasonable. Outside of the Mid-West, who do you guys use? UPS? Fed Ex? Thanks! Re: Shipping method
Posted by:
Mo Yang
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Date: August 24, 2006 02:42PM
Great question. For oversized, whom to use from the West Coast?
Mo Re: Shipping method
Posted by:
Joe Douglas
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Date: August 24, 2006 03:00PM
For oversized packages I have had the best luck and the best rates using the US Post Office. Joe Douglas Re: Shipping method
Posted by:
Jay Lancaster
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Date: August 24, 2006 05:21PM
Like Joe said, I have heard more than one person say the USPS is extremely competative these days. I'll surely give them a shot next time I have the need to ship.
Jay Re: Shipping method
Posted by:
Mo Yang
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Date: August 24, 2006 06:51PM
Just checked USPS rates. And to think that I've never tried that - just shipped some 7' using Fed Ex and I think USPS is 1/2 the cost!
Thanks for the headsup. Thanks, Mo Re: Shipping method
Posted by:
Raymond Adams
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Date: August 24, 2006 08:28PM
Ditto!!!
USPS all the way!! Priority and insured! Raymond Adams Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it.. Re: Shipping method
Posted by:
Keith Neidhart
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Date: August 25, 2006 07:57AM
I now use Fedex. I used USPS for a long time because it was closer to my house. But at the moment I'm 9 weeks into an insurance claim on a Loomis rod I shipped USPS... they BROKE a 3" sched 40 PVC tube and the rod. 9 weeks in.. and when I checked on it the other day, it's still not even entered into their computer system!! AARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!
So, for the same price or within a couple dollars, I'll stick to Fedex... you can track the progress (real time) and I imagine they would pay a claim faster if you had a problem. I shipped two 8' blanks from Tx to NC in a sched 40 pvc tube, insured, for $23. Fedex. Most of my USPS rod shipments ( 6'6" & 7' ) were $18-$25. Re: Shipping method
Posted by:
Jay Lancaster
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Date: August 25, 2006 10:47AM
9 weeks and it's not even in their system? Um, I think I'd call someone in a higher position than whoever it is you are currently dealing with. There ARE people within the USPS that will get the job done. Quit messing with the flunkies and go above their head. You can even go to the USPS web site and file a complaint. They act on those quickly...trust me...experience speaking.
Jay Re: Shipping method
Posted by:
Mike Applebee
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Date: August 25, 2006 07:13PM
I ship with Spee-Dee whenever I can. It is the cheapest by far as they don't charge extra for rod tubes over six feet. They charge the same for a 5 foot tube as they do for a ten foot tube. They only cover places in the Midwest, though. I have been looking for a dealer whe sells Rainshadow/Forecast products and blanks that is in the midwest and uses Speedee. I hate paying 15 to 20 bucks for shipping when I know Speedee would do it for less than 10. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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