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Shipping: UPS Ground vs. FedEx Ground
I received a roll of guy cable (almost like a block of iron) today via
UPS and would you believe they damaged it. Nothing gets shipped UPS from this person. Jerry wrote: "-=H=-" wrote in message ... Hi all, I shipped two boxes of amateur radio equipment yesterday from Lewisville, Texas to Cooper City, Florida. As always, I used FedEx Ground. Here's why: Two packages: (1) weight 33.60 lbs, size 24 x 21 x 16 inches, insured $900 (2) weight 13.95 lbs, size 22 x 22 x 14 inches, insured $100 FedEx Ground, delivery in 3 business days, cost $38.77 UPS Ground, delivery in 4-5 business days, cost $56.07 UPS would have charged $17.30 more than FedEx (that's almost 45 percent) and would have taken 1-2 days longer to arrive. To me, $17.30 is not a trivial amount of money. Something to think about next time you're shipping packages! 73, Dean K5DH AND UPS will destroy a cinder block, much less your valuable ham gear! "Reasonable Care" in handling is not in UPS's vocab! 73 Jerry |
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