[Elecraft] Shipping a K3

[Alan Bloom]

I've had a lot of trouble with the postal service.  They now refuse to 
deliver packages to my house.  They apparently found a rule that says if 
your house is more than 1/2 mile from the public roadway, they don't 
have to deliver parcels.  So to save the driver 5 minutes delivering to 
my house I have to make a 1-1/2 hour round trip to the post office to 
pick up my package.

FedEx, UPS, OnTrack and all other delivery companies do deliver to my 
house.  But not the postal service.

My experience is that USPS is a big, bureaucratic, semi-governmental 
organization that doesn't care about its customers.

Alan N1AL


On 12/31/2013 10:12 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> USPS Priority Mail is definitely a bargain coupled with 2 to 3 day
> delivery.
> I ship most of my repair work via USPS Priority Mail.  It is just a bit
> more than USP Ground, but much less than UPS 2nd day or 3 Day Select.
> Delivery is dependable unless there is a local problem at the receiving
> end.  I have shipped over 500 completed repairs that way.
>
> Only one caveat - if the package is large (more than 12 inches in any
> one dimension), there is a large parcel surcharge, and it varies by
> size.  If the package is more than 14 inches in any dimension, I usually
> opt for UPS Ground which is usually a lower cost.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 12/31/2013 12:51 PM, k6xt wrote:
>> Still, USPS beats em all on pricing. I just sold a K3 to a buyer who
>> wanted USPS. No problema. I prepaid via internet, just dropped the box
>> off at the nearest PO, got there OK.
>
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