[Elecraft] Shipping a K3

[Bob]

Well my experience (hassle) with the UPS store is different.  I had the
local store owner state that their shipping charges are the same as UPS.
That as as a franchisee that was all they were allowed to charge. He
said this with a straight face too.   It turns out he was truthful but deceitful.
He did not disclose that "his" insurance rate was almost 3 times the UPS
rate for the same coverage.

So he lost it all. I had prior to this used his shredding service and bought
some supplies through him.  I opened an online account and just drop the
packages off there now.

I like and prefer Priority Mail for orders if that option is available.  Now my
pet Elecraft peeve, and I sure don't have many, is their Priority Mail usage.
I sent them a picture of their unopened shipment in a flat rate box and it
was about half the cost.   Elecraft is not alone in not using the flat rate
service to its full advantage.

73,
Bob
K2TK.    ex KN2TKR (1956) & K2TKR


On 12/31/2013 10:47 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
>> The price is a little higher if you take it to the Post Office but it
>> is the same if you take it to the UPS store.
>
> Unfortunately, this is incorrect with regards to the UPS store.
>
> UPS Stores are franchised.  They can (and many do) charge their own
> rte that often exceed what is quoted on the UPS web site - unless one
> has a commercial account directly with UPS and merely uses the UPS
> Store as a drop off point.
>
> For most individuals in the US, US Postal Service Priority Mail is
> by far the least expensive shipping method.  For example, shipping
> a K3-100/KRX3 from Florida to Aptos insured for $3000 is about $80
> (at the Post Office, less if done on-line) with USPS while UPS 2nd
> Day Air is at least $113 (possibly more at a US Store).
>
> Note: UPS prices may be substantially less if one has a commercial
> account with volume discounts.
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV