[Elecraft] Shipping a K3

[Don Wilhelm]

Bob,

Many who ship USPS do not use Priority Mail Flat Rate because often it 
is more expensive than regular Priority Mail.

If the item is heavy, or the distance is far, then flat rate will 
provide an advantage, but that is not universally true.

I check the USPS shipping rates when packaging and give my customers the 
lowest price available, whether that be Flat Rate or regular Priority 
Mail.  Most items I ship fit into a Large Flat Rate box, but for light 
weight items (K1s and KX1s) along with nearby shipping addresses, it is 
usually less expensive to use regular USPS Priority Mail.

I am a small shipper, so I can afford the time and effort to compare 
prices.  Elecraft OTOH ships enough in one day that it is not practical 
to compare prices for each USPS shipment, so they just choose regular 
Priority Mail.  I would do the same if I had volume shipments.

73,
Don W3FPR


On 12/31/2013 6:25 PM, Bob wrote:
> 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.
>