[Elecraft] Shipping a K3

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

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73 and have a great new year!

Eric
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On 12/31/2013 3:45 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> 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.
>>
>
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