[Milsurplus] Gotta Vent

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

USPS actually sent out and posted info about this very thing, it's called
dimensional shipping or something like that. UPS and FedWrex changed the
way they measure or calculate this in the recent past and are considerably
more expensive as a result.

On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Steve Hilsz <jydsk at tds.net> wrote:

> Here's a couple of stories about UPS:
>
> If you have a package that is 1/4 inch over the dimensions stated on the
> carton (for instance a Lowe's 16 X 12 X 12 box), you get banged for the
> next inch up. If the top or sides bulge, the box becomes something like 17
> X 13 X 13. Heavier stuff doesn't seem to incur more charge, but lighter
> packages get you in trouble. Also, it doesn't matter how light a box is,
> you pay the CEO of UPS part of his 5 million dollar salary, anyway. I had a
> customer tell me to send a one-pound box by UPS. Cost would have been
> $14.78 by ground. It went by Post Office, $5.25.
>