**yeah, I'm still dealing with this! :/
Originally posted by hahn23:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Thanks Alex - actually my issue - or my wife's issue, rather - is not resolved. I think the Fedex website was wrong or did not ask enough info before showing a $50 cost. I went to the Fedex drop off and they quoted me $189. Greyhound looks like the cheapest option - around $60, but from bus station to bus station. I started to post on UShip (I remembered them from "Shipping Wars"), but I just thought nobody in their right mind would take that big of a box across the country for $100 or less. |
The FedEx difference is wholesale vs. retail. Find someone with a Fedex account and ask them to get a quote. We ship much bigger (oversized) boxes to anyplace in the continental US for $95. And, I don't think your box is "oversized". But, then, what do I know. |
I have a client who does tens of thousands of dollars in shipping each year with Fedex. He allowed me to use his account number and he looked up his rate:
It is 36lbs, but... "They charge it as a 146 lb package because of the “dimensional” weight."Rate type: Net
FedEx Home Delivery®
Billed Weight: 146.0
Dim Weight: 146.0
Total Base Charge: 96.32
-------- Discounts ---------------------
Matrix: 29.91
Earned: 15.89
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Total Discount: 45.80
Net Freight Charge: 50.52
-------- Surcharges ---------------------
Fedex Home Delivery Urban/rural Charge: 2.80
Fedex Ground Oversize Iii: 55.00
Fedex Ground Fuel: 7.04
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Total Surcharges: 64.84
Total Net Charge: 115.36
Total Net Charge with Handling: 115.36
Richard, if you want to check rates with your FedEx account, I'd be interested to see if you get something different.
42"x24"x24", 36lbs, from 98036 (drop off at Fedex) to residential 07675-6836 |
