Shipping Problems

[OH Osthaus]

there is a site called "Pirate Ship"

sounds goofy, but it's for real, i have been using it for a couple years -

you get the discounted rates from USPS, UPS and Fedex compared - select your option and print the label-

around here - the only way to ship UPS is a drop off location (the nearby "customer service" office is now a small drop box outside the truck garage) - like a CVS pharmacy - or a UPS store- not sure what the limits are on package size. Fedex has a real service site, I set up an business account, and they are okay to deal with, but I actually rarely use them

i have mostly used USPS Priority for shotguns and have not had any issues -

[J. Scott Hanes]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

there is a site called "Pirate Ship"

sounds goofy, but it's for real, i have been using it for a couple years -

you get the discounted rates from USPS, UPS and Fedex compared - select your option and print the label-

around here - the only way to ship UPS is a drop off location (the nearby "customer service" office is now a small drop box outside the truck garage) - like a CVS pharmacy - or a UPS store- not sure what the limits are on package size. Fedex has a real service site, I set up an business account, and they are okay to deal with, but I actually rarely use them

i have mostly used USPS Priority for shotguns and have not had any issues -

I have used PirateShip.com for two years and it saves a lot of $. Almost $1000 since using them. I always have used USPS by printing a ship label and sit on pins and needles as John Davis pointed out waiting for the delivery.

I am going to try Victor's method but also thought that UPS would not take any firearm, pre-printed or not.

Victor, do you take your shipments to a UPS designated shipper? Or to an "Official" UPS center?

[6pt-Sika]

We used to swear by UPS . We’d print our labels have everything packaged and they’d come by the shop and pick up . However …………… , the bill at the end of the month was always greater than what was quoted on the PC sometimes over the course of a month as much as 1k . So we’ve pretty much gone to as much as it pains me USPS and yes they deliver packages using a turtle I think . I sent some cartridge brass to someone in CO and the package left VA went to Puerto Rico then Miami then Boulder ! I shipped a gun recently priority USPS to someone on the west coast and it took just about three weeks go figure !