Shipping costs

[kapnkush608]

I am looking into shipping costs currently and got quoted 141.24 for overnight. Is this real life or am I getting played by ups online? What do you guys use for shipping?

 

[Crabs McJones]

I am looking into shipping costs currently and got quoted 141.24 for overnight. Is this real life or am I getting played by ups online? What do you guys use for shipping?

Where are you shipping from/to? I know overnight from wisconsin to Indiana was almost 70 bucks

 

[kapnkush608]

Janesville Wisconsin to San Diego

 

[Crabs McJones]

Janesville Wisconsin to San Diego

Wisconsin to New York was 80, so it might not be far off. I would check with FedEx first

 

[ithk21620]

Wisconsin to CA isn't cheap unless you have an account with someone. You can try https://shipyouraquatics.com/ and it should be cheaper. Also FedEx is cheaper than UPS for overnight shipments.

 

[ithk21620]

Forgot to add that SYA was a sponsor on here a while back and they had a coupon code for R2R members. Might be worth seeing if they are still a sponsor and what the code is.

 

[kapnkush608]

Thanks guys, I'll look into sya and FedEx

 

[Marlon C]

Shopping isn't cheap

 

[|sCRIBe|]

For FedEx there is a big price difference between First Overnight and Priority or Standard Overnight. The price for First is nearly triple the cost of pri and std. I think every seller probably uses pri or std. If you call fedex and tell them you have a business and currently ship X amount weekly with ups but you want a discount they will almost always set you up nicely just based off what you tell them. Now if you fail to ship or hardly ship they will take that discount away but it will take alot of time before they contact you to discuss. I have an account with approx ~45% off published rates and I ship sporadically world wide with my other business and have never had an issue with them revoking my discount.

Also what helps is to find out who your rep is for your region. Make friends with him, take him out to lunch have a beer. Hes got your back with a lot of pull and will take care of you. Don't under estimate this piece of advice. Good luck

 

[kapnkush608]

For FedEx there is a big price difference between First Overnight and Priority or Standard Overnight. The price for First is nearly triple the cost of pri and std. I think every seller probably uses pri or std. If you call fedex and tell them you have a business and currently ship X amount weekly with ups but you want a discount they will almost always set you up nicely just based off what you tell them. Now if you fail to ship or hardly ship they will take that discount away but it will take alot of time before they contact you to discuss. I have an account with approx ~45% off published rates and I ship sporadically world wide with my other business and have never had an issue with them revoking my discount.

Also what helps is to find out who your rep is for your region. Make friends with him, take him out to lunch have a beer. Hes got your back with a lot of pull and will take care of you. Don't under estimate this piece of advice. Good luck

Sweet, thanks for the advice man. I'll definitely look into that.