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Who has the cheapest shipping rates within the USA? UPS, US Post Office, Fed-EX, etc...

Sprinkler Buddy said:

Who has the cheapest shipping rates within the USA? UPS, US Post Office, Fed-EX, etc...

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Many variables affect shipping rates, I too have wonderered about the same thing. The last time I shipped something it was thru a UPS outlet store because the parcel was a return to the shipper. It would be interesting to compare the rates for various size and weight parcels. Maybe someone here can post a link for information.

Oh, and for what it is worth, to this day I cannot see the FedEx logo without thinking of Tom Hanks....:laughing:

I usually find that Fedex works the best for me. I think it depnds on where you live and how close you are to the Fedex pick-up locations. Fedex will pickup at your house and if you shipping alot, there's no fee for this(I think). I have many drop off locations near the roads that I travel on a daily basis so the overall costs are less.
You can open an account online and print your own shipping label and they will send you a bill monthly. Very convenient.
I have found that a trip to the post office becomes unbearable very quickly. You get the feeling that everyone hates being there and time seems to simply stop.

AND WILSON -- :biggrin: :laughing:

JDgreen said:

Oh, and for what it is worth, to this day I cannot see the FedEx logo without thinking of Tom Hanks....:laughing:

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BKBrown said:

AND WILSON -- :biggrin: :laughing:

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:laughing::laughing::laughing::thumbsup:

Sprinkler Buddy said:

Who has the cheapest shipping rates within the USA? UPS, US Post Office, Fed-EX, etc...

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Depends on what your shipping... package size & weight...
They will likely be fairly close on smaller items.
What ever is going to be handiest for you... should also be a big part of the choice... :smile:KennyV

KennyV said:

Depends on what your shipping... package size & weight...
They will likely be fairly close on smaller items.
What ever is going to be handiest for you... should also be a big part of the choice... :smile:KennyV

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Good point, Kenny...it is a 5 mile 2 way trip for me to the local post office, and a 15 mile 2 way trip for me to reach the closest UPS store...my time isn't worth much but ten miles is at least a half gallon to a gallon of gas, which makes the UPS store an additional $2-$4 expense. To me, today's shipping charges are obscene, I remember ordering from the Sears catalog back in the early '80's and I still have their order forms...home delivery via UPS over store pickup was about $4 extra via UPS service for a 5 to 10 pound parcel. The good old days....:laughing:

Sprinkler Buddy said:

Who has the cheapest shipping rates within the USA? UPS, US Post Office, Fed-EX, etc...

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USPS parcel post. No useable tracking numbers, but cheeeeep.

Jetblast said:

USPS parcel post. No useable tracking numbers, but cheeeeep.

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May be the cheapest but I get the impression OP was seeking a balance between price and speedy delivery...

For smaller size packages... the USPS is very hard to beat for the average receiver...
It fits in my mail box...
it's delivered to me with my regular daily mail... (convenient for me)
Normal delivery is usually less than 3 days... (How quick do I really need stuff)
And if I have to pay for the 'shipping' it's generally the lowest price... Like Jetblast said.
:smile:KennyV

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO SHIP A RIDING LAWNMOWER FROM WILLIAMSBERG VIRGINIA TO COLONIA NEW JERSEY? THE LAWNMOWER WEIGHTS APROX 850 LBS ITA ABOUT FIVE FEET LONG 4FEET WIDE. THANKS

Talking about shipping prices,...Try shipping from the US to Can!

I had four ,1 1/2" X 1 1/2" pin bushings, worth $40,total weight 1/2 lbs shipped to me from WA via
USPS,initial shipping cost $8 + change...The US Border brokers added $20 to cross into CAN.
Sooo,..i end up paying nearly $30 to shipp a 1/2 lbs package worth $40.:thumbdown:

And i still have to drive 30 ml one way to pick it up at the USPS office cause they don't deliver it out in the country.

Goverment sanctioned robbery at its finest,.....i hope the ones involved die a slow painfull death:thumbsup:

Shipping rates to Canada are completely WRONG... That 'brokerage' nonsense is just outright Theft.
I had not any experience with it until recently. Who is to blame for that system??
The responsible political group needs to be overthrown and Never allowed to devastate any other thing.
Shipping restraints only hinder the populace.
I now see why no business is anxious to ship to Canada... and after my recent experience I am not apt to volunteer further assistance. It is just unbelievable... KennyV

That is courtesy of the Can goverment that sold the custom border clearing bussines to a US brokerage firm a number of years ago, we have been nailed in the ***** ever since.
A couple years ago my wife bought online a coffee maker from the US for $ 95 shipping included via UPS or Fedex
When she went to pick it up at the pick up point there was a $105 broker bill waiting for her.
Pay,..or no coffee maker,...., no amount of talking could change their mind.
She left it there and walked out.:thumbdown:

And Why do the people up there put up with it?...
something like that Has to affect everyone in your country... KennyV

I guess Canadians like to bend over and get it in the rear end.
I tried to fight it but nobody seems to care this side of the border.
It is prob one of the reasons prices are higher here in the stores on just about everything versus the US

I'm from NewYork, so I come in contact with Canadians regularly that come over the border wearing rags for clothes, strip naked at the store and put new clothes on and go home. Can't blame them when their dollar is about the same and they have at least a 13% tax on things not including the items are priced more there.

Walleteater1 said:

I'm from NewYork, so I come in contact with Canadians regularly that come over the border wearing rags for clothes, strip naked at the store and put new clothes on and go home. Can't blame them when their dollar is about the same and they have at least a 13% tax on things not including the items are priced more there.

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Pretty hard to do when one lives 700 mls north of the border :wink:
BTW,here in Alberta we got only 5% fed tax,..no provincial tax......yet.

Walleteater1 said:

I'm from NewYork, so I come in contact with Canadians regularly that come over the border wearing rags for clothes, strip naked at the store and put new clothes on and go home. Can't blame them when their dollar is about the same and they have at least a 13% tax on things not including the items are priced more there.

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I've lived my entire life on the boarder. I can't stand malls, walmart, or markets on the weekend. But I'm glad they come and spend here cause if they didn't who would?

Bison said:

Talking about shipping prices,...Try shipping from the US to Can!

I had four ,1 1/2" X 1 1/2" pin bushings, worth $40,total weight 1/2 lbs shipped to me from WA via
USPS,initial shipping cost $8 + change...The US Border brokers added $20 to cross into CAN.
Sooo,..i end up paying nearly $30 to shipp a 1/2 lbs package worth $40.:thumbdown:

And i still have to drive 30 ml one way to pick it up at the USPS office cause they don't deliver it out in the country.

Goverment sanctioned robbery at its finest,.....i hope the ones involved die a slow painfull death:thumbsup:

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I have to revise above statement after reading the bill on the parcel.

parts charge was $ 26.04
shipping was $24.95(steep enough for a 1lb package)
UPS Border clearance Broker charge .....$19.40 ....payable on delivery.

Welli got even with them thieves.
I phoned UPS and reamed their ***** out,..took a bit of cussing but they agreed on paying me back $18.40.
They told me to avoid paying these charges in the future to send it airfreight,..no broker charge on that.
You go figger