High cost of shipping a bow Priority Mail

[WESTBROOK]

I get on the USPS website and do it myself, print my own label, then I know its right.

Eric

[JMartin]

Froggy has a PVC tube that a recurve was shipped in, LOL. I think he might be using it as a tinhorn.

[Lost Arra]

>>I get on the USPS website and do it myself, print my own label, then I know its right.<<

+1
I've never taken a shipped bow to the post office.

[Whip]

Originally posted by WESTBROOK:
I get on the USPS website and do it myself, print my own label, then I know its right.

Eric

+2  
If you do this often at all, it pays to take the time to set up an account.  Get a scale to weigh your package and do it yourself.  You'll get it right, not have to stand in line, and it's cheaper online than it is at the PO.

[L. E. Carroll]

Mailed one Priority Mail monday, a light wt. griffin LB in those triangular boxes they provide...A new counter person tried to hit me for $39.00 before insurance.... I asked for another person real quick... have mailed several thru that office and this was the first time I had a problem.

Next guy came up with $21.20 including ins. Got to keep an Eye on the newer people.    

[Clinglish]

All the gear I have shipped is through USPS Priority, I am able to track it and I have never had any problems. The delivery guy at my end even knows the best time to catch me before work.

[Jerry Wald]

try to get one to the Yukon and then you can whine.....

Jer Bear

[Benny Nganabbarru]

For a bow over AU$1000, it costs about AU$320 minimum to ship it here, including import duties. And when I slay some mighty Outback beast with it, I couldn't care less about the cost.

[vtmtnman]

I mailed a plywood box(Yes...plywood) with a one piece 60" recurve in it with insurance and it was 18 dollars.VT to IL.Not sure what they were charging you for.

[jcar315]

I use what I would call the "black drain spout pipe" that has the small drain holes in it for shipping recurves. If my memory serves me it is 6" across and with the bow completely wrapped in bubble wrap, tips wrapped in extra foam, they fit fine.

I literally picked up a utility trailer load of these from Lowes for .25 a piece! They were discontinuing the item and when I saw that price I bought all they had. Still have a pile of them in the barn. Cut the pipe long and you can use all sorts of things for the end caps.

[Keefer]

Ken and everyone,
  I know that P.V.C. SCHEDULE 40 D.W.V. comes in two different makeups cause I was a plumber for most my life and not everyone knows what I'm about to inform you with...P.V.C. has a solid core and a foam core that most people can't notice the difference unless you read the marking on it..It states it has a cellular core and is made by Challotte pipe co. In the area I live in you could rough in a house with it on Drains and vents but couldn't use it under ground going to a septic tank or street...The reason most used it was cause the cost was half the price and that it weighs hardly nothing...You can use reg. 3" or 4 " p.v.c. caps NOT the thinwall fittings....This pipe used to have the black writing on it and I had seen it in Low's at times...It is lighter in weight but just as strong as the solid core...The reason I am letting you know is I noticed they weigh  whatever I ship out and wonder if that makes a difference...Again I am not talking the thin wall pipe nor schedule 80 it is schudule 40... Hope this helps if you use P.V.C and want to loose some weight in shipping cost ....Keefer's <")))><

[Bill Turner]

Rob is dead on about the 3" drain pipe for shipping. Great way to ship 1 piece long bows.  

[Whip]

Depends a lot on just where it is going as well. East & west coast are much higher for me shipping from WI. Same package can vary by as much as $10 using the online calculator.

[Pat B]

The reason I use PRIORITY MAIL when shipping almost anything is because a postal agent told me that fewer hands touch items sent PRIORITY and that in itself is enough reason to spend a little extra.
 Check out the USPS website for size and weight requirements and make your package as close as possible to their sizes and weights.

[Pat B]

The reason I use PRIORITY MAIL when shipping almost anything is because a postal agent told me that fewer hands touch items sent PRIORITY and that in itself is enough reason to spend a little extra.
 Check out the USPS website for size and weight requirements and make your package as close as possible to their sizes and weights.
 I use 3" or 4" thin walled PVC to ship bows. Very strong and light.

[LV2HUNT]

The USPS seems really expensive these days. My company offers a discount for FedX Ground and it is really amazing how much cheaper it is than USPS (approx 50%). The admin lady has no idea why I have to ship these packages all the time but it saves me some bucks.

[PAPA BEAR]

ups is a joke....sending oversized? you thought usps was bad.....hang onto you wallet man.ups is just way outta line on there shipping rates.

[Horner]

I just shipped two take down models today, using USPS.  Total cost for both bows to be shipped in a 36x8x8 box was 45.00, insured, and it was two different 36x8x8 boxes.  One to OH, The other to AR.

[NancyVTAS]

We always print our own USPS shipping labels online, figure the cost thru their charts. Print package and drpo off. The brain work is done by us and never a question.

[Ssamac]

I shipped a bow about a month ago in a nice box and it cost me about $15. I received one and it was $18 and change. Both Priority. I think that the standard insurance on Priority is $100, so you just need to add the difference which
is a few cents per hundred. They measure length width and girth and if that's under 88 inches it does not get a surcharge. NOt sure how they measure a tube? I agree that you need to go to a different post office since you're getting hit pretty bad. SAM