[blue]

LOL grasshopper.....

No, what we are talking about here is the huge premium the UPS store slaps on any package you ship from them, size or not.

I've worked for them. There is not much of this phantom "premium" you're talking about. At max when shipping a bike/frame, you might get a 5 dollar surcharge from a UPS Store, provided they even HAVE one. I've worked for both UPS and a UPS Store, shipping prices were typically the same, mostly because the UPS Store wasn't charging a premium. There are no massive financial overburdenings by them, sorry.

The issue here is that you're sending boxes with bikes and frames that are going over the OS3 limit, when they should and can be easily sent within OS2. It's all about box size. Weight usually doesn't matter, unless your package is grossly obese.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

man f'n pro bikes is closed for inventory.

LOL

Stick your head in the window, offer to help count. Its not like you have anything else to do :eviltongu

 

[ZEDMAN]

i shipped a bullit frame from san francisco to the east coast with ups ground for under 25

 

[whoopnar]

Try $131 for a frame, rear wheel, fork and a few tires.

 

[Repack]

They wanted $30 to ship a front wheel with no tire. I think the cheapest route is to pack it yourself, then bring it to an actual UPS depot, not the UPS store.

 

[blue]

Okay...just got word in from the manager of a UPS Store I know...

BIG NOOZ! UPS STORE CHARGES NO PREMIUM OVER THE UPS COUNTER!

 

[DownhillnDunkey]

by the way biggins, whens that frame going to get here?

 

[oly]

Also make sure your packaging is as small as it can possibly be. If you exceed a certain size it doesnt matter how much it weighs.... I had a friend go back and cut a couple inches of his frame box. It saved him over 20 bucks!

And UPS store does suck. I curse myself every time i use one.....

 

[JRB]

Okay...just got word in from the manager of a UPS Store I know...

BIG NOOZ! UPS STORE CHARGES NO PREMIUM OVER THE UPS COUNTER!

More BIG NOOZ. You are wrong whether you admit it or not. You will pay a higher price at UPS Store than you will at the terminal. You also take a chance with them. UPS broke my Dean Jester frame when it was shipped from a UPS Store. It was a pain in the ass to deal with them and the guy paid over $30 to ship the frame with insurance. Not to mention, what is the likelihood that the UPS Store peeps really know how to pack a frame? Do they have the little stiffener bars and what not??? I'll bet know. Know it all :eviltongu

 

[DHS]

hm, yea it'll cost about that if i want to ship my 888 2day to get fixed....