15% off is pretty good. I wonder if that's what I'm getting.
I've never seen Ship Manager Lite on my Mac.
I've never seen Ship Manager Lite on my Mac.
Cost Effective Shipping Ideas
Hello
One of my hobbies other than audio is building and chasing parts for old BMX bikes. I do a lot of buying and selling of frames/forks, wheels, and all other components. Audio and bikes are very similar in a lot of respects like chasing parts, building up something that you might have had in the past, etc.
In the bike hobby community there is a company called bikeflights.com that you can use to print off UPS labels for discounted shipping. I am really not sure how it works other than it does work and that it is use quite a bit in that community. You essentially go to their website, fill in your address and where you want to send the part. You also must enter shipping dimensions and weight. I have done this many times without issue.
It greatly reduces shipping cost over the sticker price at the UPS store. For example I shipped some wheels from the midwest to CA for $23 when the UPS store was telling me that it would cost $35 paying at their store.
Bikeflights.com explicitly states that their service is only for bike related parts. Not sure how they enforce it, but I will abide by their rules.
Does anyone know of something similar to this for audio or electronic equipment? Or maybe a way to get discounted shipping from UPS or Fedex other than having a business commercial account? I am tired of paying their sticker price.
One of my hobbies other than audio is building and chasing parts for old BMX bikes. I do a lot of buying and selling of frames/forks, wheels, and all other components. Audio and bikes are very similar in a lot of respects like chasing parts, building up something that you might have had in the past, etc.
In the bike hobby community there is a company called bikeflights.com that you can use to print off UPS labels for discounted shipping. I am really not sure how it works other than it does work and that it is use quite a bit in that community. You essentially go to their website, fill in your address and where you want to send the part. You also must enter shipping dimensions and weight. I have done this many times without issue.
It greatly reduces shipping cost over the sticker price at the UPS store. For example I shipped some wheels from the midwest to CA for $23 when the UPS store was telling me that it would cost $35 paying at their store.
Bikeflights.com explicitly states that their service is only for bike related parts. Not sure how they enforce it, but I will abide by their rules.
Does anyone know of something similar to this for audio or electronic equipment? Or maybe a way to get discounted shipping from UPS or Fedex other than having a business commercial account? I am tired of paying their sticker price.
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