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Surprisingly good shipping option

When FedEx wouldn't take my package for C.O.D. shipping, I went to the Post Office. They are shipping my Linn Wakonda from Phoenix to Houston in two days, and collecting payment all for $28.80! FedEx was going to charge me $52.68 if I had a shipping account! For next day by noon service the post office would still have beat the FedEx two day price by almost $10. When you bring your box to the counter, you needen't fill out any forms before hand, the COD forms are kept behind the clerk's counter. When you ship COD the insurance is automatically inluded.
The Post Office! Who knew?
mfkeleher
bulldogger
280 posts
 
I've shipped at least 100 items in the last 2 years. The postal service is great for smaller items. With larger packages they are not so great. The damage rate with the postal service is about 4 times what I've seen with UPS. They destroyed an Aragon amp, Kenwood reciever, PSB speakers, lost some interconnects. Fed-ex ground damaged a entertainment center and some speakers. So far, UPS has delivered some battered boxes but no damage inside.
mfkeleher OP
146 posts
 
I guess there's no perfect solution that is both cheap and certain. I too have had good experience with Greyhound, but many locations limit insurance to $300. I've only had damage with UPS, but I have encountered goofy counter service with FedEx.
trelja
3,224 posts
 
I agree that for smaller items, the USPS seems to be the way to go. I have used Priority Mail without incident, several times, and they certainly get my recommendation.
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