My company has a UPS account, and UPS didn't charge me anything extra for
the packaging. Trust me they charge extra for everything, too. If you
shipped them through a Mali Boxes Etc. or similar place, perhaps this is
their charge?
Or maybe they just screw their cash customers? If possible, you are better
off taking them to the UPS counter rather than use a third party.
The base charge per package is like 3 or 4 dollars, no matter what it
weighs. So you are better off making larger heavier packages rather than
many small light ones. The added weight doesn't add that much money to the
charge (relatively)
Have fun
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "miket" <miket@interaccess.com>
To: "autox" <autox@autox.team.net>; <MattGent@aol.com>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 8:36 AM
Subject: RE: shipping tires?
> I just did this, and I found out that when shipping something not in a box
> (i.e. bare tires) via UPS, there is a $8/parcel handling surcharge. I'm
> guessing that is why Tire Rack ships two tires banded together. Anyway, I
> ended up putting 2 tires in a box and it ended up costing me about $60
(for
> UPS charges and 2 boxes) to ship 4 used tires.
>
> Mike Taylor
>
>
>
> >===== Original Message From MattGent@aol.com =====
> >What have you all found to be the cheapest way to ship tires across the
> >country (private party, not tire-rack)? I mean no wheels, just bare
rubber,
> >when time really isn't an issue.
> >
> >I think UPS ground is around $10 per tire, so $40 for the set.
> >
> >Matt
> >
> >.
>
> Mike Taylor
> miket@interaccess.com
>
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