27lbs of what?
27lbs x low telco@ $5.65 = $152.55
27lbs x high peripheral@ $4.20 = $113.40
27lbs x low peripheral@ $2.35 = $63.45
I have found that it's cheaper to send multiple boxes rather than one large box. Unless it's on a pallet and your shipping as LTL freight.
lostinlodos wrote:
Hi everyone. Going to follow this with a few subset notes.
My two cents on shipping.
Priority mail flat rate boxes are great for shipping smaller orders of bulky and heavy items. If it fits it ships, as they say.
Fedex is unbeatable on large and extra large shipments that aren’t at commercial freight levels. Principally Fedex charges by the SIZE of the box, not the weight.
Shipping a 9x9x9 box of lead is almost the same price as a 9x9x9x box of pillows.
While annoying, multiple small boxes can save you a LOT of money.
Keep the longest side under 21” and make sure they’re rectangular, or cube, and save the money.
There’s a regular CDL hauler offering discounted rates in the general threads as well.
Regardless of how you ship mark each box as box X /Y boxes; eg 2/7 and 3/7 etc. More importantly, include your quote form in EVERY box. I’ve made that mistake myself.
Discounted shipping.
If you have paypal you can use the order tools menu to print discounted USPS postage. It is funded via normal PayPal payments.
If you have an ebay seller account you can also sign up for a discounted FedEx account as well.
You’ll need to op in to the (free) basic tools seller dashboard system to access the link in seller tools. You’ll be redirected to a Fedex page to create an account. You can then use the further discounted Fedex rates from within ebay, or anywhere else by logging into your account on Fedex dot com.
Rates are 32-35% lower than retail counter depending on what and how you are shipping.
The program requires a credit card. However opposite the USPS method, you pay once the package(s) is delivered.
For big sellers and businesses: many mobile and desktop apps for supply chain include shipping partnership discount account options. While the mail accounts tend to be the same as any other partnerships (ebay/PayPal/stamps), Fedex is based on volume size. So an ebay based account could offer higher or lower rates; depending on the user base of the app.
These apps do often offer other options though as well. Such as UPS, DHL, TNT, and freight logistics. All at discounts.
Cheers all.
