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post Mar 13 2004, 08:14 AM
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UPS is telling me over $100 to ship 1 seat.

Anyone else have experience shipping seats?

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post Mar 13 2004, 12:04 PM
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One way to get around UPS measurements and weights is to call for a pickup. Once the driver picks it up, it's in the system, and nobody ever measures or weighs it.

This tip is from my buddy who is a UPS driver. He frequently picks up stuff that he knows weighs way more than it says on the tag but he doesn't have a scale in the truck and as far as he knows it never gets sent back. He's only pissed when the package in question is breaking his back!
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post Mar 31 2019, 08:04 AM
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QUOTE(anthony @ Mar 13 2004, 10:04 AM) *

One way to get around UPS measurements and weights is to call for a pickup. Once the driver picks it up, it's in the system, and nobody ever measures or weighs it.

This tip is from my buddy who is a UPS driver. He frequently picks up stuff that he knows weighs way more than it says on the tag but he doesn't have a scale in the truck and as far as he knows it never gets sent back. He's only pissed when the package in question is breaking his back!


Wonder how that would work if a package was picked up at home, and only have their shipping address on it?
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post Mar 31 2019, 08:09 AM
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QUOTE(partwerks @ Mar 31 2019, 10:04 AM) *

QUOTE(anthony @ Mar 13 2004, 10:04 AM) *

One way to get around UPS measurements and weights is to call for a pickup. Once the driver picks it up, it's in the system, and nobody ever measures or weighs it.

This tip is from my buddy who is a UPS driver. He frequently picks up stuff that he knows weighs way more than it says on the tag but he doesn't have a scale in the truck and as far as he knows it never gets sent back. He's only pissed when the package in question is breaking his back!


Wonder how that would work if a package was picked up at home, and only have their shipping address on it?

Doesn’t work if you send it using an account. They weigh and measure it and bill you even if you already paid a lower price. The “friend” might not be looking at their added charges on their account. Same with fedex.
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synthesisdv   shipping seats   Mar 13 2004, 08:14 AM
vsg914   Greyhound.   Mar 13 2004, 08:15 AM
BIGKAT_83   :agree: :agree:   Mar 13 2004, 08:16 AM
Racer Chris   If the girth of the box is over 108" it gets expen...   Mar 13 2004, 08:21 AM
neo914-6   I've shipped a Recaro seat to LA frm San Jose ...   Mar 13 2004, 09:22 AM
rhodyguy   measure your box before you take it in and make su...   Mar 13 2004, 09:31 AM
boxstr   Jim Chambers just got a seat from Renegade, maybe ...   Mar 13 2004, 10:09 AM
morphenspectra   Had to ship a targa top through UPS, before postin...   Mar 13 2004, 10:31 AM
rhodyguy   i've seen all kinds of "tricks". not starting ...   Mar 13 2004, 10:45 AM
Porsche Rescue   Jump-- Sent a 914 stock seat from UPS Store in Por...   Mar 13 2004, 10:53 AM
BIGKAT_83   I just did a check on Greyhounds site. I guessed t...   Mar 13 2004, 10:54 AM
anthony   One way to get around UPS measurements and weights...   Mar 13 2004, 12:04 PM
partwerks   One way to get around UPS measurements and weight...   Mar 31 2019, 08:04 AM
mepstein   One way to get around UPS measurements and weigh...   Mar 31 2019, 08:09 AM
morphenspectra   Another Tip: Go to a Staples store with a UPS if ...   Mar 13 2004, 01:15 PM
Qarl   Yes... I got screwed via airborne on seats by the ...   Mar 13 2004, 01:38 PM
GWN7   For bulky items Greyhound. Shipped a front hood fr...   Mar 13 2004, 03:18 PM
Brad Roberts   UPS does measure/weigh them somewhere along the li...   Mar 14 2004, 04:08 AM
vortrex   fedex is cheaper than UPS for large items.   Mar 14 2004, 10:26 AM
anthony  
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vsg914   UPS. No account? No pickup!   Mar 14 2004, 10:44 AM
anthony   Any individual can call for a pickup at their hous...   Mar 14 2004, 10:48 AM
Malmz   If they serve your area and the destination area, ...   Mar 14 2004, 12:15 PM
vortrex   when parting out my 914 I did what anthony suggest...   Mar 14 2004, 12:24 PM
Carrera916   Yeah, I had a seat send to me once via the Greyhou...   Mar 14 2004, 12:29 PM
seanery   Individuals can ship Forward Air, but take cash, t...   Mar 14 2004, 12:59 PM
Porsche Rescue   At Portland airport Forward Air won't even tak...   Mar 14 2004, 02:38 PM
seanery   yeah, that's it, I knew it was something wierd...   Mar 14 2004, 03:54 PM
Malmz   <...   Mar 14 2004, 04:21 PM
Mike Fitton   Thought I would bump this for info on a seat I jus...   Mar 19 2019, 07:21 AM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   Excellent packing job! That is the cheapest w...   Mar 19 2019, 08:33 AM
rhodyguy   Creative.   Mar 19 2019, 07:25 AM
mepstein   Good idea   Mar 19 2019, 08:28 AM
tejon007   "Shipped" two seats for a BMW and 4 rims...   Mar 19 2019, 10:23 AM
gandalf_025   A number of years ago I needed a new front hood fo...   Mar 19 2019, 03:16 PM
branston   Don't overlook Fastenal they will ship store t...   Mar 31 2019, 08:35 AM
partwerks   Speedeedelivery.com is cost effective, but only co...   Mar 31 2019, 09:40 AM
bretth   I just sold 100lbs of car parts on Ebay and shippe...   Mar 31 2019, 10:01 AM
mepstein   I’ve been using parcelmonkey.com for overseas sh...   Mar 31 2019, 11:28 AM
rhodyguy   I fail to understand how a front hood, packaged, c...   Apr 1 2019, 08:15 AM


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