Shipping Cost

reefboy · 07-02-2009, 08:10 PM

Its good to see people realizing we don't make money shipping at a flat rate we get a deal because we ship allot but at best we break even on our shipping but we eat allot also.

2FarNorth · 07-02-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaman3680

That is why your shipping is so expensive! They do not care how much it weighs, it all goes by dimensional weight. Which is the amount of weight they think that box can hold. I ship 12 frags in a 12x9x7 box and it is around 2.5lbs and costs about $50 to anywhere in the US, I only charge $45 and eat the difference.

Matt

I'm getting screwed then... I just typed in those dimensions, and it came up to $91.48.....

JR's Reef · 07-02-2009, 10:05 PM

Yes I allways use the smallest box I can but make sure there is enough room it there for them to get there safe

dell2go · 07-02-2009, 10:27 PM

I don't know how can people ship 12 frags with a weight of less than 5 bls. How can the SPS survive so much less water. Was it just a frag unmounted?

Yellowtang · 07-02-2009, 10:37 PM

Eric Borneman has been shiping SPS wraped in a good quality paper towel then diped in tank water so the towel is all wet then placed in plastic bags with far better results of survival rates than any other method of shiping.. Plus pollip extension is a lot faster after intro to tank. for quite a few years

JR,

dell2go · 07-02-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellowtang

Eric Borneman has been shiping SPS wraped in a good quality paper towel then diped in tank water so the towel is all wet then placed in plastic bags with far better results of survival rates than any other method of shiping.. Plus pollip extension is a lot faster after intro to tank. for quite a few years

JR,

Now, that's good info. Thanks.

Russellaqua · 07-02-2009, 10:47 PM

Many SPS corals and some LPS spend part of their day exposed during low tide. It's amazing what they can withstand. I'm not saying don't use any water, but they're tougher than we think too.

returnofsid · 07-03-2009, 12:34 PM

Eric Borneman recommends that technique if corals will go from tank to tank in less than 12 hours. Any longer and small amounts of water are suggested.

H@rry · 07-03-2009, 12:55 PM

Don't use a box any bigger than it has to be. If it's too big, cut it down. FedEx charges by what they call "dimensional weight" to allow for the space the package takes up on the aircraft. They use a formula of (L x W x H (in inches)) / 194 to calculate the "dimensional weight". You will pay for the *higher* of that weight rounded up to the next pound *or* the actual weight of the package.

As an example, if I ship an empty cardboard box measuring 12 x 12 x 7, I'll pay for 6 pounds!

2FarNorth · 07-03-2009, 02:05 PM

Messed around with box sizes last nite, got the shipping down to around $60 or so for Priority..

That means I have to make my frags smaller!!!

What to do, sell big frags and send through USPS, or tiny frags and send through FedEx....

Hmmmm.....

Yellowtang · 07-03-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by returnofsid

Eric Borneman recommends that technique if corals will go from tank to tank in less than 12 hours. Any longer and small amounts of water are suggested.

Thats weird he himself collected acro's from the wild and carried them home like that. The only way he could get them home with out melting..
I suppose the little water is to keep the paper towel wet

JR,

SteveOhh · 07-03-2009, 09:49 PM

A lot of it depends on how many packages you ship. For example, I ordered a Radio Flyer wagon from Amazon.com & selected next day shipping & they charged me $3.99. The box weighed 55 lbs. How they got it shipped for $3.99 is beyond me............

pmoradi2002 · 07-13-2009, 11:54 AM

UPS overnight is always around $25 for me.

cdness · 07-15-2009, 04:03 PM

I just shipped a large box (24x24x8 LWH) via a local shipper here for $7.96. That is overnight shipping but only a short distance. UPS/Fed-Ex/USPS were at least twice that ammount...