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| | | Author: | SDF_Bricks  | | Posted: | Oct 22, 2022 10:09 | | Subject: | Good Estimator for Shipping Charges | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| I often find myself having to make 2 trips to the post office. The first to get
a quote for the packed item, and the second to actually ship the item. The lady
at the post office said it was the only 'reliable' way.
Is there a fool-proof on-line tool that provides a correct quote for shipping,
based on weight of box and dimensions?
Do I need to invest in a desktop scale as well?
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| | | | | Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Oct 22, 2022 10:30 | | Subject: | Re: Good Estimator for Shipping Charges | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, SDF_Bricks writes:
| | I often find myself having to make 2 trips to the post office. The first to get
a quote for the packed item, and the second to actually ship the item. The lady
at the post office said it was the only 'reliable' way.
Is there a fool-proof on-line tool that provides a correct quote for shipping,
based on weight of box and dimensions?
Do I need to invest in a desktop scale as well?
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The USPS website has a Calculate a Price feature. But it only gives you the retail
rates for First Class shipping. You should be using Pirate Ship or Shipstation
(thru paypal) to get commercial rates.
You need a scale and a way to print postage purchased online. Absolutely.
Good luck,
Jen
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| | | | | Author: | Shiny_Stuff | | Posted: | Oct 22, 2022 11:12 | | Subject: | Re: Good Estimator for Shipping Charges | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, SDF_Bricks writes:
| | I often find myself having to make 2 trips to the post office. The first to get
a quote for the packed item, and the second to actually ship the item. The lady
at the post office said it was the only 'reliable' way.
Is there a fool-proof on-line tool that provides a correct quote for shipping,
based on weight of box and dimensions?
Do I need to invest in a desktop scale as well?
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Definitely get yourself a postal scale. It will greatly increase your efficiency
-- you will be able to pick, pack, and print your own shipping label in minutes
and even get orders out the door all on the same day.
Plus, the third-party online postage vendors offer significantly discounted shipping
rates versus what you will pay to buy postage at the post office. Even USPS
dot com Click-N-Ship is less expensive that postage bought at the post office.
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| | | | | Author: | kzinti | | Posted: | Oct 22, 2022 19:43 | | Subject: | Re: Good Estimator for Shipping Charges | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, SDF_Bricks writes:
| | I often find myself having to make 2 trips to the post office. The first to get
a quote for the packed item, and the second to actually ship the item. The lady
at the post office said it was the only 'reliable' way.
Is there a fool-proof on-line tool that provides a correct quote for shipping,
based on weight of box and dimensions?
Do I need to invest in a desktop scale as well?
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Royal DS10 shipping scale: $20-$35
or Trips to the Post Office with gas at $4+ a gallon...
Makes sense after about a dozen trips...
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| | | | | Author: | Upstate_Brickz | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2022 13:20 | | Subject: | Re: Good Estimator for Shipping Charges | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| | | Do I need to invest in a desktop scale as well?
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I bought a small Dymo digital postal scale at Target, it was less than $30 I
think and has worked well for me so far.
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| | | | | Author: | molten.brick | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2022 13:25 | | Subject: | Re: Good Estimator for Shipping Charges | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| Kitchen scales are cheap, and a ruler will cost you around twenty cents.
In Shipping, SDF_Bricks writes:
| | I often find myself having to make 2 trips to the post office. The first to get
a quote for the packed item, and the second to actually ship the item. The lady
at the post office said it was the only 'reliable' way.
Is there a fool-proof on-line tool that provides a correct quote for shipping,
based on weight of box and dimensions?
Do I need to invest in a desktop scale as well?
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| | | | | | | Author: | SDF_Bricks | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2022 19:56 | | Subject: | Re: Good Estimator for Shipping Charges | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, molten.brick writes:
| | Kitchen scales are cheap, and a ruler will cost you around twenty cents.
In Shipping, SDF_Bricks writes:
| | I often find myself having to make 2 trips to the post office. The first to get
a quote for the packed item, and the second to actually ship the item. The lady
at the post office said it was the only 'reliable' way.
Is there a fool-proof on-line tool that provides a correct quote for shipping,
based on weight of box and dimensions?
Do I need to invest in a desktop scale as well?
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Thank you all fr the feedback/suggestions. You live-up to what we call a community.
*Cheers*
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