Jonathan Kaplan on fri 8 aug 97
While we all know and are appreciating the difficulties during the UPS
strike, let me suggest:
Put your boxes on a skid, tape them down, strap them down, shrink them
down, what ever, and ship them comman carrier. Not as convenient, but it
keeps your receivables healthy.
Jonathan
Jonathan Kaplan, president jonathan@csn.net
Ceramic Design Group Ltd./Production Services
PO Box 775112
Steamboat Springs CO 80477
Plant Location (please use this address for all UPS shipments)
30800 Moffat Ave Unit 13
Steamboat Springs CO 80487
(970) 879-9139*voice and fax
http://www.craftweb.com/org/jkaplan/cdg.shtml
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Ken Russell on sat 9 aug 97
>>Put your boxes on a skid, tape them down, strap them down, shrink them
>>down, what ever, and ship them comman carrier. Not as convenient, but it
>>keeps your receivables healthy.
Jonathan, I called Yellow Freight yesterday for a price to ship about 300#
(8 boxes from SD to IN) to Peter Grants in Indiana. UPS price is 86 bucks.
Yellow's price is 437. What freight class are you using and from what
company? Also, with UPS, I've had no breakage this year (shipped about
7500 pots). Last year, two pots out of about
15,000 broke. I pack stuff REAL well. Can I claim a lower priced freight
class because of that? I tried it with Yellow and they said nope,
palletized or individual boxes.
Ken Russell
The Arlington Pottery
gone2pot@iw.net
Jonathan Kaplan on sat 9 aug 97
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>>Put your boxes on a skid, tape them down, strap them down, shrink them
>>>down, what ever, and ship them comman carrier. Not as convenient, but it
>>>keeps your receivables healthy.
>
>Jonathan, I called Yellow Freight yesterday for a price to ship about 300#
>(8 boxes from SD to IN) to Peter Grants in Indiana. UPS price is 86 bucks.
> Yellow's price is 437. What freight class are you using and from what
>company? Also, with UPS, I've had no breakage this year (shipped about
>7500 pots). Last year, two pots out of about
>15,000 broke. I pack stuff REAL well. Can I claim a lower priced freight
>class because of that? I tried it with Yellow and they said nope,
>palletized or individual boxes.
>
>Ken Russell
>The Arlington Pottery
>gone2pot@iw.net
Yes commecial carriers are expensive. We deal with Yellow as well, and all
our stuff is interlined out of our small mountain town via RAC transport.
But the difference is that we are not shipping to galleries and stores, as
most of our clients are larger distributers in the giftware industry and at
this point, need their items. So it is not a real problem.
Class? I really don't know as we ship freight collect. There is a thing now
with released valuation determining freight class.
We reently shipped 360 pounds from COlorado to California for $250.00 to a
client. Sometimes you just have to bite it big time.
Good luck. BTW, we are also feeling the post office a few boxes each day,
packed our regular double box method.
Joanthan
Jonathan Kaplan, president jonathan@csn.net
Ceramic Design Group Ltd./Production Services
PO Box 775112
Steamboat Springs CO 80477
Plant Location (please use this address for all UPS shipments)
30800 Moffat Ave Unit 13
Steamboat Springs CO 80487
(970) 879-9139*voice and fax
http://www.craftweb.com/org/jkaplan/cdg.shtml
http://digitalfire.com/education/clay/kaplan1.htm
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