Marcia Selsor on mon 7 jan 08
Dear Ingeborg,
I ship through DHL and use my professional account which is
discounted. This was set up through Select members benefits of the
Potters Council.
They pick up at my door. I sent an oversized box with a 22" raku
plaque inside, double boxed. from South Texas to Wiswconsin for $10,
I sent a box full of pots for a Christmas show to Chattanooga for $17.
I think they are good rates.
Marcia
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
On Jan 6, 2008, at 8:48 PM, Ingeborg Foco wrote:
> Alyssa,
>
> I guess I will have to investigate this USPS shipping. I don't
> ship that
> often but when I do I end up with a fairly large box (everything is
> supposed
> to be packed with 2" of packing material all the way around the piece
> according to UPS) and it costs me a fair amount. As I mentioned
> before, it
> is $3.00 just for pick up if I order pick up ahead on line; same
> day pick
> up is $5.00. I could try to run down the UPS guy or run over him:)
> and give
> him the package for free or take it to the UPS store and drop it
> off for
> free. Normally I try to avoid shipping if I can at all. Time wise
> it seems
> like a money loser to me and a royal pain in the arse. I usually
> try to
> encourage people to carry it with them and I offer to pack it with
> bubble
> wrap for them. Definitely will check out the local Post Office.
> Thanks
> for the tips.
>
> Ingeborg
>
> On Jan 6, 2008 7:57 PM, Alyssa Ettinger
> wrote:
>
>> ingeborg,
>>
>> here's what i do: for my best selling item, a $65 dollar bowl, i
>> charge
>> $10
>> for s/h. this helps cover my etsy and paypal fees. the actual
>> postage on
>> this box is usually under $7, and i print my postage from online.
>>
>> i ship usps priority and get all my boxes for free. pick-up is
>> also free.
>> i
>> also use recycled peanuts and bubble. (tomorrow, in fact, might be
>> the
>> first
>> time i will have to buy peanuts in 2 years. though i have faith
>> some will
>> arrive before the morning.)
>>
>> in the end, i've pretty much made $65 on this bowl, just like a
>> retail
>> sale.
>> not too shabby.
>>
>>
>> alyssa
>> alyssaettinger.com
>>
>>
>>
Susan Fox Hirschmann on mon 7 jan 08
Marcia,
Have you compared these rates to UPS ground service? Just wondering what the
savings, if any, is?
Is there a pick up charge with them and will they set up an account (net 30),
I assume, like UPS?
Thanks!
Susan
Annandale, VA
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Marcia Selsor on mon 7 jan 08
I have had UPS break too much. No breakage so far with DHL.
I have not noticed any pickup charge. I think the business account
helps. I didn't have a business account with UPS. I did with Fedex.
But DHL is better.
Marcia
On Jan 7, 2008, at 6:55 AM, Susan Fox Hirschmann wrote:
> Marcia,
> Have you compared these rates to UPS ground service? Just wondering
> what the
> savings, if any, is?
> Is there a pick up charge with them and will they set up an account
> (net 30),
> I assume, like UPS?
> Thanks!
> Susan
> Annandale, VA
>
>
>
> **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.
> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
>
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James and Sherron Bowen on mon 7 jan 08
We won't do business with any business using DHL because they refuse to
deliver out here in a timely fashion. There have been times when a package
sat in the Denver distribution center for ten days because they didn't have
enough packages for our area to make a profitable delivery run. Eventually
they took the packages to the Denver Post Office and mailed them Priority
Mail and we got them the next day. They used to bring packages to the post
office where I was Postmaster and mail them to our customers to avoid a
thirty mile drive.
JB
Boyero, Colorado
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcia Selsor"
To:
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 5:32 AM
Subject: Shipping costs/Potters Council discounts
> Dear Ingeborg,
> I ship through DHL and use my professional account which is
> discounted. This was set up through Select members benefits of the
> Potters Council.
Chaeli Sullivan on mon 7 jan 08
A company in New Mex that i buy from uses DHL to ship. At first, because of the lower rates (which i pay) that seemed like a good idea.
However, it took over a week (closer to 2) for DHL to deliver the product. If it had been shipped UPS (ground) i'd have had it within 2 shipping days!
This has occurred each time one of my suppliers uses DHL . . . .
So it would seem that it's the old saw . . . cost versus how anxious the customer is to receive the product.
Chae
http://claygallimaufry.blogspot.com
Marcia Selsor wrote:
Dear Ingeborg,
I ship through DHL and use my professional account which is
discounted. This was set up through Select members benefits of the
Potters Council.
They pick up at my door. I sent an oversized box with a 22" raku
plaque inside, double boxed. from South Texas to Wiswconsin for $10,
I sent a box full of pots for a Christmas show to Chattanooga for $17.
I think they are good rates.
Marcia
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
On Jan 6, 2008, at 8:48 PM, Ingeborg Foco wrote:
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Lois Aronow on mon 7 jan 08
Being in a bg city doesn't help either with DHL. I am in Brooklyn, NY.
I ordered some stuff from Amazon for xmas presents his year. DHL,
which was the shipper amazon chose, left the package on my front stoop
(or something)where it was apparently stolen.
Amazon told me to deal with DHL. they scheduled the driver to come by
my house on 4 separate occasions, but the driver never showed. Finally,
Amazon just replaced the merch and shipped UPS (at my request).
I think I have also mentioned in the past that FedEx told me that they
don't insure artwork or handmade goods - after accepting my money to
insure work I was shipping.
----- Original Message -----
From: James and Sherron Bowen
Date: Monday, January 7, 2008 1:35 pm
Subject: Re: Shipping costs/Potters Council discounts
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> We won't do business with any business using DHL because they
> refuse to
> deliver out here in a timely fashion. There have been times when a
> packagesat in the Denver distribution center for ten days because
> they didn't have
> enough packages for our area to make a profitable delivery run.
> Eventuallythey took the packages to the Denver Post Office and
> mailed them Priority
> Mail and we got them the next day. They used to bring packages to
> the post
> office where I was Postmaster and mail them to our customers to
> avoid a
> thirty mile drive.
> JB
> Boyero, Colorado
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marcia Selsor"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 5:32 AM
> Subject: Shipping costs/Potters Council discounts
>
>
> > Dear Ingeborg,
> > I ship through DHL and use my professional account which is
> > discounted. This was set up through Select members benefits of the
> > Potters Council.
>
>
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steve graber on mon 7 jan 08
i thought DHL was a pretty low budget shipper, but found that by shipping my product, if they hear a rattle, they stop the shippment to verify everything inside is fine. even if they do not open or actually look, they ding the shipper house for sending a product that has a rattle.
my product has some screws and nuts in it. it rattles.
after the various extra charges my local mailboxes place told me, asked me, to please stop shipping via DHL.
seems it's not uncommon for DHL to add various other extra charges to get back to the rest of the overall rates.
UPS and US Post Office do not charge extra for shipping stuff that rattles.
see ya
Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc
Claremont, California USA
The Steve Tool - for awesum texture on pots!
www.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com
----- Original Message ----
From: Marcia Selsor
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Sent: Monday, January 7, 2008 4:32:08 AM
Subject: Shipping costs/Potters Council discounts
Dear Ingeborg,
I ship through DHL and use my professional account which is
discounted. This was set up through Select members benefits of the
Potters Council.
They pick up at my door. I sent an oversized box with a 22" raku
plaque inside, double boxed. from South Texas to Wiswconsin for $10,
I sent a box full of pots for a Christmas show to Chattanooga for $17.
I think they are good rates.
Marcia
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
On Jan 6, 2008, at 8:48 PM, Ingeborg Foco wrote:
> Alyssa,
>
> I guess I will have to investigate this USPS shipping. I don't
> ship that
> often but when I do I end up with a fairly large box (everything is
> supposed
> to be packed with 2" of packing material all the way around the piece
> according to UPS) and it costs me a fair amount. As I mentioned
> before, it
> is $3.00 just for pick up if I order pick up ahead on line; same
> day pick
> up is $5.00. I could try to run down the UPS guy or run over him:)
> and give
> him the package for free or take it to the UPS store and drop it
> off for
> free. Normally I try to avoid shipping if I can at all. Time wise
> it seems
> like a money loser to me and a royal pain in the arse. I usually
> try to
> encourage people to carry it with them and I offer to pack it with
> bubble
> wrap for them. Definitely will check out the local Post Office.
> Thanks
> for the tips.
>
> Ingeborg
>
> On Jan 6, 2008 7:57 PM, Alyssa Ettinger
> wrote:
>
>> ingeborg,
>>
>> here's what i do: for my best selling item, a $65 dollar bowl, i
>> charge
>> $10
>> for s/h. this helps cover my etsy and paypal fees. the actual
>> postage on
>> this box is usually under $7, and i print my postage from online.
>>
>> i ship usps priority and get all my boxes for free. pick-up is
>> also free.
>> i
>> also use recycled peanuts and bubble. (tomorrow, in fact, might be
>> the
>> first
>> time i will have to buy peanuts in 2 years. though i have faith
>> some will
>> arrive before the morning.)
>>
>> in the end, i've pretty much made $65 on this bowl, just like a
>> retail
>> sale.
>> not too shabby.
>>
>>
>> alyssa
>> alyssaettinger.com
>>
>>
>>
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