Josh Berkus on fri 3 oct 08
Antoinette,
> Where and how could I have saved money? The price that I paid for it feels
> too high for the $ value that I will finally get back....if all the pieces
> sell.
Wait, you shiped over $1000 worth of ceramics, which cost you only $50 to ship
(and insure, presumably), and you think that's paying too much for shipping?
I don't get it.
--
Josh "the Fuzzy" Berkus
San Francisco
Antoinette Badenhorst on fri 3 oct 08
Okay Guys I need some better tips on shipping.
I have $1125 worth of tiny teapots on its way to Houston TX that cost me $50 to ship it.
I had it bubble wrapped and nested in Styrofoam peanuts in a box just big enough to carry them safely. That did not cost me anything, since I safe my packing materials as good as I can.
I took it to the UPS store and requested another box 2" on all sides bigger than the one I provided. I insured it for the value of the pieces and requested ground shipping.
Where and how could I have saved money? The price that I paid for it feels too high for the $ value that I will finally get back....if all the pieces sell.
--
Antoinette Badenhorst
www.clayandcanvas.com
www.studiopottery.co.uk
KATHI LESUEUR on sat 4 oct 08
On Oct 3, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Antoinette Badenhorst wrote:
> Okay Guys I need some better tips on shipping.
>
> I have $1125 worth of tiny teapots on its way to Houston TX that
> cost me $50 to ship it.
>
> I had it bubble wrapped and nested in Styrofoam peanuts in a box
> just big enough to carry them safely. That did not cost me
> anything, since I safe my packing materials as good as I can.
>
> I took it to the UPS store and requested another box 2" on all
> sides bigger than the one I provided. I insured it for the value of
> the pieces and requested ground shipping.
>
> Where and how could I have saved money? The price that I paid for
> it feels too high for the $ value that I will finally get
> back....if all the pieces sell.
>
>
I don't feel this is an unreasonable amount given' the value of the
pots. I doubt that you could have saved any money with another shipper.
Kathi
Jennifer Boyer on sat 4 oct 08
You say Tiny Teapots. So even if there is quite a high value, it
didn't take much packing space. If you let the USP store finish the
actual packing for you then you got charged for packing, and those
stores charge a premium on the shipping in that case. You could have
saved money by doing all the packing yourself. USPS would have been
cheaper. And they pick up boxes for free at your house when you get a
packing label online, if you request a pickup, and have mail delivered
to your home. In some areas USPS is not reliable, but in my area I
have no problem with their shipping. Getting a shipping label online
costs a small amount less than what you pay at a USPS PO. Sounds like
you should do your own packing.
Jennifer
On Oct 3, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Antoinette Badenhorst wrote:
> Okay Guys I need some better tips on shipping.
>
> I have $1125 worth of tiny teapots on its way to Houston TX that
> cost me $50 to ship it.
>
> I had it bubble wrapped and nested in Styrofoam peanuts in a box
> just big enough to carry them safely. That did not cost me anything,
> since I safe my packing materials as good as I can.
>
> I took it to the UPS store and requested another box 2" on all sides
> bigger than the one I provided. I insured it for the value of the
> pieces and requested ground shipping.
>
> Where and how could I have saved money? The price that I paid for it
> feels too high for the $ value that I will finally get back....if
> all the pieces sell.
>
> --
> Antoinette Badenhorst
> www.clayandcanvas.com
> www.studiopottery.co.uk
***************************
Jennifer Boyer
Thistle Hill Pottery
Montpelier, VT
http://thistlehillpottery.com
http://jboyerdesign.com
http://artisanshand.com
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steve graber on sun 5 oct 08
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ear a rattle inside the box.=A0 =0A=0Ai once heard shipping via grey hound =
busses was a cheap route.=A0 having someone at the other end to pick it up =
is the key.=A0 a friend shipped his dad's glasses and some other stuff that=
way.=A0 dad waiting at the bus station to pick up his forgotten items from=
a visit.=A0 =0A=0Asee ya=0A=A0Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc=0AClarem=
ont, California USA=0AThe Steve Tool - for awesum texture on pots! =0Awww.g=
raberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com =0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Messa=
ge ----=0AFrom: KATHI LESUEUR =0ATo: CLAYART@LSV=
.CERAMICS.ORG=0ASent: Saturday, October 4, 2008 7:35:21 AM=0ASubject: Re: C=
ould I save on shipping?=0A=0AOn Oct 3, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Antoinette Badenh=
orst wrote:=0A=0A> Okay Guys I need some better tips on shipping.=0A>=0A> I=
have=A0 $1125=A0 worth of tiny teapots on its way to Houston TX that=0A> c=
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sides bigger than the one I provided. I insured it for the value of=0A> th=
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saved money? The price that I paid for=0A> it feels too high for the $ valu=
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I don't feel this is an unreasonable amount given' the value of the=0Apots.=
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L TURNER on sun 5 oct 08
It should be pointed out that Potter's Council members get discounts on
shipping.
See the Potter's Council link on the CeramicsArtsDaily.org website.
L. Turner,
The Woodlands, TX
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on sun 5 oct 08
Yes...
'Greyhound' is excellent for 'Station-to-Station' shipping, especially of
bulky, fragile or awkward-shaped Items...and the consignment gets to the
destination Station forthwith.
One drops off the consignment at one's local Greyhound Station, and the
recipient or one's agent picks it up at the destination Station.
The paperwork for this can be tedious and or require practice.
Greyhound is considered far 'safer' since the consignment is never set onto
any conveyor-belts or processed in distribution warehouses, and is not
off-loaded until the destination is reached...though 'good' packaging and
clearly declaring 'fragile' when appropriate are necessary to safeguard the
package contents.
Phil
l v
----- Original Message -----
From: "steve graber"
DHL is slightly cheaper, but not by much. plus they add extras if they hear
a rattle inside the box.
i once heard shipping via grey hound busses was a cheap route. having
someone at the other end to pick it up is the key. a friend shipped his
dad's glasses and some other stuff that way. dad waiting at the bus station
to pick up his forgotten items from a visit.
see ya
Steve Graber
Antoinette Badenhorst on mon 6 oct 08
Thanks everyone for all the advice. Every bit helps and yes, I have to renew my Potters Council Membership TODAY. I did benefit several times in the past from this membership.
--
Antoinette Badenhorst
www.clayandcanvas.com
www.studiopottery.co.uk
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: L TURNER
> It should be pointed out that Potter's Council members get discounts on
> shipping.
>
> See the Potter's Council link on the CeramicsArtsDaily.org website.
>
> L. Turner,
> The Woodlands, TX
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