Carol Ryan-Aube on tue 22 oct 02
Connie stated "just suck it up and pay UPS?"
Wow!!! Can shipping be expensive!!! O.K. I live in Alaska and everything is expensive up here but the price for shipping clay is incredible!! I tried to order clay through Clay People. They gave me a estimate of over $200 to ship 125 lbs of clay from Richman, CA to Palmer, Alaska (an hour outside of Anchorage). The U.S. Post Office was a little more expensive but UPS and Fed Ex were both over $200. I am a newbie and wanted to try several different kinds of clay that I admired in the catalogs. Now I guess I have to find someone up here who buys in bulk and use whatever kind they use. Do you have any suggestions? Is there anyone else who lives out in the boonies and has difficulty getting clay at resonable shipping prices? Any advice would be helpful.
Carol - Palmer, Alaska The snow in the mountains looks threatening but none in the valley yet.
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Kris Bliss on wed 23 oct 02
dear carol, try talking to clay art in tacoma, if you order over 800 lbs,
the shipping is more managable aprox 8-10 cents a pound. that's about the
best i have found. i order in ton lots and can piggy-back some clay for you,
but you will have to come to anchorage to pick it up. (that's if you don't
want to order 800 or more lbs)...
shipping is always a concern $$ wise and often if you call the suppliers
they can help. we also have checked moving companys, barges, transports,
folks who transport cars etc. some have found ways to get clay up here for
next to nothing.
stay away from air transport. too much $$.
kris bliss in sunny anchorage
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Ingeborg Foco on wed 23 oct 02
Carol,
I'm out in the hinterlands as well but probably closer to things than =
you in Alaska. Shipping is expensive. I ordered soft bricks and the =
shipping cost the same as the bricks. Whatever I buy, I figure on =
double due to the shipping. I need 50 lbs of feldspar right now and it =
will cost as much to ship it as it is to pay for the feldspar.
The only way to get a "reasonable" price on clay shipping is to have it =
shipped in large quantities. I ordered a ton and a half for my first =
order. It is difficult if you haven't settled on a specific clay body. =
You either have to pay big bucks for small amounts of clay or get some =
from other local potters. Make it a rule, anyone coming from the lower =
48 MUST bring clay.
I wish it wasn't so but that is the price you will pay to live in such a =
beautiful state.
Sincerely,
=20
Ingeborg
the Potter's Workshop & Gallery
P.O. Box 510
3058 Stringfellow Road
St. James City, Florida 33956
239-283-2775=20
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Snail Scott on wed 23 oct 02
At 04:56 PM 10/22/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Wow!!! Can shipping be expensive!!! O.K. I live in Alaska
and everything is expensive up here but the price for shipping clay is
incredible!! I tried to order clay through Clay People. They gave me a
estimate of over $200 to ship 125 lbs of clay...
I know that Laguna sells many of its clay bodies
premixed dry, in 50# sacks. If you don't want to
start mixing 'from scratch' with raw materials,
maybe this would be a good compromise. I hate the
idea of paying to ship water, too, and clay is
30% water. Just blunge the dry mix like a slip
in a bucket, using a drill mixer, and dry it out
afterward to a working consistency. No mixer
needed! And if you buy the dry mix, you can store
it outside without concern for freezing, and mix
it up only as you need it.
-Snail
Tony Ferguson on wed 23 oct 02
If you want to purchase quite a bit of clay, I would try to find a local =
trucker who makes runs nearest a clay dealer you are interested in. =
Work out a deal since he is coming back possibly with or without a load. =
It may be less expensive especially if he or she is coming back normally =
empty handed.
Thank you.
Tony Ferguson
On Lake Superior, where the sky meets the Lake
Stoneware, Porcelain, Raku
www.aquariusartgallery.com
218-727-6339
315 N. Lake Ave
Apt 312
Duluth, MN 55806
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Snail Scott=20
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=20
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: Shipping $$$
At 04:56 PM 10/22/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Wow!!! Can shipping be expensive!!! O.K. I live in Alaska and =
everything is expensive up here but the price for shipping clay is =
incredible!! I tried to order clay through Clay People. They gave me a =
estimate of over $200 to ship 125 lbs of clay...
I know that Laguna sells many of its clay bodies
premixed dry, in 50# sacks. If you don't want to
start mixing 'from scratch' with raw materials,
maybe this would be a good compromise. I hate the
idea of paying to ship water, too, and clay is
30% water. Just blunge the dry mix like a slip
in a bucket, using a drill mixer, and dry it out
afterward to a working consistency. No mixer
needed! And if you buy the dry mix, you can store
it outside without concern for freezing, and mix
it up only as you need it.
-Snail
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Catherine White on wed 23 oct 02
You may be able to get your order included with a school's order if you are
near anyplace with an arts program. I was offered that option here in our
boonies. No harm checking both schools and colleges.
Best Wishes,
Catherine in Yuma, AZ
Two ancient electric kilns. Both outside.
It never rains here at the Mexican border.
One partner, one kid, three cats. All inside.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ingeborg Foco"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: Shipping $$$
Carol,
I'm out in the hinterlands as well but probably closer to things than you in
Alaska. Shipping is expensive. I ordered soft bricks and the shipping cost
the same as the bricks. Whatever I buy, I figure on double due to the
shipping. I need 50 lbs of feldspar right now and it will cost as much to
ship it as it is to pay for the feldspar.
The only way to get a "reasonable" price on clay shipping is to have it
shipped in large quantities. I ordered a ton and a half for my first order.
It is difficult if you haven't settled on a specific clay body. You either
have to pay big bucks for small amounts of clay or get some from other local
potters. Make it a rule, anyone coming from the lower 48 MUST bring clay.
I wish it wasn't so but that is the price you will pay to live in such a
beautiful state.
Sincerely,
Ingeborg
the Potter's Workshop & Gallery
P.O. Box 510
3058 Stringfellow Road
St. James City, Florida 33956
239-283-2775
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