Hi Aron - I imagine you are in the U.S. I don't begrudge the
parts suppliers a few bucks for handling in the packaging of our
parts (it seems to be the common practise with all mail order
companies), but thank your lucky stars you aren't in Canada
and having to deal with UPS.
They have a sweetheart deal here. Last week I had a small box
8" x 8" x 4" weighing about a pound come from Moss to Kelowna,
B.C. The distance is about 1,400 miles. Shipping charges
from Moss were $14.00, GST (our country's cash grab tax of 7% to
be pissed away on anything that defies logic) was $14.00 and UPS
added another $35.00 charge for brokerage, etc. which involved
doing up a form so that I wouldn't have to give the government
more money for duty (parts for cars 25 years old are duty free).
That is the last time for me. These guys are nothing more than
rip off artists. They treat their customers with disdain, will
never admit to making a mistake, and charge brokerage rates
that are out of sight. Anytime I have used UPS while I was in
the U.S. their service was quick and the rates were reasonable.
Cheers,
Len Drake
>If you want an estimate on how much a package (full of auto parts of
>course) will cost via UPS......go to the following URL
>
> http://www.ups.com/using/services/rave/rate.html
>
>Also good for checking how much profit a parts company made in their
>shipping charge to you.
>
>-Aron Travis-
>"always in a automotive frenzy"
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