How To Save Money With Shipping Alternatives – Shipping Freight Without Breaking The Bank
The Problem with Freight Shipping
According to both UPS and FedEx, anything exceeding seventy pounds is considered freight. The price for shipping anything that falls into that freight category often exceeds the value of the item itself. For this reason, most E-Biz owners dont deal in large or heavy items. And most consumers walk away when the shipping for their online purchase exceeds twenty percent of the items cost.
If you do ship sizeable items cars, boats, pianos you have to deal with other logistical problems with freight companies:
Theyre set up to deliver business to business most freight companies have their goods palletized. Their drivers are used to having loading docks to load and unload their goods. They cant exactly back their freight truck up to your apartment.
They usually charge extra to deliver your goods beyond the curb. If you want them to put the item in your customers living room, for example, that extra service may cost you several hundred dollars.
Theyre used to dealing with big boxes all day, not high-end furniture...
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