On 2/10/18 10:15 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 10:45:57 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:
On 2/10/18 9:24 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I came home from work yesterday and found this leaning against my
house.
http://i.imgur.com/GDv2Odp.jpg
My son got it from a friend and wants to make something with it.
The problem is that the friend (and me) live in Western NY and my
son lives in Las Vegas. A mere 2300 miles. I'm planning on
calling around and looking for the cheapest shipping option, so
my first call is to all the smart folks in the wRec. Any ideas?
33" x 30 x 2.5 weighing in at 75lbs.
If anyone is headed in that direction, I could meet you part way.
;-)
In the drumming community we are always looking for cheaper ways to
ship big things. There are two options I have come up with over the
years, both of which may require a bit of travel-- well under 2300
miles. :-)
1. Fastenal will ship store to store. Take it there and they will
send it on one of their trucks, to the store nearest him.
https://www.fastenal.com/en/22/3pl-(...arty-logistics)
2. Greyhound. Same deal-- take it to nearest bus station and he
picks it up from bus station.
You see, now there are a couple of options I never would have thought
of.
My daughters are heading that way later this month and one idea was
to have them check it as an extra "bag" but at that size and weight
it would be really tough for them.
I'll look into your suggestions. Thanks.
I believe airlines used to do the same thing. Before 9/11 you could
send packages on a plane and have the recipient pick it up at baggage
claim.
Southwest airlines makes a ton of money shipping freight in the cargo
holds of their passenger planes.
I once took a flight from Baltimore to Nashville. It was the last
flight of the day, very late at night. There were 3 passengers-- myself
and 2 others. (Side note: the other guy on board decided to sit right
behind me. 137 seats on the plane and he sits right behind me.)
Anyway, I made a comment to the flight attendant, "You guys must be
taking a big loss on this flight with only 3 passengers." She replied,
"Actually we'll make a lot more than normal because we can take more
freight." That's when I learned about this practice and how much
freight Southwest ships.
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