I once ordered some fibergl*** fenders for a racer. the seller shipped them by the dog. when I went to pick them up. The dog folks wanted 300 bucks for shipping a box with 20 pounds of gl***fiber. The fenders cost 70 bucks. I told them that that was too much and how could they charge so much for fibergl*** parts and the answer was we charge more cuz they are light. I said well I guess I should have put a few bricks in to get the cost down and you are now the owner of two gl*** fenders that fit nothing you know. .....I instantly got a discount. the cost dropped to 70 bucks...imagine that.
Does anyone know about Fastenal shipping? I heard from a guy on the Fordbarn that they shipped larger items through their stores? The antique tractor guys are the ones that were talking about it.
Took Greyhound home from San Diego to Idaho Falls when I left the NAVY in 78. Stopped in Salt Lake and I got out to have a smoke and saw my 2 boxes of stereo and guns and my seabag being loaded into a pickup truck next to the bus. Raized hell and got my stuff back on the bus along with other people's stuff. The baggage loaders were explaining to a nice officer why they were unloading a straight thru bus that was going to the destination the bags were going to as we pulled back on the road. Haven't shipped anything with them since. UPS dropped a freeway on my parts in San Francisco once but I didn't hold that against them. Wasn't really their fault.
I have shipped rear Henry J fenders, a shoebox hood, grilles, bumpers, dashes, set of thunderbird seats and a rear end minus fluids. Is the Los Angeles Greyhound in a shady spot hmm I guess it's where you grew up if you would be scared for your life being there. I have picked stuff up real late at night and during the day. The day weirdos tend to be flocking compared to night time. I haven't had to sign for anything I just tell them my name and who shipped it they bring it out to me most of the time it's less than 15minutes and nothing has been dammaged as of yet. They are pretty cheap the rear fenders for the HJ was $75. Now UPS shipped 1000's of things and I have had things damaged, lost, stolen and stuck in bushes only to find them years later. USPS shipped 1000's of things with not alot of complaints other than the sorting machine ate a set of shoebox hinges with screws and spit out just 3 of the 4 hinges with no screws.
Never again. It was like walking into a 3rd world country. No one spoke English but one of three clerks. Even the TV in the lobby wasn't an English channel (did I say English Channel?), all that was missing were chickens under the p***engers' arms, and it cost $40 per tire to ship to a Hamber.
I used Greyhound a few times,the parts got where they were going ok.Bit I had to drive into the city and deal with what I thought was sleezy people. No matter how you ship the item has to be packed carefully.Shipping expensive rare sheet metal stuff in cardboard is asking for trouble.If you have spent time in any shipping terminal you know what a madhouse these place are.I think of the dockworkers and always provide handholds so the guy can get a grip on it.And real heavy items with 2 boards underneath so the forklift can handle it without a lot of ramming.
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