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Actually, it *does* work for normal people all the time.
I am a normal person. I have a bullsh*t fedex online
account, they bill my cc every time I ship something.
I have no special deals cut, I have no great discount,
and I don't ship usually either to, or from a commercial
address. Irrespective, they take it all the time.
$30 more for slower service? Not a chance. 4 days via
FedEx ground and stuff from Maine's in CA. I detest 'Brown'
these days - the drivers make too much money for them to
even consider being competitive. I remember 10-15 years
ago, when you could ship a 5lb box for $3.50 UPS Ground.
Now, that same box is $8+. Why? That same box fedex
ground ships for $4.60. WTF is up with 'Brown'?
I've shipped several transaxles this way, print the label
on my laser, take the stuff to a dropoff location or the
actual fedex facility in Augusta. *NEVER* an issue, not
a phone call, not a 'I'm sorry, we won't ship that ground,
that can only go 'home delivery'.
And what's up with the 'JGY method' stuff? I've seen/
heard how JGY ships transaxles, and it's not always pretty.
A 22"x22"x22" box does a transaxle really nicely with tons
of room for adequate packing. Blueboard, while expensive,
works great if you have some lying around getting broken
into little pieces. I'm not fond of people who pack transaxles
in peanuts. Cardboard corner pieces and extra sidewall
reenforcement is a really big plus. Most boxes that size
were not designed with sturdy enough cardboard to carry
that weight.
Anyway, that's enough ranting for one night!
Peter
Last edited by Peter : 01-29-2005 at 10:21 PM.
Reason: typo
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