Shipping, what would you do?

[ryanb4614]

Currently my shipping prices are
Lbs Cost
1 9.14
3 9.84
4 10.09
10 12.05
17 15.73 etc
Just an example for the different pounds, I am also charged $2 for every order and $2.50 for every order under $20
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I am thinking about going with FedEx do you think their rates would be better, I would need the pickup service, thats the only thing I will be charged is $13 a week! Should I go with fedex or stay where I am...If I went with another carrier besides my suppliers I am still charged their $2 fee

[JEccles]

Who are you using now?

[ryanb4614]

My supplier's carrier..ups my supplier get thier own custom rates.

[JEccles]

If you are a small company, you are better off sticking with your suppliers carrier. They are likely getting better rates than you could.

[Tamsin Presley]

How long does standard flat rate shipping take from Florida to California?...

[JEccles]

Roughly 4-5 days depending on what part of the state it is going to.

[The Old Sarge]

Cut and paste from Wikipedia, Devin?

[ramirezhenry55]

I just use fedex very reliable as ever!

[katedelaney]

To know what will work best for you and be the cheapest you'll really need to do price head-to-head comparisons for your highest selling products. Package sizes and destinations make a big difference between UPS and FedEx. Also, if you have some good volume you'll be surprised at how open they are to offer discounts.

[cleonann]

To know what will work best for you and be the cheapest you'll really need to do price head-to-head comparisons for your highest selling products. Package sizes and destinations make a big difference between UPS and FedEx. Also, if you have some good volume you'll be surprised at how open they are to offer discounts.

Yup.. agree.. And a regular check is must for this. But by records of large inventory sheets make it complex for comparing records.

[nickie]

I keep changing shippers because I keep getting fed up with them. I started with FedEx, went to USPS Priority Mail, and now I'm with UPS. I haven't found any of them to be what I think they should be, but your options are limited.

[adrianne42]

Good job....

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[amygrande]

Every time I go through the exercise of checking rates for my ecommerce store I always end up with UPS being the cheapest. I also find that they're much more willing to talk to you about discounts if you call and talk to an account manager.

[lpalli]

I use USPS. My suppliers all use UPS to ship to me for inventory. However, and it may be a personal bias, but I believe my customers prefer to recieve their mail from the Post Office instead of UPS. I've had a lot of issues with UPS/Fedex attempting to deliver but the customer wasn't home and the delivery gets delayed for days. USPS usually just leaves it by the door because there is usually an established relationship.

Plus, for me, it's cheaper. Especially with international orders.

lpalli

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[StampsCom]

You did not mention what size your packages are, but the USPS is usually the cheapest carrier if you're able to send Priority Mail -- specifically for your packages that are 1lb and 3lbs.

Stamps.com offers discounts up to 13% off Priority Mail retail rates. Plus, you can ship using Media Mail and First Class Mail International which offer significant savings as well.

If you sell on the traditional marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon, Stamps.com also allows you to easily import data and batch print shipping labels. That is all part of the standard $15.99 monthly subscription fee.