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General Upholstery Questions and Comments => General Discussion => Topic started by: 65Buick on June 28, 2017, 01:31:31 pm

Title: Shipping
Post by: 65Buick on June 28, 2017, 01:31:31 pm
Hey folks,

I made an Etsy sale. The person is literally the entire width of the USA away from me. UPS wanted roughly $400. No go.
I used Greyhound Bus, much cheaper but takes longer. I packed it really well, including some homemade crating made from cardboard, inside a 32" cube box.

Let you all know how it goes when it arrives. The buyer picks it up from their closest terminal, in this case a quick 15minute drive.
Title: Re: Shipping
Post by: MinUph on June 28, 2017, 02:33:10 pm
What did you sell anyways?
Title: Re: Shipping
Post by: 65Buick on June 28, 2017, 07:49:17 pm
This one

http://gdurl.com/SqCF
Title: Re: Shipping
Post by: MinUph on June 28, 2017, 08:45:06 pm
Cool
Title: Re: Shipping
Post by: SteveA on June 29, 2017, 06:23:58 am
That's a hoot ! 
Did you enamel the wood ?
SA
Title: Re: Shipping
Post by: Mojo on June 29, 2017, 08:22:25 am
Wow. That's a first. Never heard of using Greyhound before. Hmmmmmm.......

Did you know Amazon started their own cargo airline ? They are testing the methods and may expand it.

Chris
Title: Re: Shipping
Post by: 65Buick on June 29, 2017, 08:57:24 am
Yep, treated the wood with oil enamel.
Didn't know about amazon. When I went to select for the custkmer that I used GH a whole bunch of other shipping services popped up that I didn't know about.
Title: Re: Shipping
Post by: 65Buick on August 22, 2017, 10:47:38 am
The chair did make it. Customer said the box was damaged but chair was not. All the way from coastal Ca to coastal NH. 24 days via greyhound bus.
Title: Re: Shipping
Post by: kodydog on August 22, 2017, 04:25:52 pm
Nice job, thanks for the info.