Date:         Wed, 21 Nov 2001 20:41:56 -0500
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Shipping Heavy / Bulky Parts ... "Hand Off"
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> But the real point of this is about shipping bumpers. Even
> thought they have been heavily dissed in recent threads, UPS's shipment
limits are
> such that a properly packed bumpers will make it and can be shipped ground
quite
> affordably. So GO BUMPERS!


Actually, they'll also go via Priority Mail, which in the case of a bumper
is often cheaper than UPS (particularly if shipped over a long distance; the
post office charges the same rate to ship down the road or across the
country).  Unlike UPS, the post office doesn't add additional fees for
residential delivery, fuel surcharge, or oversized packages. They go
strictly by weight, and while a Vanagon bumper is big, it isn't all that
heavy.  Also the post office tends to be a bit gentler on packages;  I've
seen UPS dent the corners of quite a few Vanagon bumpers.  (Note: be sure to
pay for the insurance just in case; unlike UPS the first $100 is not
automatically covered.)

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  (215) 234-VWVW
  www.busdepot.com