Date:         Wed, 21 Nov 2001 21:51:25 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Shipping Heavy / Bulky Parts ... "Hand Off"
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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Also the Post Office doesn't rip people off when things go across the
boarder like UPS does... this is another story! :)

Ever since I have been shipping Vanagon stuff (1998) I have had a 100%
success rate with the post office with no complaints of damage or loss.
Sometimes it takes a little longer, most of the time 5 to 7 business days
from Canada to the USA, but it is a LOT cheaper and really the same speed as
UPS.

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3
mailto:info@fastforward.ca <mailto:info@fastforward.ca>
http://www.fastforward.ca <http://www.fastforward.ca>
Phone: (250) 992 7775           FAX: (250) 992 1160

. Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions
. Transporter, Unimog and Iltis Sales
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of The Bus Depot
Sent: November 21, 2001 5:42 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Shipping Heavy / Bulky Parts ... "Hand Off"


> 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