Shipping Options For Live Edge Slab?

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Wait, I just thought of something...

We have Amazon Prime. If I sell it to him on Amazon he can get free shippi ng. :-)

In the drumming community we are always looking for cheaper ways to ship big things. There are two options I have come up with over the years, both of which may require a bit of travel-- well under 2300 miles. :-)

1. Fastenal will ship store to store. Take it there and they will send it on one of their trucks, to the store nearest him.
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2. Greyhound. Same deal-- take it to nearest bus station and he picks it up from bus station.

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You see, now there are a couple of options I never would have thought of.

My daughters are heading that way later this month and one idea was to have them check it as an extra "bag" but at that size and weight it would be really tough for them.

I'll look into your suggestions. Thanks.

What ever you make, I would be concerned about the relative humidity in LV vs. from where you build and ship from.

I believe airlines used to do the same thing. Before 9/11 you could send packages on a plane and have the recipient pick it up at baggage claim.

Southwest airlines makes a ton of money shipping freight in the cargo holds of their passenger planes. I once took a flight from Baltimore to Nashville. It was the last flight of the day, very late at night. There were 3 passengers-- myself and 2 others. (Side note: the other guy on board decided to sit right behind me. 137 seats on the plane and he sits right behind me.)

Anyway, I made a comment to the flight attendant, "You guys must be taking a big loss on this flight with only 3 passengers." She replied, "Actually we'll make a lot more than normal because we can take more freight." That's when I learned about this practice and how much freight Southwest ships.

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He's doing the building. I'm just doing the shipping.

Although, SWMBO did say that if I can't come up with a cost effective way t o ship it my son can enjoy the picture of the table I made from it. ;-)

No problem. The seller pays the shipping. But you can get it back by simply adding it into the price of the item. Everyone wins! ;-)

I think you'll find there are weight restrictions on checked baggage, too. They probably don't enforce it for "normal" baggage but for something like this, they might get a little tight-jawed.

Cut it up so that it fits into a USPS bulk rate shipping box. ;~)

ups or fedex

too heavy for usps

or post a need a ride add on craigslist or contact a car hauler

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Fastenal quoted $125.

Greyhound Package Express lets you enter the From, To and When "1003: Our site is currently undergoing maintenance. Quote and schedule information is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."

It's been doing that all week. I'll have to call them when I get a chance.

I may have missed it, but did you even get quotes from UPS or USPS?

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There's a site called uship.com that you may get lucky on if you can pair u p the shipment with another already going from your needed point to point. JP

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You didn't miss anything...

- Fastenal - $125

- UPS $125 + $15 Pick Up (I can drop it off for free)

- USPS wants me to stay on hold for 30+ minutes (3 tries in 3 days) That ai n't happening. If their website is accurate, you can't ship anything over 70 lbs via USPS anyway.

- Greyhound (quoted via Busfreighter.com, an authorized reseller for GH Pac kage Express):

- - - $95 Station-to-Station

- - - $138 Station-to-Door or Door-to-Station

- - - $184 Door-to-Door

I also submitted a RFQ at uship.com. We'll see what they come back with.

I should mention that at this point this may all just be a curiosity exerci se. Once I told my son that the slab weighed 75 lbs, he got a little hesitant. He was going to mak e some kind of sign out of it, but 75 lbs is weigh (pun intended) too heavy for what he had in mind.

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up the shipment with another already going from your needed point to point .

Isn't that what they use on the Shipping Wars show?

I submitted a RFQ. I'll let you know what they come back with.

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up the shipment with another already going from your needed point to point .

I requested a bid from uship. I included a detailed description of the piece of wood, along with the following image:

Full URL:

I got my first bid within a few hours. A mere $591. The bid came with the following message.

"I ex-Military and a retired teach and coach. I have an BS in Kinesiology (Science if the Body). I am the father of 6 and grandfather to 15. I have owned dogs all of my life. I currently have 6 dogs on our half acre lot in So Cal. While I am new to the shipping business I am really the best guy for this job. I really would appreciate an opportunity from you to get your dog(s) there, healthy, and on time. Thank you"

He must think it's from a dogwood tree.