May be a great alternative for shipping

[Lynn]

From time to time I will ship something and am just flabbergasted (that's right, I am old enough to use that term) at the cost. MOST times I use FedExGround with my account, and it is pretty reasonable. But, some FedEx local store apparently have really bad service, so if the recipient says "not FedEx", then no FedEx.

I remember when I used the "UPS Store" to ship the really cool Spyder wheels to Steve (NJSteve) for the cool purple mopar (crusty cuda). Seems like it ended up costing close to $250.

One of the guys on the Opel site posted the following, and I was shocked at the difference in price. I do remember 20 years ago, I accidently discovered that it was CHEAPER for me to have a UPS driver pick up a package from my office than it was for me to physically take it to the main hub in OKC (30 mile round trip). So, I quit wasting my time.

But, after UPS DESTROYED a cross ram set up that I had shipped, I vowed never again.

Anyway, read this post from the Opel site. I am signing up with pirate ship and will give it a try on my next ship. Will report back, good, bad or ugly.

From the other site:
Yesterday, I took a little GT header to the UPS store, to get a shipping quote. The header weighed 7 lbs. I carried the header in, unboxed, with the intention of wiring a tag on the header and shipping it naked. The UPS clerk told me that it had to be in a box, and that the cost to ship it was $76 for ground, not including the cost of the box. I insisted that I could put a label on the part and ship it. The manager came over, pushed a couple of buttons on the register, and proceeded to tell me that out of a box, it was classified as "special", and would be $95 to ship it ground. I left with the header unshipped.

When I told the recipient about the issue, he told me about a shipping website that he had used for shipping parts. I went to the site, registered, applied my PayPal account for payment, and with a boxed header, gave the dimensions, weight, and ship-to address. UPS price came to $15.95. Paid for and printed the label, and took it back to the same UPS store. I was a little nervous to possibly hear that the label was fake, but he scanned the label, and gave me a receipt. The package will arrive Friday.

It will come to nobody's surprise that the member that told me about the site was Sam (Young GT Lover). Thank you Sam for the huge savings tip on shipping!

The site is Pirateship.com

AND BTW, Sam, the guy that goes by Young GT Lover, is like 15 years old. He has already resurrected three GTs with help from his "grandpa". There is hope for the next generation.