EXCELLENT shipping rates for shipping to/from TX, OK, west LA, south NM and Mexico
Re: EXCELLENT shipping rates for shipping to/from TX, OK, west LA, south NM and Mexico
Anyway, my recipient mom recommended that I check the local petsmart for insulated boxes. I called my petsmart and they were more than willing to give me the boxes, however, my petsmart only gave me the styrofoam and not the surrounding cardboard boxes. You could try. I was told they get shipments in on Thursdays here and to call that morning and they'll hold all the boxes I want for free. Hopefully it will wrk for you with the cardboard as well. Also, I called a local small petstore and the owner told me he'd sell me the complete insulated boxes for $10 (which is cheaper than ordering them online, I believe).
To answer how many oz can fit in that sized box... yesterday I shipped a box that was 12x16x16 and had a 1inch styrofoam container inside. It held 440oz. It weighed 33lbs. There was no room for anything except the milk. But when I talked to the mama today, she said it was still frozen solid. I just got off the phone with LSO and they said they WILL accept the styrofoam without the cardboard around it. She said, "as long as you feel it will make it there in one piece in whatever container you ship it in." So, I assume that means using the thicker styrofoam box.
Hope this info helps you.
Amy
mommymedic- Posts : 13
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EXCELLENT shipping rates for shipping to/from TX, OK, west LA, south NM and Mexico
You can go to the website and figure out shipping with the weight and diminsions of the package and zipcodes. Don't forget to add the extra charges for picking up ($3.50) and residential delivery ($2.40) as well as fuel surcharge (5%). They also have an equation that is used to calculate oversized shipping. My package was 24x24x24 and it calculated my new oversized weight at 71lbs. Because 71lbs is greater than 70lbs, I put 71lbs in the quote part. Than added all the fees and fuel charge and it costs $29.98. I thought it had miscalculated, but I called cust service and they told me that it was, in fact, accurate.
Accounts can be set up for free and they have customer service available via phone.
Hopefully this will help someone save a lot of money!
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