FedEx shipping costs, pick-up vs. drop-off??
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qboneus
Senior Member
oops sorry went to edit and got pulled away,
My guess is that since that truck is rolling down the street anyway the standard rates apply.
If the item is dropped off anywhere but a ups CC center there are extra middlemen and extra cost.
if you have an office depot, they also ship at UPS standard rates; exactly the same rate as truck or cc dropoff.
my guess anyway
My guess is that since that truck is rolling down the street anyway the standard rates apply.
If the item is dropped off anywhere but a ups CC center there are extra middlemen and extra cost.
if you have an office depot, they also ship at UPS standard rates; exactly the same rate as truck or cc dropoff.
my guess anyway
whoaru99
Epic Member
This is by rate quote from FedEx website.
If I put in all the same information with the only variable being "schedule a pick-up" or "drop off at staffed location/shipping center", that's where the difference shows up.
BTW, it's $9 difference. Not sure where the $11 came from, might have had declared value on one of the first quotes.
ZebraBlvd
Lunatic Member
I'm a little confused here, but that is just normal. Since you are looking @ having it picked up @ your location I will ASSume that you have a FX account. And that you are printing your own shipping labels. I ran three scenario's using my FX acct#. The constants were that it was a 25lb package (12x12x12) going to zip 98115.
1st scenario was scheduling a pickup. Cost $23.37
2nd scenario was taking it to a FX staffed location. Cost was $18.22
3rd scenario was dropping it off @ a FX Authorized Ship Center. Cost $18.22
So if your saying that the cost is more for dropping a pre-paid package off @ a FX staffed location, or a Authorized Ship Center, rather than scheduling a pickup. Then I'm missing something in my cyphering. Because it should be less costly to go online, generate a shipping label and then drop it off @ a FX location for pickup. As opposed to either taking your package to a FX staffed location, or ship center, and paying them the shipping charges or scheduling a pickup for a pre-paid package. So in conclusion, I really
why it's costing you more to drop it off.
1st scenario was scheduling a pickup. Cost $23.37
2nd scenario was taking it to a FX staffed location. Cost was $18.22
3rd scenario was dropping it off @ a FX Authorized Ship Center. Cost $18.22
So if your saying that the cost is more for dropping a pre-paid package off @ a FX staffed location, or a Authorized Ship Center, rather than scheduling a pickup. Then I'm missing something in my cyphering. Because it should be less costly to go online, generate a shipping label and then drop it off @ a FX location for pickup. As opposed to either taking your package to a FX staffed location, or ship center, and paying them the shipping charges or scheduling a pickup for a pre-paid package. So in conclusion, I really
why it's costing you more to drop it off.
whoaru99
Epic Member
Me either..
This whole thing has been a sad joke, IMO. I consider myself pretty adept at on-line stuff, but I've spent entirely too much time over the last two and a half days trying to get signed up with FedEx to print labels and have packages picked up.
Seems like one road block after another dealing with FedEx. First you have to register, then you have to get the account number, then you have to add services, and on and on and on. Now, that's all been done, but I STILL cannot ship a ground package from my house.
I finally broke down and called Customer Service and they so kindly inform me that I have to PHONE IN to have FedEx ground service added to my account, but I'm good to go with everything else.
Finally, after all the dinking around, I went to UPS website and in about 15-20 minutes had everything set up for a ground pickup at my house today. Costed me a bit more but at least it worked relatively easy and painless.
I prefer FedEx, but this frustrating experience with trying to do business with them has left a bad taste in my mouth. I'll still probably use them because they seem cheaper all in all but perhaps there's a reason for that...
This whole thing has been a sad joke, IMO. I consider myself pretty adept at on-line stuff, but I've spent entirely too much time over the last two and a half days trying to get signed up with FedEx to print labels and have packages picked up.
Seems like one road block after another dealing with FedEx. First you have to register, then you have to get the account number, then you have to add services, and on and on and on. Now, that's all been done, but I STILL cannot ship a ground package from my house.
I finally broke down and called Customer Service and they so kindly inform me that I have to PHONE IN to have FedEx ground service added to my account, but I'm good to go with everything else.
Finally, after all the dinking around, I went to UPS website and in about 15-20 minutes had everything set up for a ground pickup at my house today. Costed me a bit more but at least it worked relatively easy and painless.
I prefer FedEx, but this frustrating experience with trying to do business with them has left a bad taste in my mouth. I'll still probably use them because they seem cheaper all in all but perhaps there's a reason for that...
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ZebraBlvd
Lunatic Member
Ahhh, now I see. Since you don't have a FX account then there could be charging in ways I would not know about. I'm a FX Authorized Ship Center, and have been primarily shipping w/them for 2 years now. I have people come in after being @ the local UPS store. 9 times out of 10 they will ship with me because of the price difference. I will say that in the 2 years with FX I have had only two shipping problems, that being lost shipments. I use the word "Lost" very loosely in my description. One shipment lost was two racing tires that were strapped together. It would probably be a sure bet saying that some employee with FX now has two new racing tires.:yes:
