Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 Hi all, I need some suggestions, please, on how to ship something that's rather large, in one piece, and heavy. The item in question: the removeable back seat to a minivan. " Huh? " you say? Here's the story... my boyfriend Scott and his buddy Robb are doing officiating for the Race Across AMerica (http://www.raceacrossamerica.org), which is the bicycle race that goes from San Diego, CA to Atlantic City, NJ. They rented a minivan so they could do their thang, and Scott had taken out the back seat and left it in his garage so they could have more room for coolers, bags, etc. Well, Scott called me tonight and said " we had a really eventful day " . Uh-oh. That usually means something happened with the racers, but what happened was that their minivan developed a mechanical problem. Fortunately, it didn't break down in the middle of nowhere and they were able to find a local Budget Rent a Car office where they were in Flagstaff, AZ, and trade it in for a different van. Problem is, Budget wants their back seat back! The new minivan is a different manufacturer and model than the first one, so they couldn't just swap the back seat from the new one. Anyway, so somehow the boys have to get this thing packed up and shipped to Flagstaff. Have any of you ever had to ship something big and heavy? How did you do it? UPS? USPS? Some other kinda ground transportation service? I can't imagine my mailman being happy to haul the thing around. How did you get it packed? The guys already figure it'll be inconvenient and expensive, but they're also hoping that Budget has some kind of plan for this kind of eventuality or will be willing to split the cost or something. Whatever the deal, it needs to happen in the next week or so. The boys will be back on Saturday (they're not going all the way across to NJ). Any and all suggestions welcome! Thanks! Karen kmchan -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen M. Chan | kmchan | Whatever Happens... Smile! http://www.linkline.com/personal/kmchan/index.html P.O. Box 1390 / La Canada, CA 91012-5390 <> <> <> <> <> * Beautiful skin is just a click away! * * Visit me, your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant! * * http://www.marykay.com/karenchan * * Contact me for your FREE facial at karenchan * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 Oh my Karen, If I were you I'd take it to one of those places that packs and sends the item for you. Leave it to ones who do this for a living !!! Sally Coming soon !!!!Apples, Woods and Berries ! Where we care about the quality of all the products we offer our customers. appleswoodsberries<appleswoodsberries - Karen M. Chan<kmchan Oils_Herb_Etc Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:03 AM TAN: Help to ship large item Hi all, I need some suggestions, please, on how to ship something that's rather large, in one piece, and heavy. The item in question: the removeable back seat to a minivan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 hi, i'm still officially lurking, but it really sounds like you need FedEx ground or even FedEx Freight. They might even have suggestions for " wrapping " or boxing the thing. good luck! - " Karen M. Chan " <kmchan " Oils_Herb_Etc " Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:03 PM TAN: Help to ship large item Hi all, I need some suggestions, please, on how to ship something that's rather large, in one piece, and heavy. The item in question: the removeable back seat to a minivan. " Huh? " you say? Here's the story... my boyfriend Scott and his buddy Robb are doing officiating for the Race Across AMerica (http://www.raceacrossamerica.org), which is the bicycle race that goes from San Diego, CA to Atlantic City, NJ. They rented a minivan so they could do their thang, and Scott had taken out the back seat and left it in his garage so they could have more room for coolers, bags, etc. Well, Scott called me tonight and said " we had a really eventful day " . Uh-oh. That usually means something happened with the racers, but what happened was that their minivan developed a mechanical problem. Fortunately, it didn't break down in the middle of nowhere and they were able to find a local Budget Rent a Car office where they were in Flagstaff, AZ, and trade it in for a different van. Problem is, Budget wants their back seat back! The new minivan is a different manufacturer and model than the first one, so they couldn't just swap the back seat from the new one. Anyway, so somehow the boys have to get this thing packed up and shipped to Flagstaff. Have any of you ever had to ship something big and heavy? How did you do it? UPS? USPS? Some other kinda ground transportation service? I can't imagine my mailman being happy to haul the thing around. How did you get it packed? The guys already figure it'll be inconvenient and expensive, but they're also hoping that Budget has some kind of plan for this kind of eventuality or will be willing to split the cost or something. Whatever the deal, it needs to happen in the next week or so. The boys will be back on Saturday (they're not going all the way across to NJ). Any and all suggestions welcome! Thanks! Karen kmchan -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen M. Chan | kmchan | Whatever Happens... Smile! http://www.linkline.com/personal/kmchan/index.html P.O. Box 1390 / La Canada, CA 91012-5390 <> <> <> <> <> * Beautiful skin is just a click away! * * Visit me, your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant! * * http://www.marykay.com/karenchan * * Contact me for your FREE facial at karenchan * Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: /join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 Karen, My first thought is to call the local Budget office and see if they can ship it. Perhaps they have a truck or something going that way? How many miles are we talking about shipping this seat? I don't think UPS is gearedfor anything that large. You would probably have to contact a local freight company???? Sandi BlackKat Herbs http://www.blackkatherbs.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 you might not be able to mail it because of the size and the weight. If you take it to UPS, they will package it for you and ship. If it weighs over 10 pounds, it's usually much cheaper to ship via UPS instead of USPS Paula .......... in Michigan - Karen M. Chan Oils_Herb_Etc Thursday, June 23, 2005 1:03 AM TAN: Help to ship large item Hi all, I need some suggestions, please, on how to ship something that's rather large, in one piece, and heavy. The item in question: the removeable back seat to a minivan. " Huh? " you say? Here's the story... my boyfriend Scott and his buddy Robb are doing officiating for the Race Across AMerica (http://www.raceacrossamerica.org), which is the bicycle race that goes from San Diego, CA to Atlantic City, NJ. They rented a minivan so they could do their thang, and Scott had taken out the back seat and left it in his garage so they could have more room for coolers, bags, etc. Well, Scott called me tonight and said " we had a really eventful day " . Uh-oh. That usually means something happened with the racers, but what happened was that their minivan developed a mechanical problem. Fortunately, it didn't break down in the middle of nowhere and they were able to find a local Budget Rent a Car office where they were in Flagstaff, AZ, and trade it in for a different van. Problem is, Budget wants their back seat back! The new minivan is a different manufacturer and model than the first one, so they couldn't just swap the back seat from the new one. Anyway, so somehow the boys have to get this thing packed up and shipped to Flagstaff. Have any of you ever had to ship something big and heavy? How did you do it? UPS? USPS? Some other kinda ground transportation service? I can't imagine my mailman being happy to haul the thing around. How did you get it packed? The guys already figure it'll be inconvenient and expensive, but they're also hoping that Budget has some kind of plan for this kind of eventuality or will be willing to split the cost or something. Whatever the deal, it needs to happen in the next week or so. The boys will be back on Saturday (they're not going all the way across to NJ). Any and all suggestions welcome! Thanks! Karen kmchan -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen M. Chan | kmchan | Whatever Happens... Smile! http://www.linkline.com/personal/kmchan/index.html P.O. Box 1390 / La Canada, CA 91012-5390 <> <> <> <> <> * Beautiful skin is just a click away! * * Visit me, your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant! * * http://www.marykay.com/karenchan * * Contact me for your FREE facial at karenchan * Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: /join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 - I need some suggestions, please, on how to ship something that's rather large, in one piece, and heavy. The item in question: the removeable back seat to a minivan. Did you try freightquote.com? Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 I have an account with UPS that I use when shipping orders I can't mail and UPS can handle packages that big and even larger with little or no problem Paula .......... in Michigan Karen, My first thought is to call the local Budget office and see if they can ship it. Perhaps they have a truck or something going that way? How many miles are we talking about shipping this seat? I don't think UPS is gearedfor anything that large. You would probably have to contact a local freight company???? Sandi BlackKat Herbs http://www.blackkatherbs.com > Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: /join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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