Why is fedex so expensive?

[JaGWiRE]

Another head-fier shipped me a 7lb package over fedex international ground, and it was $16.00 with an eta of 6 business days... USPS EMS is a few bucks more and I believe is 2-3 days. Why is Fedex so damn expensive?

 

[PYROphonez]

Did this person go in the store or online? Some people get ripped off in the store from what I've read.

I believe my dad uses Fedex every time he ships something. He has his own account and prints out his own labels. I don't know if he gets it cheaper, though. His shipping seems to be fairly priced.

 

[Demolition]

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Originally Posted by JaGWiRE Why is Fedex so damn expensive?

Just wait 'til you get an invoice for the brokerage fees. Then, you'll have something to really cry about.

 

[YngwieJMalmsteen]

Because UPS is so damn bad?

 

[hembergler]

7 lbs. isn't insignificant. I paid ~$12 for a 3lb. ground shipment, and it was the cheapest I could find.

 

[granodemostasa]

tha'ts not very expensive. I sent a USPS package to England and it cost me around 20 Dollars for a few pounds.

 

[terrymx]

thats funny, anything i ship outside of us for fedex is $55-$200, even 2lbs.

 

[JaGWiRE]

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Originally Posted by Demolition Just wait 'til you get an invoice for the brokerage fees. Then, you'll have something to really cry about.

Oh crap! I wish he shipped it USPS like I thought he was going to

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[Ingo]

The best deal for shipping small packages, especially heavy ones, is USPS Priority Mail flat rate boxes.

 

[JaGWiRE]

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Originally Posted by Ingo The best deal for shipping small packages, especially heavy ones, is USPS Priority Mail flat rate boxes.

USPS express mail seems good too, for a few bucks more I could have had that, which probably would avoid any tariffing / brokerage, and at the same time would have been 2-3 times quicker.

 

[saint.panda]

Because it isn't subsidized by the government.

 

[JaGWiRE]

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Originally Posted by saint.panda Because it isn't subsidized by the government.

Well, atleast the government can get the theory of taking an item, putting it on an truck / airplane, putting it back on a track, and then taking it off the truck and delivering it to somebodies door correct!

 

[skyline889]

That's nothing, in fact that's pretty darn cheap! You don't want to know how much UPS charged to ship my Thermaltake Kandolf here to Hawaii

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[JaGWiRE]

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Originally Posted by skyline889 That's nothing, in fact that's pretty darn cheap! You don't want to know how much UPS charged to ship my Thermaltake Kandolf here to Hawaii .

I'm just saying, USPS is a few bucks more for air shipping, 2-3 business days, and no brokerage fees. Turns out he declared the value very low just incase anyway.