Didn't even get a kiss!

What is the recommended method to ship wheels & tires? Just sent 4 wheels w/ tires mounted. Delivered to UPS counter (no pickup) and sent UPS ground, I was charged $157.31.

Did they see me coming, or what!?!

=O

fedex only charges like $50

Didn't even get as kiss!

What is the recommended method to ship wheels & tires? Just sent 4 wheels w/ tires mounted. Delivered to UPS counter (no pickup) and sent UPS ground, I was charged $157.31.

Did they see me coming, or what!?!

=O

make sure next time when you're shipping a large item with UPS, give it a thick coating of vaseline first....just so it doesnt hurt after....hahaha

Try and always use Fedex Ground for stuff like this. They have much cheaper prices and same delivery times as UPS Ground...

yeah i just ordered wheels and they were sent in 4 different boxes like normal, but i just got two today and the other two are in two different states, wtf ups

damn, that is a big rip. sorry to hear. let it be known to everyone never to go with ups

That's how much it costs to ship CSL wheels :dunno

You do realize that wheels and tires together weigh about 50 lbs a peice right?

That's how much it costs to ship CSL wheels :dunno

You do realize that wheels and tires together weigh about 50 lbs a peice right?

Each 2 wheel/2 tire package (shrink-wrapped in pairs) weighed 91lbs. I was hit for $78+change for each for a total of $157.31.

Just checked 90sec ago, TireRack would have charged me $97+change to ship a comparable wheel/tire set UPS ground.

I did NOT expect to get UPS's best volume discounted, frequent shipper account rates, I realize private parties get charged a little more to ship.

But I did NOT expect to get charged over $60 MORE to ship these things myself than I would have had to pay to have a major distributor ship them to me.

Facts is facts.

Rape is rape.

UPS sux.

Period.

(Of course, that's just one rape victim's opinion!)

=O

Facts is facts.

Rape is rape.

UPS sux.

Period.

(Of course, that's just one rape victim's opinion!)

=O

Sounds consentual to me.

I did an identical shipment calculation using Fedex and UPS.

Two 91 lb packages
Origin Massachusetts, destination California
22" in all three dimensions
$500 insurance on each package
Dropoff at customer counter
Residential delivery (Fedex Max Weight is 70 lbs for Home Delivery, so normal Ground rates apply)

UPS was $162, Fedex was $136. It's not like Fedex costs WAY less. UPS penalizes you for sending heavy packages more than Fedex. It's that Union labor! But I bet their commercial customers get a much better pricing structure.

Did you know that if you open an online account with Fedex (free) you get 10% off ground?

So...FedEx isn't that expensive? We don't get French benefits??

fedex only charges like $50


Sorry, but you are way off. We ship wheels everyday, no tires, from GA to CA the average is about 85-90$ per set of four. We don't sell tires so I am not sure how much they will add, but 50$ to ship four wheels and tires is unrealistic.

That's how much it costs to ship CSL wheels :dunno

You do realize that wheels and tires together weigh about 50 lbs a peice right?

They must have been CSL replicas, right?

Yup we ship wheels from CA to the east using Fedex Ground and it is anywhere from $75-$90 and that is with our discount. Tirerack must have a great contract with UPS because they get awesome rates.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned using DHL Ground. They are consistantly cheaper than UPS and FedEx. I highly recommend checking out their rates.

My experience with DHL is not a positive one, they are bad about losing stuff. Maybe we just have bad luck with them, but if you are in a hurry don't go with DHL. I find the reliabilty chain to be as such: UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS. Some may have differing experiences, but this is my opinion.

how about shipping on a Pallet? via truck?

So...FedEx isn't that expensive? We don't get French benefits??

Nope. Jimmy Dean makes sausage. James Dean is an actor.

Nope. Jimmy Dean makes sausage. James Dean is an actor.
Didn't even drive BMW!

:eek:

I use DHL, you can open up your own account and they'll even do pick up.

I've shipped out a set of 23 lbs wheels for around $45 and a set of tires for about $38. That is with pick up and they just bill my account and I can pay it as I go. Setting up the account is free also.

I just shipped out a Subaru turboback exhaust this week in a 54"x12"x17" box weighing 40 lbs and it only ran $31... + what ever the pick up charge will be.

If you don't want to do your own DHL account, then FedEx is your next choice for cheap shipping on wheels/tire bit items.

ups always rapes you, but only if you let them!
dicount tire ships for free, but you have to mount and balance!