Shipping options in the Slope

retag

My local post office on PPW will not ship large boxes. What are my other options in Park Slope, hopefully in the southern part. UPS? FedEx?

fenceman

UPS on 7th Ave near 8th Street.

FedEx depot in Sunset Park (do you have a car?)

retag

I will have a car when dropping off this package. Hopefully that UPS will accept large packages (50x20x9). A drop-off box does not suit my needs.

readymade1

It's a UPS store, not a drop box. Call them if you aren't sure.

veets

I do not ship all that many things but we do receive packages (large and small) and my first choice would be UPS then followed by Fed Ex.

I won't even order a shirt on line if my only option is the U.S. Post office..

arches

You can also call UPS or Fedex to schedule pickups of large boxes (or any boxes). I can't remember if there's a charge....but if there is, it's small compared to the total cost of shipping a 50x20x9 box. Sound like a bike box, maybe? I just shipped a couple bikes to Brooklyn...FedEx Ground is the way to go. Cheaper than UPS Ground. Took 4 days from California.

If you set up a FedEx acct, and do all the shipping online, its ~20% cheaper than walking into a FedEx location.

mantic

I've shipped some pretty large boxes via USPS. I believe thier limits are 70 lbs and 130" length and width. What reason did the USPS give you that they couldn't take your box?
If your going to have a car, take it the downtown branch.

brooklynpotter

you can also schedule with the USPS for them to come to your home for a carrier pick up, after you've printed postage from online at click and ship. it's at usps.com.

daver

mantic wrote: I've shipped some pretty large boxes via USPS. I believe thier limits are 70 lbs and 130" length and width. What reason did the USPS give you that they couldn't take your box?

It is 130" combined distance around widest part, 50+50+20+20=140", too big for them.

siren

Subject: dhl

I totally recommend DHL!

I had the same problems w USPS etc. And have had massive headaches w UPS and FedEx. DHL is really cheap (for a fairly heavy box of shoes/books, about 12"x14"x14" it cost about $7). They also bring the forms with them, and will wait while you fill them out (altho it is admittedly easier to get them in advance from a drop box), and the time windows are really convenient.

But do read the info online carefully, because w all of these services, if your package is over certain dimensions, they will automatically charge you a high weight charge ("dimensional weight"). So its actually more convenient and just as cheap to pack more medium size boxes.

I got clean nice boxes free from Trader Joe's Wine near Union Sq.

Hope that helps.

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retag

Subject: Re: dhl

I am not using a pickup because I am assuming they come at whatever time they want. I have a job to go to. Unless they can come 100% before 9am, package pickup will not work for me.

siren wrote:
But do read the info online carefully, because w all of these services, if your package is over certain dimensions, they will automatically charge you a high weight charge ("dimensional weight").

I know all about dimensional weight. My 25 pound package is actually 47 pounds.

So its actually more convenient and just as cheap to pack more medium size boxes.

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