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How to ship a queen sized mattress?

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lasergecko

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Anyone know a cheap way to ship a queen sized mattress and box spring? Can fedex or UPS ship something this big?

Any other ideas? I'll be shipping from IL to CA.

Thanks in Advance.
 
Originally posted by: lasergecko
Anyone know a cheap way to ship a queen sized mattress and box spring? Can fedex or UPS ship something this big?

Any other ideas? I'll be shipping from IL to CA.

Thanks in Advance.
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WHY?!?!?!?!!??!?
 
Would it be cheaper to sell the one you have now & buy a new one in Cali than shipping it across the country?

I assume both FedEx & UPS would ship it at freight rates.
 
That must be a very good/memorable mattress, if you're willing to ship it 1/2 way across the country 🙂
 
A quick quote from Fedex from Chicago to San Francisco is $452... not counting tax. This is assuming they are picking the set up at a residence and dropping it off at a residence... inside pickup/delivery would be an additional $130.

Basically, it's not worth it.
 
I had kinda the same problem.

i have a laserjet 5si with a bad network card. Someone offered me $300 to ship it to him. don't think fedex would do it heh
 
way cheaper to drive it yourself in the back of a u-haul. and if it's not worth driving yourself, it's not a good enough mattress to save.
 
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
way cheaper to drive it yourself in the back of a u-haul. and if it's not worth driving yourself, it's not a good enough mattress to save.
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This would be the ONLY way it's worth it. This is generally why special order sets from retailers cost so much more than in-store sets, the shipping/handling. If they get a truck full of mattresses it's one thing, but sending just one to a person costs a lot more.

If you're moving a lot of stuff, simply rent a truck, move it yourself, it'll cost a few hundred bucks one-way for everything. Otherwise, sell it locally (assuming you can get a few hundred bucks if it's fairly new), then spend the money on a new one when you get there.

Craigslist FTW.
 
I encountered the same problem moving from CA to MA. I researched lots of different options, and in the end, the best option was to sell my old mattress and buy a new one.
 
Sell it locally, and then buy an Aerobed. That way, you can take it wherever you go after that 🙂
 
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