Mail Box Etc... owned tonight by Fox 5

isekii

Lifer
Mar 16, 2001
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LoL.

Arnold Diaz owned them good.

He got shipping quotes from 2 different Mail Box etc compared to Fedex, UPS and USPS.

Fedex was cheapest, Usps ranked 2nd and UPS 3rd.

for a 15lb package.. already self packed. one of the mail box etc... charged more than 3 x the normal shipping price at a fedex location.

how insane is that.
 

MrDudeMan

Lifer
Jan 15, 2001
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yes, it is that bad. ive been there once and ill never go again. they charge INSANE prices, even for ground.
 

isekii

Lifer
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Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
yes, it is that bad. ive been there once and ill never go again. they charge INSANE prices, even for ground.

15lb package for fedex was 28.xx usps priority was 31.xx and ups was 35.xx


one mail box etc was 8x.xx 2nd mail box etc was 10x.xx

lol

..this was via ground by the way.
 

waggy

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Dec 14, 2000
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yeah so? i have no pitty for a person that does not shop around.
 
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USPS could charge less if it wanted to, but it would push other shippers out of business, so they try to keep their prices in the middle.
 

bennylong

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I went to ship a 19 inch TV about 10 years ago at Mail Box Etc and they wanted $140. I didn't not to ship the TV and bought a new TV instead because it was only $50 more to buy the same TV.

I don't know how they get away from the outrageous price they charge. Now owned by UPS.