Wow-price to ship a bow

[Matty]

Going back to my original post of how pricing seems to be all over the board.  I will admit. It's the only shipping method I prefer and I have NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. nothing ever lost or damaged.  Knock wood it never happens.

[ron w]

The most I ever spent to ship via USPS was $56, that was Priority mail, insured, to Norway.....yes Norway! That was a 58" one piece Recurve.

[Bryan Korte]

I'll stick with FedEx. USPS very inconsistent with pricing and usually way higher. I think the most I have spend is $22 with FedEx and a 60" bow insured.

[T Sunstone]

Never had a problem losing a package before so starting this thread might have been a bad mojo.  Set of limbs were suppose be be there on Monday but was a no show and tracking is weird.  Shows it leaving the post office to the sorting facility but shows the tracking facility as the same. Shouls show the sorting facility as Capitol Hts.  No one can tell me a thing, just wait.  

  April 4, 2014 , 4:30 pm
   

Dispatched to Sort Facility
   

BARSTOW, MD 20610

April 4, 2014 , 12:29 pm
   

Acceptance
   

BARSTOW, MD 20610

[Burnsie]

Distance definitely makes a big difference when using USPS.   Usually if your destination is within 500-600 miles it is very reasonable,  start going beyond that and it seems like it goes up exponentially.  I recently sent a 60" one piece to the Bow Hospital for a refinish priority - it is a northern suburb of Detroit and about 500 miles from my home.  Shipping would have been about $7-8 bucks,  came in at about $15 fully insured - and arrived in perfect shape.  I've always had good luck and reasonable pricing from USPS.

[7 Lakes]

Ron W.  USPS, UPS, and Fed ex. quoted $287 to ship a empty shoe box to Norway.  They could not even figure a full length longbow.

[Ryman Cat]

Going on 5 moths broken bow trying to get resolved the postal people keep chumpin us off. Its very bad all the documents were provided and they still say they can't verify value even what I paid insurance don't count yet. I too think they make up charges buy the clerk as well.

[T Sunstone]

I just shipped a bow from Md to wash. state for $15.  It was a 64" long bow.  I think this was the cheapest shipping I've had in a long while and about as far away as you can go in the states.  I was kidding with the women, she had me hold the tape and I held it a foot short and she said no all the way.  lol  
On another note I shipped a set of limbs that were to be delivered Monday the 7th and never showed and no tracking.  Tried to talk to people at the PO and the sorting facility and no one gave a crap.  Never answered the phone at the sorting facility or returned any messages.  Then  last night it was scanned in KS so hopefully it makes it.

[jmrsyrs]

USPS gets my vote but the clerk you get does matter. One fellow at our PO (also a bowhunter) is consistently cheaper than his female co-worker - try to avoid her.

[dnovo]

Depending on where I'm working i will go to one of 3 different post offices in my area to ship a bow. For a longbow 64" or less I will take a lightweight 3" pvc tube and put it in a 4" square box so it doesn't roll and shipping on this with about $400 insurance is always in the $20 -$24 range. Don't go over 84" total as that is where the balloon charge comes in.

[meatCKR]

I had an interesting time the other day shipping a Baraga that I sold.  Had in a 4 inch 65 inch long PVC tube.  Clerk tried telling me the dimensions where 65 x 65 x 4 and it was going to cost an arm and a leg to ship.  I was like WHOA! Don't you mean 4 x 4 x 65?  The Clerk then said "Oh! I think you are right cause the computer won't let me put in 65 x 65 x 4."  Everyone in the line behind me just rolled their eyes.  Gotta watch em!

[nleroux2]

shipped a pair of boots from Austin to Houston (3.5 hr dr.) cost me $16.00. They add fuel surcharges when oil spikes, then never get rid of the surcharge, they just incorporate it into the price. Next oil spike the whole thing is repeated.