NEEDED: box to ship one wheel

[redheat86]

I went to the ups store to have them ship a 26" wheel and they wanted $50 plus cost of the box..i think the damn lady was measureing incorrectly or just retarded..

anways i need a box to ship the wheel

does anyone know where i can get a box that would fit it?

thanks
ben

[nigel]

If you can get to a shop, you can use a bike box and cut it down and re-tape the end up to make a wheel size box. Thats what we did when we had no wheel boxes around.

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[bradpartyka]

Ship the wheel through the postal service. It is a lot cheaper.

[Ish]

Typically FedEx ground is the cheapest, followed by UPS then postal service. They must have measured it wrong.

[danger!]

I have a 2 wheel box from JensonUsa you are welcome to. Otherwise, I'd buy a box at a UPS store, or mail boxes, etc, and ship it USPS or Fedex ground.

[Ish]

I just re-read your original post - don't ship via the UPS store (previously mail boxes etc.) Total rip-off. If you use UPS - go to one of their distribution centers. Much cheaper than the UPS store. But FedEx ground is really the way to go.

[berrywise]

I agree that going to an actual UPS center will save you some money. Try to find a box that's dimensions don't exceed 84" if possible. Determine that by measuring the girth (smallest dimension around the box) plus the longest edge. That will keep it from being oversized.




I just re-read your original post - don't ship via the UPS store (previously mail boxes etc.) Total rip-off. If you use UPS - go to one of their distribution centers. Much cheaper than the UPS store. But FedEx ground is really the way to go.

[redheat86]

thanks for the info


b.

[funky-funky-chicken]

Ship the wheel through the postal service. It is a lot cheaper.
You can go to your local bike shop and ask if they have a wheel box. Most of the high end wheels come in a specially designed box. The last individual wheel that I shipped cost less than $15 going USPS Priority Mail. If appropriately sized, you will not get dinged for over-size fee like you will from UPS.

[J2]

I went to the ups store to have them ship a 26" wheel and they wanted $50 plus cost of the box..i think the damn lady was measureing incorrectly or just retarded.. I paid 50-60 to ship via UPS one wheel to canada, man did i ever lose on that sale :cryin:. If you are shipping inside U.S. you will almost always save by going postal as long as package is not too big.

[Yammer]

Ive got two boxes.
pk