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It is physically impossible to exceed the weight limit for a Small Flat Rate Box
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Re: It is physically impossible to exceed the weight limit for a Small Flat Rate Box
#142Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s always been strange to me that people ship bullets Willy nilly, my dad buys his yearly supply at once and this last year they delivered them to the wrong address. The people brought them to him but it just seems weird to allow shipping weaponry and not even verifying that it’s delivered to the correct person.
They are bullets, not ammo. Just the lead part.
And the explosive
Re: It is physically impossible to exceed the weight limit for a Small Flat Rate Box
#143These are amazing for shipping bullets. Not loaded, but for reloading. My mailman hates me but they keep the costs down.
It’s always been strange to me that people ship bullets Willy nilly, my dad buys his yearly supply at once and this last year they delivered them to the wrong address. The people brought them to him but it just seems weird to allow shipping weaponry and not even verifying that it’s delivered to the correct person.
Funny story, I had the opposite experience this morning. I was putting together a care package for a friend, which included a box of ammo for a rifle we'd enjoyed shooting together. I was just about to take it by the post office when I thought I'd check if I was supposed to mark it in some special way or something, and promptly discovered that this was ILLEGAL. With rather frightening penalties. But UPS would cheerfully take it.
This struck me as the most frighteningly bizarre, arbitrary and pointless rule I had heard in a long time, and I spent a while trying to fathom the logic of it.
I suppose it isn't really a surprise - laws surrounding weapons reflect two conflicting views and intuitions, on the one side that they are inherently scary and suspicious, on the other that they are unremarkable if handled responsibly. I wish our laws reflected a neighborly attempt by the two groups to live together and avoid unsettling the one and persecuting the other. Alas, they flip randomly between the one view and the other, managing to cause these issues for BOTH groups!
Re: It is physically impossible to exceed the weight limit for a Small Flat Rate Box
#144Since I discovered the availability of anvils on Amazon, I have always wondered about the economics of shipping them. Right now, I can order a 66lb "Happybuy" anvil for $153 with free prime shipping. One assumes that the $153 includes the cost of shipping it all the way from China in the first place. For comparison, a similarly sized anvil from a reputable local dealer costs $949 plus tax and shipping at the lowest r…
Two things: 1) that "anvil" is cast iron or potentially at that size, semi hollow steel. It's not great for doing anvil things and will likely break, whereas the "reputable" one is cast steel or wrought iron, both of which are much much much tougher for beating on. 2) The more interesting thing here is the market for kettlebells and other heavy weights -- they can go up to hundreds of pounds, though typically top out…
It's cast steel with a hardened face. Pretty decent for starting out or hobby work if you don't mind cleaning it up a bit, really.
Re: It is physically impossible to exceed the weight limit for a Small Flat Rate Box
#145Re: It is physically impossible to exceed the weight limit for a Small Flat Rate Box
#146Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s always been strange to me that people ship bullets Willy nilly, my dad buys his yearly supply at once and this last year they delivered them to the wrong address. The people brought them to him but it just seems weird to allow shipping weaponry and not even verifying that it’s delivered to the correct person.
Funny story, I had the opposite experience this morning. I was putting together a care package for a friend, which included a box of ammo for a rifle we'd enjoyed shooting together. I was just about to take it by the post office when I thought I'd check if I was supposed to mark it in some special way or something, and promptly discovered that this was ILLEGAL. With rather frightening penalties. But UPS would cheerfu…
Completely legal to ship, you just have to pay a hazmat fee which restricts how the box is shipped and a big label goes on the outside showing that it is ordinance. Similar to shipping a lithium battery has to be declared with a phone number to call.
Re: It is physically impossible to exceed the weight limit for a Small Flat Rate Box
#147What many may not realize is that there's a thriving industry in sending passengers on planes for the sole purpose of them taking things from A to B. Years ago, you could get discounted flights to Europe where you couldn't check in any luggage. Why? That allowance was taken up by documents for various clients. This was usually quicker than any courier services at the time. I've had friends who worked in the oil and g…
This is more due to safety and security requirements of the package than the economics or shipping itself. FedEx and UPS will be very happy to ship you something for a steep discount without any assumed liability, but there would be no takers for it. Providing a trusted chain of custody for the package all the way from point A to B is the real value add.
No, it's strictly speed.
This was over the Christmas-New Year period. There was a real risk of a shipment getting stuck in customs for days or possibly even weeks. An arriving passenger's luggage doesn't go through that same process. I mean it's obviously still checked by customs but it's done so immediately.
Re: It is physically impossible to exceed the weight limit for a Small Flat Rate Box
#148What many may not realize is that there's a thriving industry in sending passengers on planes for the sole purpose of them taking things from A to B. Years ago, you could get discounted flights to Europe where you couldn't check in any luggage. Why? That allowance was taken up by documents for various clients. This was usually quicker than any courier services at the time. I've had friends who worked in the oil and g…
>> And each day of non-operation cost hundreds of thousands of dollars... My close relative worked off shore for decades. Sometimes a down large production platform is a MILLION dollars an hour. Flying someone anywhere with a $250,000 part in their hands is nothing. There are entire industries built around "getting things to the rig/platform" faster.
I mean for something like this, a dedicated corporate jet makes sense. Might cost you $10k/flight hour but that's peanuts if every minute counts.
Re: It is physically impossible to exceed the weight limit for a Small Flat Rate Box
#149Since I discovered the availability of anvils on Amazon, I have always wondered about the economics of shipping them. Right now, I can order a 66lb "Happybuy" anvil for $153 with free prime shipping. One assumes that the $153 includes the cost of shipping it all the way from China in the first place. For comparison, a similarly sized anvil from a reputable local dealer costs $949 plus tax and shipping at the lowest r…
Two things: 1) that "anvil" is cast iron or potentially at that size, semi hollow steel. It's not great for doing anvil things and will likely break, whereas the "reputable" one is cast steel or wrought iron, both of which are much much much tougher for beating on. 2) The more interesting thing here is the market for kettlebells and other heavy weights -- they can go up to hundreds of pounds, though typically top out…
I own a gym and it's always amusing to see the delivery guys struggle with deliveries of kettlebells and plates. If I see the truck pull up, I always run in and ask some of the gym guys to help carry the things in.
Re: It is physically impossible to exceed the weight limit for a Small Flat Rate Box
#150Since I discovered the availability of anvils on Amazon, I have always wondered about the economics of shipping them. Right now, I can order a 66lb "Happybuy" anvil for $153 with free prime shipping. One assumes that the $153 includes the cost of shipping it all the way from China in the first place. For comparison, a similarly sized anvil from a reputable local dealer costs $949 plus tax and shipping at the lowest r…
My friend once ordered a hot tub with 2 day shipping on Amazon Prime, and has often wondered about the economics of that purchase.
I once bought a band saw from Amazon with free shipping. (I didn't have Prime, it was just regular free shipping.) I could have bought it locally, but I didn't have a convenient way to get it home.
In my case, free shipping didn't turn out all that great; it was damaged when it got to me. Fortunately I was able to get free replacement parts from the company.
I suspect Amazon probably lost money on that deal since they had to hire specialty movers, but who knows?