Found a great article, talks about how to choose the right shipping vendor for your company and how to negotiate lower shipping rates. We have found that packages under 3lbs are cheapest to ship via USPS Parcel Post or Priority Mail, over 3lbs use UPS or FedEx.
Currently FedEx is handing out discounted rates like there is no tomorrow, print your labels from their website at www.fedex.com and all ground shipments get 10% off! Or, if you ship 10-20 packages a week, call and ask to have a rep assigned to your account, have that rep come out to meet you and see what they can do for you. UPS is very hard to get a discount. The best way to get a UPS Representitive to even think about handing out a discounted rate is to be getting one from another vendor and let them know it!
Check out the article below for even more $$$ saving tips!
Shipping 101
From choosing vendors to shipping and handling charges, we've covered the essentials of setting up a shipping system that delivers.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,311235,00.html
Sunday, January 23, 2005
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