How to figure shipping costs?

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by crustytheclown, May 13, 2010.

to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. 3reef membership is free.

  1. crustytheclown

    crustytheclown Eyelash Blennie

    Joined:
    Sep 2, 2009
    Messages:
    1,270
    Location:
    Colorado
    I dont want to sound like a imbecile? But i have some fraggs to get rid of and people are asking me how much it would be to ship to there zip code. How is this achieved?:-/
     
    Last edited by a moderator: May 13, 2010
    crustytheclown, May 13, 2010
    crustytheclown, May 13, 2010
    #1

    2. Click Here!

  2. crustytheclown

    crustytheclown Eyelash Blennie

    Joined:
    Sep 2, 2009
    Messages:
    1,270
    Location:
    Colorado
    never mind i think i figured it out.
     
    crustytheclown, May 13, 2010
    crustytheclown, May 13, 2010
    #2
  3. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

    Joined:
    Nov 7, 2002
    Messages:
    2,825
    Location:
    SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
    Figure the weight you will have, and box size... then find the zip code you are shipping to.. then just go to FedEx or UPS and use their online calculators.

    Frags don't weight that much so just figure it on the volume of water.

    saltwater weighs around 8.556 pounds per gallon. Than add on a pound or two of packing.
     
    Gresham, May 13, 2010
    Gresham, May 13, 2010
    #3
  4. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2008
    Messages:
    5,736
    Location:
    Wilmington, DE
    Go to the shipper's website and you can enter in your zip code and theirs, weight of package, estimate, but I've always shipped around 3lbs, then it should tell you how much. You will need to select a service too.
     
    GuitarMan89, May 13, 2010
    GuitarMan89, May 13, 2010
    #4
  5. sollie7

    sollie7 Millepora

    Joined:
    Jul 15, 2009
    Messages:
    943
    Location:
    Woodstock, Ga
    or usps
     
    sollie7, May 13, 2010
    sollie7, May 13, 2010
    #5
  6. sollie7

    sollie7 Millepora

    Joined:
    Jul 15, 2009
    Messages:
    943
    Location:
    Woodstock, Ga
    and I want the zoas haha
     
    sollie7, May 13, 2010
    sollie7, May 13, 2010
    #6

    7. Click Here!

  7. crustytheclown

    crustytheclown Eyelash Blennie

    Joined:
    Sep 2, 2009
    Messages:
    1,270
    Location:
    Colorado
    awsome sollie7. I just PM'd you! LMK
     
    crustytheclown, May 13, 2010
    crustytheclown, May 13, 2010
    #7