shipping coral

Spending $30 to ship coral overnight = bummer.
Spending $8 to ship coral in 3 days and they arrive dead = bigger bummer.

Jack

 

Consider it this way, too:

No reputable online company will ship corals via Priority or equivalent service, only overnight.

 

Isn't the person getting the corals paying for shipping? I like USPS Express, it's cheaper then UPS and I've had good results. It is expensive, but I'd rather pay the extra money and have a much better chance the corals arrive in good shape.

 

only time I have done or recieved corals via usps priority mail if the shipping address is in that same state. only got the package the next day except one time it took 2 days.

 

I agree, overnight or no go.... and I also agree the guy getting the Zoas should be paying the shipping

 

guy getting zoos should pay shipping.but if you ship usps priority there is a trick.you ship out on saturday planes work sundays no deliveries ive found that about 75% of the time it arrives in 2 days this way.if you ship with pure oxygen or kordon breather bag and clean water and aheat pack you should be fine.just let the person know there is no live arrival guarantee.

 

Isn't Billings getting a spring snow storm right now???

Overnight, and a heater thrown in too.

The receiver should pay shipping.... just part of the game.

 

Well, make up your mind... if you think it is too expensive to ship overnight then you should buy from a local lfs, so you can check out the corals and take them home the same day. I have had bad experience with ordering online.. but I guess it's hit and miss.
Now that I live in Spain, I have to custom order everything and the lfs quaranteens them for 2 weeks before I take them home.
Again, up to you but we all know how much money goes into this hobby, so I wouldn't take a chance.