I use USPS hereoccasionally, but mainly for small overseas orders. 90% of the time we do not have an issue. I did have one recently where a hydroboost was lost, but I insure evrything so I am covered although it may take several months to get my money back. On domestic shipments I have one vendor use USPS and I use it for stuff that will fit in a flat rate envelope, but I have found FEDEX ground to be cheaper and just as fast in many instances

I just paid $13 for a $4 part to be shipped. Not a car part either, a special fitting for my koi pond filter. The closest local place to me with it would have cost me nearly that much in gas. I almost pulled the trigger on year one door panels the other night but shipping was insane like $65 so I backed off it. Sucks but it ain't just DSE I guess is my point.

Yeah, shipping charges suck. I just bought a fiberglass rear bumper from year one and with the discount code it came to just over $100 but the shipping was $85 because it was oversized... I really though twice about ordering it but I needed it so had to do it.

so if you don't ship it how are you going to get it??? is it cheaper to drive to DSE and pick it up?
what option do you have? go to your local parts store and order it......... guess what your probably still going to pay freight except now there are 2 people marking it up.

When we ship our Torque arms they are 125lb in a 12 x12 x 62 box too small to ship truck freight. just about to big for UPS but on average the shipping is between 80.00 and 170.00 depending on where it's going obviously. and like someone said earlier RESIDENTIAL is always more.

it is what it is.

yep just shipped some brakes to Auz and ths shipping was ................ wait for it

630.00!!!!

^^^^^^^^^^^^ I just crapped!



Seriously though --- the shipping is what it is.... and there are ALWAYS minimums. Like Blake said -- what else are you going to do - wait forever or just get it ordered, build the car... and chuck up sales taxes and shipping to the entire experience. I call it the hunting and the gathering.
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Rant on his second post.....lol

The smaller the part the more you feel "screwed" on shipping..

Most of this is the shipper since the first ounce costs the most. So it might be $10 to ship a pound and $12 to ship two pounds.. that sort of deal.

And as gas goes up so does shipping costs.. plus you need to factor in things like the packaging and the labor to ship the part.. it all adds up.

But as was said, I try to bundle orders to get a better shipping value.

$630 Canadian? So that's like 43 bucks US, right??

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And yea, shipping to Australia is crazy expensive..

If I had all my shipping costs back I spent building this car, I'd build another one. :rolleyes: Can't believe UPS or FED EX didn't send me a Christmas card last year.:lol: