robow7 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2022 The rod tube only, no box, wrapped in decent weight packing paper. I had them run a California zip code which is the most expensive to ship to from here in Illinois so that was a maximum amount. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robow7 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2022 Went on Ebay shipping calculator and Fedex was definitely the cheapest for a 31"x2"x2" package at 1 pound, next came UPS and USPS was same as what I was quoted today at my local Post Office Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2022 Hmm..Just seems odd to me they gave you a quote that high is all, that's why I asked. I ship around 3-5 rods per week, all at Staples UPS counter so no discounts or anything. I just shipped a 34" x2.5" pvc tube (rod) which was just a hair under 3lbs to California the other day, and it was $21.90 with insurance, and I'm right above you in Michigan so pretty much same distance, or even a tad further. Fed ex is usually about $1.00-$1.50 less than UPS, but for about the past 6-8 months now Fed Ex has been extremely unreliable with delivery times and losing items 😬 So just be aware of that if you start using them a lot. BTW just heard the other day USPS is talking about going up yet again this summer on normal sized packages. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
