24 Dollars To Ship?
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Larry Cobb
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Waldo;
Freight can be a significant cost for cleaning supplies.
UPS pays for those TV spots with their rates.
We ship lots of packages & work constantly to minimize costs.
A couple of things to lessen the impact:
1. Make sure you do not pay a large handling charge on top of shipping.
2. If possible, order supplies in large quantities so that they can be shipped by freight carriers (UPS has $6 surcharges for 5-Gal. round pails and long items).
3. Look into free freight offers and combine other items with them.
At the end of year, many of our customers minimize taxes, by stocking up on all expense items, such as chemicals, protectors and supplies.
Larry Cobb
Freight can be a significant cost for cleaning supplies.
UPS pays for those TV spots with their rates.
We ship lots of packages & work constantly to minimize costs.
A couple of things to lessen the impact:
1. Make sure you do not pay a large handling charge on top of shipping.
2. If possible, order supplies in large quantities so that they can be shipped by freight carriers (UPS has $6 surcharges for 5-Gal. round pails and long items).
3. Look into free freight offers and combine other items with them.
At the end of year, many of our customers minimize taxes, by stocking up on all expense items, such as chemicals, protectors and supplies.
Larry Cobb
John Olson
Member
Waldo the rake cost as much to ship as it cost to buy. because of the length. We sell t e rake for 17 and it cost 15 to ship. the sprayer would Be about 8 so whoever you bought them from was probably pretty close on the shippping. What they should have told you was you should have bought 4 or 5 rakes as the shippping would have been the same on 5 rakes as it was for 1 but you didn't call me did ya 
P.S.
Lora sats hi
P.S.
Lora sats hi
Brandon Culp
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Load up when you go to Jon-Don for SFS next month.
John Olson
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Larry there is no surcharge on 5 gallon buckets.....IF you put them in a box. Spend $2 and put em in a box and stop charging people $6 because your to cheap to buy a box.
Ricky Thurman
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Mike-
Must be nice.........not that you don't deserve it!
But I just paid almost $27 to have 5 gallons and 2 quarts shipped from Larry to Me. (100 miles)
oh yeah....and Judson shipped me one case (smaller order..both quantity and $) 1030 miles.....FREE
and of course. the huge boxes I got from greenie and lisa...2 boxes with 2.5" hose...2 boxes of 2" hose...and the extremely long box with my greenhorn. only $60 shipping
When I used to order from Magic Wand, I never paid shipping.....but then again they make up for it with their product prices.
I'm not saying that Larry is stickin to me (I checked it on UPS site and i got a close figure), I'm just pointing out that some suppliers take all or part of the shipping.
Must be nice.........not that you don't deserve it!
But I just paid almost $27 to have 5 gallons and 2 quarts shipped from Larry to Me. (100 miles)
oh yeah....and Judson shipped me one case (smaller order..both quantity and $) 1030 miles.....FREE
and of course. the huge boxes I got from greenie and lisa...2 boxes with 2.5" hose...2 boxes of 2" hose...and the extremely long box with my greenhorn. only $60 shipping
When I used to order from Magic Wand, I never paid shipping.....but then again they make up for it with their product prices.
I'm not saying that Larry is stickin to me (I checked it on UPS site and i got a close figure), I'm just pointing out that some suppliers take all or part of the shipping.
harryhides
Member
What kind of moron would order a pump-up from anywhere?
Do you also order in for garden hose ?
Buy everything you can locally and when you do place an order, order lots !
Do you also order in for garden hose ?
Buy everything you can locally and when you do place an order, order lots !
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
I feel very fortunate to have Modernistic so close to me.......about 12 mi i can get anything i want!
Genie Care DEluxe SuPerClean an' some GC 1300...
WHAAAAAA HOOOOOO...look out Rat Nasty i'm comin' ta GET you!
yes they has sprayers and other what-not as well!
Tom M IS da man!
A BLATANT INFOMERCIAL
Genie Care DEluxe SuPerClean an' some GC 1300...
WHAAAAAA HOOOOOO...look out Rat Nasty i'm comin' ta GET you!
yes they has sprayers and other what-not as well!
Tom M IS da man!
A BLATANT INFOMERCIAL
Bruce Humphrey
Member
Bob what about Great Lakes Steamway, you ever deal with them?
alazo1
Member
This is true. I usually pay quite a bit more when I have to have 4' aquarium lights shipped. Shipping big items over a certain length is always more. Buy these local.
Albert
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Guest
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I order from Great Lakes Steamway!! They are the "BEST" distributor in the business today
Larry Cobb
Member
John;
We've tried covering the pails with more expensive UN-rated boxes and UPS still has damaged some of the shipments.
Even tried shipping the powder in a stronger box with liner. Still was not the best solution.
Freight is just less damaging...
Larry
We've tried covering the pails with more expensive UN-rated boxes and UPS still has damaged some of the shipments.
Even tried shipping the powder in a stronger box with liner. Still was not the best solution.
Freight is just less damaging...
Larry
I've bought every TM we've owned from Great Lakes Steam Way and spend thousands w/them every year on products and service. They're one of the good guys out there.
Garry, the owner, is awesome and we've been good friends since I met him when he bought the place about 10 yrs ago.
One word of warning - if you ask him about handguns, be ready to be engaged in conversation at least 30 minutes, but more like an hour. If you ask him about hunting, plan on an hour plus.
Second word of warning - do NOT ask if Hillary will be the next president unless you like colorful language.
Scott
Garry, the owner, is awesome and we've been good friends since I met him when he bought the place about 10 yrs ago.
One word of warning - if you ask him about handguns, be ready to be engaged in conversation at least 30 minutes, but more like an hour. If you ask him about hunting, plan on an hour plus.
Second word of warning - do NOT ask if Hillary will be the next president unless you like colorful language.
Scott
Actually Harry I am looking for some garden hose. I bought this pump up sprayer from Larry because the last one I bought from him has lasted me two years. I bought the rake to make sure I got the right one. My dad told me to buy that one from him. I try to purchase products from people who support this board: John and Lora Olson, Larry Cobb, Greenglides, etc. Why do I even read your posts? A guy who had to sell his broke unprofitable carpet cleaning business.
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