Originally Posted by
USAZorro
I just got back from sending a 62cm bike from PA to Oregon via FedEx Ground. $61 and change, and that was higher than I anticipated.
A couple thoughts as to how and why he's been charged so much.
1. They measured the girth the wrong way (I had someone do that to me once). Told me $70 to send a bike 200 miles. I called back later and got someone who knew what he was doing, and the price dropped to $17 and change.
2. He took it to a place like Mail boxes, who add a crazy surcharge to the fee.
3. The bike will be at your house 10:30 tomorrow because he overnighted it.
If it's #1, have him call the place that shipped it back and ask them to have someone recalculate the cost.
My money is on #2. a lot of people think they are "the same" as taking it to the carrier, and they do stick on outrageous fees.
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