Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 17:29     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Anonymous wrote:Greyhound bus no joke.


I was thinking that too.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 16:19     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Anonymous wrote:Greyhound bus no joke.


My "most useless post" above has that in the link, along with details of sizing maximums and how to proceed. It's a good option.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 16:18     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.moving.com/tips/the-cheapest-ways-to-ship-a-few-boxes/

The cheapest way sometimes is to take with you as checked baggage, if you are flying out there. Depends on the ticket you were already going to purchase and if it comes with free checked baggage.


You win for the most usless post ever!




Fair enough. But when he moved out to go to university on the other coast, I figured out a work trip a few weeks before would let me take it for free with the free upgrade. It was not a problem to drop off at the residential office for storage.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 16:18     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Anonymous wrote:Media mail. Throw a book in there.


That won't work.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 16:18     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Anonymous wrote:Media mail. Throw a book in there.


They check. It has to be all books.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 16:18     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Greyhound bus no joke.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 16:17     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Media mail. Throw a book in there.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 16:16     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Walk into the post office and ask for the cheapest option.


Is the Post Office cheaper than UPS?


USPS ground is the cheapest.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 16:13     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Anonymous wrote:https://www.moving.com/tips/the-cheapest-ways-to-ship-a-few-boxes/

The cheapest way sometimes is to take with you as checked baggage, if you are flying out there. Depends on the ticket you were already going to purchase and if it comes with free checked baggage.


You win for the most usless post ever!
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 16:09     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
https://www.moving.com/tips/the-cheapest-ways-to-ship-a-few-boxes/

The cheapest way sometimes is to take with you as checked baggage, if you are flying out there. Depends on the ticket you were already going to purchase and if it comes with free checked baggage.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 16:04     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Walk into the post office and ask for the cheapest option.


Is the Post Office cheaper than UPS?


Probably but if you actually want it to get there I would. To trust USPS. I send stuff to my kids in college across the country all the time. I use UPS.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 14:37     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
You can check both online if you weigh and measure the box.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 14:24     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Anonymous wrote:Walk into the post office and ask for the cheapest option.


Is the Post Office cheaper than UPS?
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 14:23     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
Walk into the post office and ask for the cheapest option.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 14:21     Subject: Cheapest way to ship a box of clothes to the west coast?
You have a box of clothes. You want to ship it from the East Coast to the West Coast. what's the cheapest way to ship it?