what is the best way to have a product delivered?

Place your product in a cooler of beer and have it delivered by bikini clad dancing girls (bikini optional).

Follow Dennis’ instructions and I’ll be in line to place my order. And I don’t even drink. (But I can give the beer to the girl in the bikini….)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

It really depends on what you’re shipping. You need to give more information.

Size?
Weight?
Fragile?
Hazardousness?
Distance?

-- 温故知新

Good question! But the biggest problem you have is size. Are you charging for delivery and if so you might offer a discount for customer pick-up. If your not charging you should. There are small delivery companies that you could use but you need to check them out expecially insurance. When you do deliver don’t forget to ask for a referral.

-- DeputyDawg

I will be shipping beds. And like bunk beds there not the easiest to pack and thats what I make the most. And the weight of them im not sure yet. I am charging for delivery. I just don’t know if I am charging enough. What would a good amount be for delivering?

-- K & N Furniture Middlebury, In.

Why don’t you just call the shippers in your area and discuss your needs?

-- 温故知新

You can always meet them half-way, too.

-- Glen, Pennsylvania, Colossians 3:23 "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men."

For beds I would call a shipping/trucking company and ask how much they charge. Not UPS or FedEx.

-- You can get more with a kind word and a 2 by 4, than you can with just a kind word.

Besides, you’d probably exceed the weight limits for ups or fedex. Definitely a freight shipping service.

-- http://www.facebook.com/travisowenfurniture

Both UPS and FedEx offer Critical Freight, Air Freight, LTL & Truck load, Ocean Freight and Customs Brokerage. They both have time and cost calculators. There is not much they can not deliver including hazardous materials. In addition there are 101 other freight companies that can pickup and deliver whatever you are selling. Every item I have purchased on ETSY has always included the cost of shipping. ETSY is a good site for laying out the policies of each store owner. Shipping should be way down on your list of worries. You need good pictures, descriptions and of course a good product. Go get em…

-- mike...............