"what's the cheapest delivery?" save your own money and guide you to avoid the pits
When i first delivered the delivery, i looked at the box, and i didn't know how to choose the delivery company, much more afraid of spending money. It became clear to me that the couriers were trying to save money and could not be blindly chosen. Today we'll talk to you about the most cost-effective delivery of couriers in the context of my and my friends' combat experience。
The price of the courier is determined mainly by three factors: weight, distance and prescription. Different courier companies have advantages in each of these three areas and the right choice saves money. For example, it may cost $23 for the quick selection of the successful bid across the province, but only $8 for the polar rabbit; 20 kilograms of large pieces are less than half as cheap as the heavy cargo。
Let's look at the characteristics of mainstream couriers. Post delivery is the highest recognized value for money and is particularly suitable for large items or heavy items. The first price is between $5 and $20, and the second weight is between $2 and $9 per kilogram. As an emerging brand, the ultra-rabbit express is highly priced and especially suitable for small items. Shun fung and kyeongdong are both fast and long in terms of services, but the prices are relatively high and suitable for sending urgent or valuable items. Three to one (round, round, round, middle, rhyme) is the mainstream choice for daily mail, with moderate prices and wide coverage of the internet。
How do you know which one of your packages is? I've got a habit of bargaining every delivery. My cousin had to send 20 kilos of luggage from beijing to guangzhou, offered $283 for sunfung and $98 for debong. After she had made a bid on the "wind up" public. This is a price-fixing habit that saves me a lot of money every time i send a delivery。
When sending large items, particular attention is paid to the express delivery company's billing method. The express delivery company calculates both the actual weight and volume weight at the same time, and then the higher charge. The formula for volume weight is a long x wide x high piping coefficient, which varies from company to company. For example, cotton is subject to such light throwing, which may weigh several times more than the actual weight. I sent a thick blanket for the winter, deliberately using a vacuum compression bag, which saved 30 bucks in direct freight costs when the volume was reduced。
First-hand couriers are most afraid of hidden charges. Some couriers charge various additional fees, such as door fees and packing fees. It is recommended that you confirm whether all costs are included, how overweight is calculated, and whether collection is increased in remote areas before sending them. Such problems can be effectively avoided through formal platform listings, such as “close speed”。
A lot of friends are worried about how cheap couriers are going to fail. Indeed, low prices do not amount to poor services, and the key is to choose formal channels. Premiums are recommended for the shipment of valuables, usually from three to five per thousand of the stated value. It was also important to retain the bill of lading and proof of payment, and in the event of a dispute, a postal complaint could be called 12305。
When it comes to the package of couriers, i sum up a little trick: to add a gas mask to the old box, which is both environmentally friendly and cost-effective. Packaging materials provided at the site usually cost $3-15, which can be saved by carrying them. Fragmentables remember to wrap more than three layers with a bubble film and label the overpack as “fragile”。
When's the best delivery? Avoiding peak periods such as spring festivals and double 11s, which could lead to a 20-50 per cent increase in courier prices. In march-may and october-november of each year, the off-the-shelf season, some of the sites will introduce preferential activities. A focus on the public “close-to-twilight” public sign provides timely access to preferential information from courier companies。
How can you save money by sending mail in remote areas? Postal services are the only national courier to be covered by blind zones, with remote areas preferred. If time is not needed, the option of “general postal packages” may be chosen, albeit slowly, with a first weight of five dollars and a second weight of one to two dollars per kilogram. The system automatically displays offers from courier companies, including postal, to remote areas through “close speed” prices。
On the basis of my many years of experience, i have made a few practical suggestions. Small items are preferred to polar rabbits, circulars, large pieces of heavy cargo are selected for tetum or postage, the same town is rushed to deliver 30 per cent cheaper than the town of sunfung, and valuable items are still chosen by sunfung or kyoto. Whatever you send, you're gonna have to bargain before you put a bill。
Remember the last time my parents had to send an old sewing machine to their relatives for a direct offer of $160 at the express delivery point. Later, i selected the post and split the sewing machine parts at a “close speed” rate, which cost only $90 and saved $70. This experience has made me deeply aware of the fact that there is a lot of savings to be made by making an extra price before delivery。
According to my observations, the first-hand courier delivery is priceless and the wrong channel is chosen at an average cost of over 40 per cent. It is particularly useful for newcomers to be able to use the “close-to-wind” public price bill, 40-60 per cent less than the official delivery price, save at least a lot of money a year and avoid 90 per cent of the mail trap。
