Over the last couple of months it seems like the price of most things have increased, but none more than the price of gas. With the current price being what it is, this might make you want to pay those delivery charges for things instead of driving around town.
Obviously when you order anything there’s a delivery fee, from pizzas to patio sets. The convenience of delivery is sometimes well worth the cost, but how are costs determined? With shipping there are a few factors taken into consideration, such as:
- The destination of the delivery and its starting point can impact the cost. The further the route or path of the route may affect which hubs can be utilized along the way.
- How many boxes are in the shipment. The more boxes there are, the more surcharges that may be applied.
- Special circumstances, like is the package going to a residential location, or does it require a signature upon delivery? Yep, both of those factors create additional costs as well.
- Weight is a major factor, whether it be actual physical weight, or dimensional weight. Dimensional weight or DIM weight is based on the actual size of the box being used and all shippers charge based on whichever number is greater.
- Gas. Last, and certainly not least, is the cost of fuel. When you consider the amount of fuel for vans, trucks, planes, etc it takes to get a small package from one place to another, it can be staggering.
5Gstore is no exception to the price changes currently within our country. Due to these changes, we’ve also had to make adjustments. Recently, our promo shipping rate went from $4.99 on orders over $99 to orders over $499. The shipping difference was simply consuming too much into the profit. The average ground delivery for a single box currently ranges from $18-$23.
As a 5Gstore customer, you might be asking yourself, “what can I do to keep my shipping rate lower?” With a better understanding of how the prices generate from the carriers (FedEx or UPS) you may want to consider how and what you’re purchasing.
- Which account you use can definitely impact the price of your shipment. When shipping through 5Gstore, on our account, you are automatically given a discount over normal shipping. In addition, the fee for picking up is exempt since we have a planned pick up per our agreement.
- Order in bunches, by making bigger orders of the things that you need, you will cut down on the surcharges of many smaller orders. Need a bigger shipment than normal? Call and let us know ahead of time so that our sales and purchasing teams can try to gather all your items for one shipment.
- Know your sizes, utilize the 5Gstore website to know how big your items are. By utilizing the “Details” tab on your items webpage, you can see the physical specs of the item and plan how many boxes may be required. For example, a single maritime antenna will always need its own box.
- Deliver to a hub, by having your shipment go to the FedEx depot or UPS store you may save money by not paying the residential residence delivery fee. This fee alone can range anywhere from $5-$12 additionally.