Best way to ship a rod?

[biteme]

I know its been posted on here before and I did a search but cant seem to find anything. Whats the cheapest way to ship a rod? Its from California to California.

[Gator]

PVC TUBE - BUBBLE WRAP - UPS.

[biteme]

Thanks Gator. I have a tube just looking for the best shipping place. Ups it is, thanks again! Hope all is well.

[barse41]

whatever you do, do not write fragile on the package, thats UPS lingo for 'release your aggresions on this package'. my ups guy told me to never put fragile on anything.

[biteme]

HAHAHA Thanks!

[Robert F]

UPS NOT. I had a heck of a time dealing with a damaged GLoomis shipped UPS. Waited for their claim process only for them to say "we denied the claim, my supervisor threw the rod away" Luckily the shipper sent it through an authorized store. They finally paid. USPS Priority is my choice.

[Topwater All Day]

Fedex is the ONLY way to ship a rod! I just shipped a swimbait rod across the country for under $19!!!


Rob

[civicrr]

USPS is the cheapest. FedEx is next in price followed by UPS.

[Choy L]

PVC TUBE - BUBBLE WRAP - UPS.

Just a little suggestion, instead of bubble wrap inside the PVC tube, buy some of those swimming pool "noodles", slit them on one side and put the rod inside. makes for a snug fit inside the PVC which protects the rod more..

[CN]

UPS NOT. I had a heck of a time dealing with a damaged GLoomis shipped UPS. Waited for their claim process only for them to say "we denied the claim, my supervisor threw the rod away" Luckily the shipper sent it through an authorized store. They finally paid. USPS Priority is my choice.

Standard answer from UPS on a claim is "Improper packaging" when you get something damaged FROM them.

I know it left in good condition and everything we get in which is about 20-25 package's a day is sold.Why would I want to file a claim if it's not screwed up?

I will tell you though the claim's are very minimal.

[Robert F]

The thing that blew me away was that they threw away my rod. How do they justify throwing away somebody's property? The only thing that saved us was the shipper took it to a shipping center rather than scheduled pick up.

[texas john]

I shipped six rods to Texas for a fishing trip this past October and just used a heavy cardboard tube. If you have ever bought a rod from BPS its one of those tubes. I then wrapped my rods in an old sheet made them fight nice n tight in the tube and off they went. The cardboard is lighter weight and still pretty strong. I had no problems and they all shipped UPS.

[jaime7819]

I shipped a one piece 6 1/2 ft. rod to cabelas last year for $12. Might of been cashier error but i didnt complain?

[jaime7819]

Through USPS.

[mvanguilder]

Rod tube, US mail $22 or Fed Ex. Berserk Baits rod sleeve with a 12" tip protector.

www.fishwrangler.net
www.berserkbaits.com
www.baitbarn.net

[biteme]

I was just worried that because the tube is so big they would try and nail me on some oversize charge. The rod is broken so dont have to worry about the wrap

[Greg_Cornish]

Through USPS.

TRUTH!!!! IN PVC Pipe

[mvanguilder]

Take it back to the shop you bought it from. Most will ship it back for you, because they might have to ship a few. I know that Randy at Escalon Bait has done this for quite a few people. Manny at the Bait Barn has done the same. Some shops will even give you the same rod off of their shelf and just replace it when they get the other returned. Its good biz.

www.berserkbaits.com

[BassManDan]

FEDEX +1

[whazup]

Just received a rod shipped UPS from Pennsylvania. Perfect condition, zero problems.

[Austen]

PVC TUBE - BUBBLE WRAP - UPS.

Just a little suggestion, instead of bubble wrap inside the PVC tube, buy some of those swimming pool "noodles", slit them on one side and put the rod inside. makes for a snug fit inside the PVC which protects the rod more..

thats such a good idea. i cant believe i never thought of that.

[biteme]

Well I went to USPS today to ship my rod. As the lady is looking the tube over shes says your one inch over! I was like what! You cant let it slide? Nope, one inch too much,lol. So I went back to the shop and cut the tube two inches. I get back to USPS and another lady waits on me. She said its too big. I made sure I brought the extra two inches I cut off with me. I pulled it out and showed her. I said look, the other lady said I needed one inch off and I cut two and now your saying its still too big. WTF! So I start getting loud. I guess the other lady heard me because she came out at that time. She told the other lady it was fine. Now they start to bicker back and forth over whos right and if it comes back its her fault. NEVER AGAIN! Next time Ill just go to fedex and be done with it,lol

[barse41]

Well I went to USPS today to ship my rod. As the lady is looking the tube over shes says your one inch over! I was like what! You cant let it slide? Nope, one inch too much,lol. So I went back to the shop and cut the tube two inches. I get back to USPS and another lady waits on me. She said its too big. I made sure I brought the extra two inches I cut off with me. I pulled it out and showed her. I said look, the other lady said I needed one inch off and I cut two and now your saying its still too big. WTF! So I start getting loud. I guess the other lady heard me because she came out at that time. She told the other lady it was fine. Now they start to bicker back and forth over whos right and if it comes back its her fault. NEVER AGAIN! Next time Ill just go to fedex and be done with it,lol

and just as you left the first lady went all louisville slugger on the other lady... now you have a two peice.

[Steve]

I was just worried that because the tube is so big they would try and nail me on some oversize charge. The rod is broken so dont have to worry about the wrap

I sent a swimbait rod and USPS wanted triple what UPS wanted because it exceeded a certain length. Ill never go to USPS again.

[Ed Clarke]

Go to any Tackle Store, we would be happy to give you the tubes the companies ship the rods to us in. I always have a few laying around. Just remember when shipping wrap the tips in bubble pack and tape both sides of the rods to the interior of the tube to prevent them from moving around. I use UPS to send all my warranty rods, never had a problem.

Ed
Tackle It

[Gator]

Well I went to USPS today to ship my rod. As the lady is looking the tube over shes says your one inch over! I was like what! You cant let it slide? Nope, one inch too much,lol. So I went back to the shop and cut the tube two inches. I get back to USPS and another lady waits on me. She said its too big. I made sure I brought the extra two inches I cut off with me. I pulled it out and showed her. I said look, the other lady said I needed one inch off and I cut two and now your saying its still too big. WTF! So I start getting loud. I guess the other lady heard me because she came out at that time. She told the other lady it was fine. Now they start to bicker back and forth over whos right and if it comes back its her fault. NEVER AGAIN! Next time Ill just go to fedex and be done with it,lol

and just as you left the first lady went all louisville slugger on the other lady... now you have a two peice.

I told ya UPS.........never had a problem, never lost a rod and have head great pricing from them.......

[Keith R]

I have worked for UPS for 24 years. Pack it right, and it will make it. The price is right and if you spend a few extra bucks packing it, take a photo of your packing, claims should not be a problem.
I like the foam noodle idea with the PVC. Only other suggestion I have would be to add a piece of wood inside to support the tube. We have been in business for over 100 years. The size, weight and length our our packages have changed quite a bit in the last 50 years or so, our buildings have not. The conveyor belts, slides and sorting devices were built to handle certain sized packages. Since we have bought a freight company, those larger packages that seem to damage other smaller or (longer, thinner) packages are now starting to fade out of the small package systems. UPS
s claim picture over all is very good. In my facility, if I see an employee handling "YOUR" package improperly, I address it. I will take it as far as terminating an employee for not using our "HAND TO SURFACE" prescribed method. It is a very difficult process to manage. 440,000 employees.
Sorry for the long post......could not stand to read it anymore without defending my company. UPS is the best. Service and price....

Please pass your bad experiences on to either your driver or UPS. I love addressing the issues with the 170 employees that I manage. In these difficult times, you deserve the best service for what you are paying for. I don't make the prices, but I can assure you that the management team and 99% of the employees at UPS get it.

Shipping packages is what we do. Without U, it would just be PS.

Did you hear that UPS and Fed EX may merge?



FED UP! LOL!

Sorry could not resist.

[biteme]

Well I went to USPS today to ship my rod. As the lady is looking the tube over shes says your one inch over! I was like what! You cant let it slide? Nope, one inch too much,lol. So I went back to the shop and cut the tube two inches. I get back to USPS and another lady waits on me. She said its too big. I made sure I brought the extra two inches I cut off with me. I pulled it out and showed her. I said look, the other lady said I needed one inch off and I cut two and now your saying its still too big. WTF! So I start getting loud. I guess the other lady heard me because she came out at that time. She told the other lady it was fine. Now they start to bicker back and forth over whos right and if it comes back its her fault. NEVER AGAIN! Next time Ill just go to fedex and be done with it,lol

and just as you left the first lady went all louisville slugger on the other lady... now you have a two peice.

I told ya UPS.........never had a problem, never lost a rod and have head great pricing from them.......

I know, USPS is only 10min from me so I thought hey why not. Figures it would bite me,lol. Oh well never again! If the rod wasnt already broken I would have for sure went to UPS. But next time its UPS or Fedex no matter what!