How to ship tires?

[300exHONDARIDER]

What service do you use? UPS? I notice most people charge about 20 bucks or so,
Do you just band them together..or box them up?

[kustomfab2003]

If you use UPS you can just place a label on eacho f the tires and ship them that way. Also you can band them or shrinkwrap them together and ship, but individually seems to be the way to go.

[wilkin250r]

Go to your local grocery store. Piggly-wiggly, Smith's, Albertson's, or Super Wal-Mart.

Buy plastic wrap. You know, like Saran Wrap, but it doesn't need to be the name-brand stuff. Get the cheap stuff.

Wrap the tires with plastic wrap. Not just one or two layers, wrap like six layers. Wrap them real good, use the whole roll if you need to, it's only like $1.29, it's cheaper than buying a box.

Slap a label on the outside. You're good to go.

[300exHONDARIDER]

Originally posted by wilkin250r
Go to your local grocery store. Piggly-wiggly, Smith's, Albertson's, or Super Wal-Mart.

Buy plastic wrap. You know, like Saran Wrap, but it doesn't need to be the name-brand stuff. Get the cheap stuff.

Wrap the tires with plastic wrap. Not just one or two layers, wrap like six layers. Wrap them real good, use the whole roll if you need to, it's only like $1.29, it's cheaper than buying a box.

Slap a label on the outside. You're good to go.

Good ideas.
I went to the ups store today, and to send some tires to kansas, from MN...45 bucks. How do others send tires and rims for 20? I cant believe the post office is cheaper. This was the cheapest, ground delivery rate.

[01 400EXer]

Was it a UPS or was it something like mailbox etc. that ships UPS that charge you and arm and a leg to ship something.

[300exHONDARIDER]

It used to be called mailbox, but now its called the ups store.
I wasnt aware there would be a diffeence.

[fast250r]

Post office is the cheapest.

[cletusEX]

I just shipped a bunch of tires. I have some industrial shrink wrap that I borrowed from work.:D I used ups and prices ranged from 20-30 bucks.

[panteramatt]

Dhl is almost always the cheapest.

[RedRaider]

I used to use to squeeze them together as tight as i could and tape them so they'd hold and then shrink wrap them but now the places around here won't accept it unless it's in a box.

[shamisc]

Originally posted by 300exHONDARIDER
It used to be called mailbox, but now its called the ups store.
I wasnt aware there would be a diffeence.

Yes, they charge extra. You have to go to a UPS shipping hub. FedEx seems to be cheap for me.

[1shooter]

Cheapest way i found is

going to the back of most stores they have cardboard box containers. No trash just cardboard. Grab a box and slap em in.

Go to a fed ex or ups hub. Not the stores they charge way to high.

The store wanted $140 to ship one box fedex hub wanted $35

one hell of a difference.

If you find a local hub where its a pick up and drop off point huge *** building owned by ups or fedex. THe price drops greatly.

If you use convience and the closest place you pay out the ***.

[400EX QUADER]

fedex...;)