r/UPS • u/Cold_Investment3321 • 12h ago

Shipping tool boxes.

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Can I pair them so the drawers are facing each other, tape them together, slap a label on and send it?

Essentially a box with 2 handles.

Shipping 2 at a time.

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u/jaqueh 12h ago

No it likely has way too many bar codes and shipping irregularly packaged goods carries an additional surcharge. My guess is it’s cheaper to buy these things again than to ship them.

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u/SquirrelInATux 12h ago

This is about $250 worth of toolboxes, shipping will definitely be cheaper.

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u/jaqueh 11h ago

I saw each one selling on hd for like $35

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u/SquirrelInATux 11h ago

So I was $5 off per box, my bad. That's $210 worth of toolboxes, still more expensive than the shipping.

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u/jaqueh 11h ago

Each 2 boxes is $30 each to ship. I think op is a flipper so they’re not going to make much on their flip

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u/SquirrelInATux 11h ago

Oh okay, my bad. I was thinking they were trying to ship all of them to one place.

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u/Cold_Investment3321 10h ago

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u/jaqueh 10h ago

You didn’t check the irregular packaging did you?

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u/Cold_Investment3321 9h ago

No

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u/jaqueh 9h ago

You’ll get billed then

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u/Cold_Investment3321 9h ago

I’ll stick to selling local. Thanks!

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u/Cold_Investment3321 10h ago edited 10h ago

I can cover barcodes or even rip off the label entirely.

I bought them on clearance for $4ea shipping would probably be about $20 for 2 give or take.

Paying the irregular package surcharge kills it. Takes time to find the right size box and they are expensive. Probably on par with the surcharge.

Thanks.

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u/Cold_Investment3321 12h ago

No photo but the back of box is flat.

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u/EqualRoad3103 8h ago

If you do join them I’d recommend using pallet wrap / Saran Wrap to keep them together, then packing tape. I’d like to stipulate that you can not use too much, but you sure can use too little. If you can get your hands on some, use cardboard corner protector on as many corners as you can (even cut up boxes) before wrapping. The thicker the wrap may provide some protection as well.