[uberjay]

Originally Posted by flycrazy

see all you guys are talking about reg shipping with ipo i am talking about fedex shipping only thats whos fast 24 to 48 hours from time its shipped to you door like last week i places a order on monday night and my package was here thursday morning and it was parts and lipos and a lipo charger

Agreed... Fedex is the fastest, but it's not always, 100% of the time an option in the cart depending on what you're ordering. And it does come with extra cost too - after delivery arrives. The ROD thing.... but as long as one knows ahead of time to expect that and wants stuff fast that's cool.

The original poster was asking if FedEx was the only option. It is not. That's kinda what I was getting at.

Cheers,
J

[slash60]

Thanks guys for all the input/info and personal experience. I ordered the second time with only lipos in the package and it still is fedex way, no other options so I decided to try it. Will see how much tax and fee will be added plus how long it will take. As dthunter said, there is still snow on the ground so no hurry here. Again thanks to everyone.

[flycrazy = Darcy Creighton]

not realy fedex i fined he fastest and the cheapest 35 bucks shipping ya sometimes you get a customs fee bill in the mall for 10 bucks or so but still thats cheaper then EMS or sing post and i have not had a problem with being able to but 1000 in parts as long as theres at least 1 lipo in it 35 bucks fedex shipping only thing they wont ship fedex is planes witch sucks

[Tomahawk]

I just threw two 1800mah 3s lipos in the cart on the HK International site and I have two options for shipping.
Fedex Priority for $25.41 and
International (Registered) Air Mail 501 - 750g Lipo $15.99.

Not sure why the second option is not showing up for you.
I just received a lipo order the middle of February from Hobby King using International Registered - Lipo method. Came Malaysia Post.

Chris

[bcsaltchucker]

wrong FLycrazy

Order from the USA warehouse. Shipment by Purolator:

My last 3 orders were from there:

- EPP angel PNP plane - $70 incl shipping. arrived in 3 days. no extra border fees on arrival
- 12 lipo batteries. $130 total including shipping. Arrived in 5 days, no fees
- HK drifter PnP airplane. $105 total inc shipping. Ordered this monday, arrived yesterday - 2 days. no fees.

none of this expensive Fedex or long wait from asia needed for getting lipos and planes now. Better than most Cdn vendors too.


none of this Postal service leaving a door hanger - they just ring the bell and leave the package. nice

[Kargon]

Placed an order eight days ago for lipo batteries from the HK warehouse in the U.S. and had them shipped by Purolator, they arrived today at my door. Shipping was $28.50 for 1491 grams, that's less than two cents per gram for shipping ...I'm happy.

[Jazzbone]

I've used companies like FedEx and Purulator and UPS for shipping from the US a few times...Shipping was reasonable and generally quick....however twice with UPS and once with FedEx, I've received a customs bill after the fact...
Package arrives, pick it up, pay the taxes....2 weeks later I get a bill in the mail for brokerage fees....
That alone has scared me away from any of the big courier companies....Since I'm close to the border, I'll ship domestic from the US right to the border and drive the hour to go pick it up...I know it's not an option for everyone, but works well where I am...


Jazzbone

[slash60]

@tomahawk, I do not know why I did not have an option such as yours for international shipping. Perhaps I started with lipo batteries from the start. @bschucker..i never tried US hk source or purolator but I will look into it the next time. @jazzbone...that is exactly my experience with an airplane that I bought long time ago and was shipped via the courier companies. Paid the tax then later on was billed for the handling/shipping cost (double whammy) precisely the reason why I am wary but I ordered anyway and will have to see what will come about this. Again thanks for the input guys!

[Arceenut]

Originally Posted by Jazzbone

..Since I'm close to the border, I'll ship domestic from the US right to the border and drive the hour to go pick it up...I know it's not an option for everyone, but works well where I am...


Jazzbone

Have you considered the cost of driving an hour and the your time to do this? If you take the cost of running your car I ( think some employers pay up to 25 cents a kilometer for company use of your personal vehicle) Don't you think it would be less expensive to just pay the exorbitant fees?

[bcsaltchucker]

same reason why I won't go to the local hobby shop! Well that and they are not nice people.