Thread: Has Anyone Noticed How Expensive It Is To Ship Packages From TV?
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Old 09-13-2007, 12:13 AM
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Default Has Anyone Noticed How Expensive It Is To Ship Packages From TV?
Villages Pack 'N Ship seems to have a corner on the shipping market in TV with multiple locations. There are a couple more shippers at locations along 441/27, as well as Staples and Office Depot.

But in that all of the local shippers are franchises of UPS, FedEx, DHL, etc. they pretty much set their own prices for packing and shipping. I'm not aware that there are any "company-owned" shipping offices or terminals nearby.

I've noticed that the cost of shipping packages from The Villages is notably higher than I had been accustomed to "up north". Up there I could actually drop off at a UPS terminal or a FedEx office for the cheapest prices, or a UPS Store, which was somewhat more expensive. But none of the shipping options available to me up north were anywhere near as expensive as the package shippers here.

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