"With the holiday season officially underway, many are looking to start shipping gifts to family and friends across the country. So what service ships for less, and which will get your package there the fastest: UPS, FedEx, or the good-old Post Office?Photo by uzbeckistan
Recently the Kansas City NBC news team put cross-country shipping and pricing to the test. No one wants to overpay for shipping, especially around the holidays, and we always want our gifts and goodies there as fast as possible, without damage. They compared rates and times of the three major shipping companies, FedEx, UPS, and USPS.
The news team shipped goods from multiple locations throughout the U.S. and from all three competitors, each time varying the weight and contents of each package.
In the end, lighter items had relatively the same shipping price across the board (all within $0.60 of each other), while heavier items saw a price difference of as much as $3 across vendors. Their final assessment was that Flat Rate shipping from the USPS was the way to get your holiday gifts to their recipients as quickly as possible and for the least amount of money spent. They were also able to provide the quickest shipping time outside of overnight delivery, which comes with a hefty fee from all 3 carriers. Hit up NBC News for the full report on their adventures in shipping.
Do you have a favorite, trusted carrier you rely on to get your gifts there on time? Sound off in the comments.
Holiday Packages: Who ships fastest and cheapest? [NBC Action News Kansas City]
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