Cheapest Way To Ship A Tiki

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HT Hanalei Tiki Tiki Centralite Edmonton, AB Joined: Jul 27, 2010 Posts: 58	HT Hanalei Tiki Posted posted on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 1:38 PM I have someone in the states custom carving a tiki for me. As he has no experience in shipping his goods any great distance, he's asked me to look into it. I'm looking for suggestions as to the cheapest/reliable way (aside from asking someone to pick up & drop off) to ship a tiki from one state to another (Sweetgrass, MT to be specific). Tiki dimensions approximately 4-5' Tall, 12" diameter, weight 100 lbs. What the approximate cost might be etc. With Thanks,
E exquisitecorpse Tiki Socialite philadelphia Joined: Feb 26, 2009 Posts: 330	E exquisitecorpse Posted posted on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 2:29 PM both greyhound and amtrak offer freight shipping. it is the cheapest way to ship large objects. of course it helps if you live near a bus or train station.
BK Big Kahuna Member SoMass Joined: Apr 11, 2007 Posts: 2486	BK Big Kahuna Posted posted on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 2:52 PM exquisitecorpse is right, although I brought a 68 pound Tiki home from Vegas in a duffel bag & all it cost me was the extra bag fee. Boy, the guys in baggage at Logan Airport got a surprise!
T TIKI-RAY Member Alta Loma, California Joined: May 18, 2003 Posts: 846	T TIKI-RAY Posted posted on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 3:59 PM Yep. Set it up with Greyhound. I've shipped 2 to 3 footers UPS too. Even one to Oahu.
P Polynesiac Tiki Socialite San Pedro, CA Joined: Jan 29, 2004 Posts: 2099	P Polynesiac Posted posted on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 7:00 PM I've shipped 5 footers, 12" diameter through UPS with great success. Not that expensive either (around $50 depending on weight) Just wrap the sucker in bubble wrap, find or make a box that fits snug, fill extra space with bubble wrap/peanuts whatever and ship it out! I've heard about greyhound shipping too, but I'm not anywhere near a bus station, so I haven't tried them.
CTIT Chuck Tatum is Tiki Member Southern Cailifornia Joined: May 12, 2011 Posts: 1674	CTIT Chuck Tatum is Tiki Posted posted on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 7:15 PM What? no one uses "Tiki Express"
CAA Chip and Andy Member Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai. Joined: Jul 13, 2004 Posts: 2277	CAA Chip and Andy Posted posted on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 9:01 AM Tie it up in a package and have Homing Pigeons carry it. I saw it on TV once so I know it will work. :) Greyhound is probably the easiest option. Maybe not the best option, but one of the easiest.
HT Hanalei Tiki Tiki Centralite Edmonton, AB Joined: Jul 27, 2010 Posts: 58	HT Hanalei Tiki Posted posted on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 10:28 AM Aloha, thank you all for the suggestions ... unfortunately Sweetgrass is just a tiny border crossing with a couple of warehouses and a bar. No Greyhound or Amtrak. I think it's UPS for us. Hope the rates are cheaper than what they'd charge in Canada (robbery)!
P Polynesiac Tiki Socialite San Pedro, CA Joined: Jan 29, 2004 Posts: 2099	P Polynesiac Posted posted on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 11:34 AM On 2011-07-19 09:01, Chip and Andy wrote: Tie it up in a package and have Homing Pigeons carry it. Do you mean african or european homing pigeons?
P phinz Tiki Socialite Southeast of Disorder Joined: Dec 30, 2007 Posts: 199	P phinz Posted posted on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 12:41 PM On 2011-07-19 11:34, Polynesiac wrote: Do you mean african or european homing pigeons? Huh? I... I don't know that.
B bongofury Grand Member (6 years) Ventura County Joined: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 1565	B bongofury Posted posted on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 3:44 PM Wayne Coombs shipped me a couple of 5' Tikis I bought from him 10 years ago through UPS from Florida to California. Was not too expensive. He just rolled a large piece of heavy cardboard around them attached with a few short nails....old school. Looks like UPS would be the way to go

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