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Originally Posted by el_draco
Use the online quote system and save a bucket. It allows you to print labels and documentation at home. Doing it in-store would have cost $186; from home $75. Works for me. I've used them a couple of times now including shipping big optics.. No issues at all.
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I would strongly advise you read the fine print (it is actually stated in very clear and extensive lists) very carefully as the 'Online P & S' have several exceptions to what can be sent and what insurance will cover,
OPTICS which are 'items containing GLASS' (read here Telescopes) and any 'Scientific Instruments' are deemed to be prohibited goods and cannot be sent through Online P & S
Just saying ............
Having said that, I use Pack & Send Depot to Depot as my couriers of choice. They are a totally separate business from the Online P & S. They also are only a drop off point for Online P&S. With the Online P&S your items are actually couriered by various no-name couriers (read here Gorillas if you wish) which you have no control over. The safest way is to go to a Depot and have it sent to another Depot for collection, that way it is packed into a cage and only removed from the cage at the destination Depot.