If you don`t like shipping rates now ...
FedEx just sent us this wonderful news ....
November 2017
2018 Rate and Surcharge Changes for FedEx® Shipping Services
As you plan your 2018 shipping program, we want to inform you that FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery®, FedEx SmartPost® and FedEx Freight will increase shipping rates effective January 1, 2018. Additionally, there will be changes to shipping fees and surcharges that may apply to your shipment and affect your total shipping rate. Changes are also scheduled for FedEx® Retail Rates and FedEx One Rate ® pricing.
Which rates are changing in January 1, 2018?
- FedEx Express package and freight standard list rates will increase an average of 4.9% for U.S., U.S. export and U.S. import services.
- FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery standard list rates will increase an average of 4.9%.
- FedEx International Premium® rates will change.
- Minimum rates for FedEx Express® services will change.
- FedEx Ground Multiweight® rates will change.
- FedEx SmartPost rates will change.
- FedEx One Rate pricing will increase by an average of 3.5%.
- Preview 2018 FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery rates.
- Preview 2018 FedEx Ground Multiweight rates.
- FedEx Freight rates will increase by 4.9% on average, applicable to the FXF PZONE, FXF EZONE, FXF 1000, FXF 501, freight box and other related series base rates.
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Not good, but not the end of the world. A ~5% increase in shipping rates is bearable.
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Yeah, we`re approaching the point where shipping is going to equal (or exceed) the cost of the item. It`s definitely off-putting :(
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Aw man. I failed to detect the sarcasm of your opening line. :(
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JustJesus
Aw man. I failed to detect the sarcasm of your opening line. :(
Sorry :( reality sucks ... this isn`t just for companies with commercial accounts, this is for everyone .. this also includes probably USPS since Smart Post rates are included
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Conspiracy against Amazon ?!?!?!?
Shipping co`s to bring back brick and mortar stores............
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Ronkh
Conspiracy against Amazon ?!?!?!?
Shipping co`s to bring back brick and mortar stores............
i forsee more vendors having product avalible on Amazon for just this reason. I hate shipping companies making hard on the small sized vendor to just promote and sell their own products but Amazon can cover us at least with the free prime shipping lol
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I don`t ship as a business, but I do sell somewhat regularly on eBay. I never use FedEx because their shipping costs are almost always higher than the alternatives (USPS or UPS tend to be less expensive in all my experiences), in some cases I`ve even seen their pricing DOUBLE that of their competitors.
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Looks Like AMAZON Prime will be more valuable in the future.
We get much better rates with UPS in my business. FedEx does not value the smaller shipper IMHO :(
Freight is real, but it still sucks.
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Shipping in general has gotten more expensive, which is curious as fuel prices have gone down considerably since their peak in 2013.
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UPS (business rates) have gone up too. Earlier this year. Far more than 5%.
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Ronkh
Conspiracy against Amazon ?!?!?!?
Shipping co`s to bring back brick and mortar stores............
Never know what you might find at a Whole Foods store soon :rolleyes:
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Poorboy
Never know what you might find at a Whole Foods store soon :rolleyes:
Nothing............. Why would I go there ?!?!?!?!?!
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Ronkh
Nothing............. Why would I go there ?!?!?!?!?!
Amazon will probably like you to pick up your order when shopping for food! You know food :D