Here is a "literally" free tip for shipping cues in case you didn't already know because I have been shipping cue's for decades now and I just found this out myself. The USPS will deliver Express and or Priority Boxes, Tubes and Tape (in bulk) as well as other items right to your front door and for free.
Here is the link - United States Postal Service (If you look around for the items I mentioned above you will see that there is no charge for the product or the shipping)
There were a countless amount of times I would have to ship 4 cues out, but only had 2 tubes (figures right) So I would have to wake up early and run to the store to buy tubes then package them right at the store half asleep. Cubswin can tell you that it's not fun opening a tube and receiving the wrong cue ( I still feel bad, sorry again for that mix up ) shipped to the wrong address. Or you might have shipped a tube that has had 5 tours around the world so it has sticker over peeled over peeled sticker and it just looks a mess.
Tip part 2.......When you ship USPS and someone steals or fudges with the package or MO, it becomes a federal crime for tampering with US mail.
Tip part 3.......I'm not sure if all PO's have added this yet, but mine has just installed a 24-7 shipping machine. You can now ship whatever and whenever you want. All you do is bring your package, weigh it, type in the "To/From" swipe your credit or debit card and out the door you go.
Tip part 4 and by far the most important......Express Mail is ALWAYS FAVORED OVER GROUND!!!!!!!!!
Example:
I RECENTLY had a guy ask for a refund on a $2500 cue loaded with Ivory (which I sold to him for $750 and WAS just as described and not all beat up as he has stated). He also stated he was going to overnight it to me (because I had asked it to be, besides the fact that that is how I sent it to him in the first place) because the weather was reported to get cold. Well, the temperatures fell below freezing for 3 of the 5 days it took to get here). So........in turn that gentlemen waited the same amount of days it took extra for the cue to get here, before he got his refund. Now I do not advise anyone to do this, as you can see it may just bite you in the ass........but sometimes you do things to try and teach inconsiderate people a lesson.
(Kind of like how you will drive slower and slower when people are right on your tailgate instead of just going around you kind of thing....or when people throw money at you instead of politely handing it to you so you throw their change at them in the same manner)
Well I hope these little tidbits helped everyone or anyone
Here is the link - United States Postal Service (If you look around for the items I mentioned above you will see that there is no charge for the product or the shipping)
There were a countless amount of times I would have to ship 4 cues out, but only had 2 tubes (figures right) So I would have to wake up early and run to the store to buy tubes then package them right at the store half asleep. Cubswin can tell you that it's not fun opening a tube and receiving the wrong cue ( I still feel bad, sorry again for that mix up ) shipped to the wrong address. Or you might have shipped a tube that has had 5 tours around the world so it has sticker over peeled over peeled sticker and it just looks a mess.
Tip part 2.......When you ship USPS and someone steals or fudges with the package or MO, it becomes a federal crime for tampering with US mail.
Tip part 3.......I'm not sure if all PO's have added this yet, but mine has just installed a 24-7 shipping machine. You can now ship whatever and whenever you want. All you do is bring your package, weigh it, type in the "To/From" swipe your credit or debit card and out the door you go.
Tip part 4 and by far the most important......Express Mail is ALWAYS FAVORED OVER GROUND!!!!!!!!!
Example:
I RECENTLY had a guy ask for a refund on a $2500 cue loaded with Ivory (which I sold to him for $750 and WAS just as described and not all beat up as he has stated). He also stated he was going to overnight it to me (because I had asked it to be, besides the fact that that is how I sent it to him in the first place) because the weather was reported to get cold. Well, the temperatures fell below freezing for 3 of the 5 days it took to get here). So........in turn that gentlemen waited the same amount of days it took extra for the cue to get here, before he got his refund. Now I do not advise anyone to do this, as you can see it may just bite you in the ass........but sometimes you do things to try and teach inconsiderate people a lesson.
(Kind of like how you will drive slower and slower when people are right on your tailgate instead of just going around you kind of thing....or when people throw money at you instead of politely handing it to you so you throw their change at them in the same manner)
Well I hope these little tidbits helped everyone or anyone
The lady at the post office breaks that out for me 
