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Originally Posted by Fbks_Cruiser
Sounds good. Next time I head to Anchorage, Ill send you a note to see if youre in town. By then you should have the other side done!
So RayBuck wasnt too bad shipping to AK? I hate paying more for shipping than what the item costs!
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So lets talk about shipping LOL! I was lucky for the passenger side. I work up on the "Slope" which I am sure you know what that is. (For those who don't I work on the oilfields at the top of Alaska. 2 weeks on 2 weeks off) I was fortunate that I shipped my parts from "RayBuck" to a buddy of mine that lives in Washington whom I work with" It was 38 dollars to ship from RayBuck to his home in Washigton. He then just brought it on the plane with him as checked baggage so the rest was free. Again, I was super lucky. My awesome sister recieved my order for the drivers side and her husband is going to bring it up to me when he comes to work, or she will ship it to me. She just got those parts and the shipping to here was only $37 dollars for everything!!
If I had not been able to do that, here are the following parts that I ordered. and the 5 vendors I used for pricing.
(I wont name the vendors out of respect)
Inner rocker extension,
Outer Rocker
Both Pillars
Footwell
Restoration Grade Floor Pan (which is awesome and well worth the $30 extra as compared to just the regular floor pan).
both front and rear floor braces.
So, I put that into my shopping cart at 5 different vendors and the lowest shipping cost for all those parts was
$245. ( Keep in mind all the parts total were only $205)
The highest shipping charge for all those parts was
$376 .
Like I said in my earlier post. I understand the vendors have to make money and nothing is free, I completely understand why the shipping charges are that high. But I will say that it is crazy ridiculous. I order a lot of parts and I have never experienced shipping prices like this, specially for these parts which are incredibly light and the longest piece being 53 inches long and about 8" wide.
To bring it in perspective, I ordered a complete 4" lift kit last year for my truck. New front and rear springs, shocks and all the hardware and I only had to pay $130 dollars to ship. All those parts came in 1 box and it was super super heavy and way longer than even the longest part I just ordered, which was the inner rocker.
Again, I cant say this enough I appreciate all the vendors and its my fault that I live in the most beautiful state in the country ( Not bias or anything LOL) I just really wish with some of the vendors, would be willing to work something out, so I could use them for my parts and send the the substantial amount of money I will continue to spend in parts to them. I would much rather use the smaller vendors than the BOX stores.
I have no problem paying a little extra in shipping. But I cant justify paying twice the amount of what the product cost. There is a couple vendors on here that all my money for parts would go to if we could only work something out. But Again, I get it and it is what it is.
I hope nobody takes offense, its not the vendors fault I live in Alaska, everyone needs to make money and I hope each and everyone of them is profitable and are able to continue providing great products for our trucks. If any of you would be willing to drop the shipping just a little bit, you would make more in the long run with the volume of parts I order, and I know it's not just me!! Most Alaskans will pay shipping, we are use to that and live with it. that's all I got :0) everyone stay safe.