Everyone who is in the model horse hobby has to deal with shipping at one point or another. Whether you are a collector, artist, or dealer it is nearly impossible to do all of your business locally. So we have put together of 5 shipping tools that you might not have heard of that will simplify your shipping process.
Boxoh :: http://boxoh.com/
If you need to simply track a package the quickest way is Boxoh. Just paste the tracking code of a package from any of the major carriers and Boxoh will show you a map of where your package is and the route it has taken to get there.
PkgTrack:: http://www.pkgtrack.com/
If you are sending and receiving lots of packages at any given time then PkgTrack is for you. PkgTrack saves all of your of inbound and outbound shipments that you are tracking so you can view their status with a quick glance. You can add packages via their webpage where you give them an alias and mark them as inbound or outbound. You can also forward emails with tracking codes to PkgTrack and it will automatically add the tracking details to your “My Shipments” area. Once a package is delivered, it will be moved to the completed shipments area untill you remove it from PkgTrack.
Ship Gooder :: http://shipgooder.com/
Ship Gooder is a multi Service postage calculator. Get quick and easy quotes from the website or by adding their postage widget to your website or sale add to give estimates to your customers. On the downside it seems that Ship Gooder has removed UPS from the shipping calculations since I first found the site.
Shipping Assistant :: http://www.usps.com/shippingassistant/
Shipping Assistant is a desktop shipping tool from USPS to print labels from your computer. Shipping Assistant only prints the labels you have to pay for shipping at the Post Office unless you rent a Pitney Bows unit to print your postage. The benefits of Shipping Assistant are that all of your shipment records are in one place, you can save address to an address book and you get a substantial reduced rate on delivery conformation. You can also create Shipping/Customs labels for overseas packages as well. So there is no need to guess as to which customs forms to use.
Shipurance :: http://www.shipsurance.com
Shipurance offers a discounted price for insurance over insurance bought directly from the shipping services. If you are and artist or dealer shipping a higher volume of items than the average person they offer a flat monthly rate as well. Ship Insurance will give you a quote for your specific shipping needs. Before using this service be sure to thoroughly read through the site to verify that your item is covered.
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