Question regarding FBA UPS pickups
I’m new to this so bear with me. I’ve always done fbm and am trying my first fba product. I want to get this correct as I have a lot invested in this product and want to limit my mistakes. I have (10) 20x20x20 boxes going to 5 Amazon warehouses. When I go to request a UPS pickup I don’t see anywhere to say how big your boxes are that need to get picked up. Will they just show up and take that many large boxes? How would they even know if they’d fit? Everywhere I read says they’ll pick them up no problem but I still have this uneasy feeling they’ll show up and be like “I don’t have the room for all those.” My 2nd question is, besides the no placement fee for sending your fba inventory in 5 shipments, have you noticed any other advantage? Thanks in advance for my rookie questions!
Question regarding FBA UPS pickups
I’m new to this so bear with me. I’ve always done fbm and am trying my first fba product. I want to get this correct as I have a lot invested in this product and want to limit my mistakes. I have (10) 20x20x20 boxes going to 5 Amazon warehouses. When I go to request a UPS pickup I don’t see anywhere to say how big your boxes are that need to get picked up. Will they just show up and take that many large boxes? How would they even know if they’d fit? Everywhere I read says they’ll pick them up no problem but I still have this uneasy feeling they’ll show up and be like “I don’t have the room for all those.” My 2nd question is, besides the no placement fee for sending your fba inventory in 5 shipments, have you noticed any other advantage? Thanks in advance for my rookie questions!
3 replies
Seller_z3XfkorVSmnEY
If you have indeed requested a UPS pickup, a dude (usually a man in our area) will arrive and take your boxes. Our driver comes after he's finished all his deliveries for the day so there's room on his truck. We often give him 20-35 boxes in the 18x14x14 to 20x16x14 range. No problem.
I don't know how much Amazon charges to set up a UPS Pickup, but you may want to contact UPS directly and see what they charge in your area. We created an account years ago and have smart pickup -- which means that whenever we need a pickup, I just go online and request one. This costs us about $8/week. Single pickups were $10+ last time I looked.
Bryce_Amazon
Greetings @Seller_jlmG6iJnJbDzI,
As the previous commenter mentioned, you should have no issue with the size of the shipment - but reply to me here if you experience any difficulty and I'll be happy to assist in any way that I can. Congrats on your first FBAs shipment!
- Bryce
