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Originally Posted by Beth Sweet
I'm also very concerned about this issue and have some of the same questions. Frankly our team doesn't have a credit card and I'm not too comfortable giving someone my credit card number when my email sorts their email into my spam box because it thinks the address is questionable. I would also appreciate it if someone would answer this.
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Just be very careful of two main things...
1) Keep the robot crate (with the robot and essentials) under the 400 lb limit to avoid extra drayage charges (this is hard to do, since a sturdy plywood crate can weight 200 lbs by itself. Drayage will charge somewhere from $44 - $60 per hundred pounds (check your "Site Info" pdf document for the regional you're going to) over the 400 lb. And yes, 401 lbs is charged the same as 500 lb. Keep the crate uder 600 lb if you want to use FedEx donated shipping.
2) You cannot use the FedEx donated shipping between events that are back to back. If you use the MCS designated shipper - it may cost you $500 or more depending on the crates weight. I've been caught off guard twice by this and it's not fun if you haven't budgeted for it. I'd rely on FedEx to get your crate to your first event and back home from your last event. In previous year's I thought I could use it in between events if I personally dropped it off to the drayage site for the first event - I was wrong and had to pay for the MCS shipping. MCS may also charge you extra to have the crate taken back to the warehouse to await a FedEx pickup - just read the "Site Info" pdf closely!