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Re: Saturday Delivery from McMaster-Carr Question

It is very expensive to get Sat. delivery. Often $40 extra. I have paid close to $100 for Sat. delivery.

It can be even more than that if the stuff is heavy and/or bulky.

I have also had times when we pay for the Sat. delivery and end up on the phone trying to find where the parts are -- if the dock looks closed, the UPS truck may just pass by without actually reading that note you placed on the door. Even notes in the shipping label have not stopped screw ups.

Unless the place you are shipping to gets usual Sat. deliveries I think you are better off sending it to a residence (even though residences usually get later delivery, the chances for miss delivered goods are lower).

Basicaly, I have never use it unless it's going to cost the team the entire weekend of build time and/or miss a ship date.

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