Choice of Shipping Questions

You had mentioned previously that you have used Plycon Van Lines for shipping H&M purchases in original packing. Also the H&M Guaranteed Freight program.
The H&M program requires a drop-off at a facility that can receive and reship to the customers house with an additional charge if there is no loading dock at the receiving facility. So its H&M Cost plus reship charge.
If Plycon Van Lines is used who arranges for the shipment, You or the buyer? Does the service include unpacking and set-up?
Is the only advantage to H&M shipping speed of delivery? I assume Plycon Van Lines will add additional time.
Assuming a the same ship to zip code. How would the two shipping options compare in price and time?

Plycon is competent, but very slow.

H&M Guaranteed shipping is quick and fast and damage free. It just has to be a commercial location where an 18-wheeler can roll in and drop it off, they are not going to wrestle it inside. It can be a parking lot or a loading dock as long as you can handle it from there and they can get a big truck in there rain or shine. Loading docks are better because what if it is storming when they arrive?

I set up all shipping unless you use your own service and contract it yourself.

Plycon is blanket wrap and inside installation (residential).

I would have to get quotes for a given load and time, but as a ballpark lets stay for rough comparison a sofa to the midwest:

West Express / A&O : $ 275 (2.5 to 3 weeks)
Plycon: $ 575 (4 weeks)
H&M Guaranteed: $ 375 (4 days)

That gives you an idea of the price spreads and time.

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Originally Posted by drcollie

Plycon is competent, but very slow.


Plycon is blanket wrap and inside installation (residential).

West Express / A&O : $ 275 (2.5 to 3 weeks)
Plycon: $ 575 (4 weeks)
H&M Guaranteed: $ 375 (4 days)

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Really? Was under the impression that Plycon keeps furniture in the original boxes.

Why pay the premium then over WE/A&O, if both ship furniture blanket wrapped.

Plycon does keep it in the original boxes by request. They also offer blanket wrap service.

Got it....thanks.