Help! How to get 6" off a MA box

emars002 · Feb 13, 2010

I need to ship a BLVD to CA. Fed ex, UPS and post office range from $66-$107

If i can 6" off the box I can ship for $29.00. There is no way I can get anything off the BLVD box but DH just got down a MA box and i know others have accomplished this and the BLVD has the same shell so hopefully it will work. Any ideas?

OK it is not going to fit in the MA box with the headwings - anyone cut down a BLVD box to 108"?

munchkin · Feb 13, 2010

I only had to get 2 inches off the 'length' of the box to get it under the PO's 108 inch rule. The postal people should measure it as a irregular box so the length of the box (top to bottom) and the girth (around the bottom bigger part). Once I took the top 2 inches off the Marathon *just* fit.

I basically cut 2 inches of the sides and front at the top and bent the top 2 inches at the back of the box, so that it would still fold in and fit into the front of the box. You will need to use a lot of tape to make up for the structural intergrity of the box being cut.

I sent the box to MoreLatte, if she still has it maybe she could take a pic for you. It was about $20 to ship it from St. Louis to middle OH.

ETA: Ok, I just reread your post. I didn't realize the BLVD boxes were bigger around than the MA boxes to make up for the head wings. How many inches is the length and how many is the girth? Do you have room to cut off some of the bottom of the box? I did that the first time I shipped a MA, but found out it wasn't necessary the second and third time.

emars002 · Feb 13, 2010

munchkin said:
I only had to get 2 inches off the 'length' of the box to get it under the PO's 108 inch rule. The postal people should measure it as a irregular box so the length of the box (top to bottom) and the girth (around the bottom bigger part). Once I took the top 2 inches off the Marathon *just* fit.

I basically cut 2 inches of the sides and front at the top and bent the top 2 inches at the back of the box, so that it would still fold in and fit into the front of the box. You will need to use a lot of tape to make up for the structural intergrity of the box being cut.

I sent the box to MoreLatte, if she still has it maybe she could take a pic for you. It was about $20 to ship it from St. Louis to middle OH.

ETA: Ok, I just reread your post. I didn't realize the BLVD boxes were bigger around than the MA boxes to make up for the head wings. How many inches is the length and how many is the girth? Do you have room to cut off some of the bottom of the box? I did that the first time I shipped a MA, but found out it wasn't necessary the second and third time.

The BLVD box is 27" X 25" X 20". the MA box is 32" X 20" X 20" - there is no way to use the MA box b/c it will crush the wings. Maybe I can reconfigure the MA box so there is no L shape

I just checked and to get the MA box to work, I have to get 2" off the length and 1" off the sides - just takeing 2" off the length still has it at $107. I think I can rework the MA box to be rectangle for the headwings - just have to figure out how to take 2 sides in 1" - i have a whole roll of tape so we are good there

emars002 · Feb 13, 2010

I got it! Now i just have to tape up the MA box - thank you!

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