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The Express

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BBExpress - 3 Ball Totes
« on: February 27, 2010, 03:28:55 AM »
I've never used Bowling Ball Express before, and in looking at their website, I am a bit confused......

Do they "allow" for you to ship 3-Ball Travel Totes?  I see that they do not allow for bags to be shipped, but they allow totes, and in the same sense, they allow for 2-ball and 4-ball shipments, but nothing is mentioned of 3-ball.  In the last few years, the 3-Ball Travel Tote has become rather popular.

I'm wondering if anyone has shipped one of these to the Championships via BBE, and if you had any complications?

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shipper50

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Re: BBExpress - 3 Ball Totes
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2010, 11:40:55 AM »
I have used BBE 2 times and have always shipped 4 balls in 2 totes packed in a 4 ball box. Unless they have changed things, which I dont think they have, you can only ship balls in totes that handle 2 balls.

I carried my shoes with me on the plane to make sure if something happened with BBE, I would at least have my shoes. I think they are great the way the handle things, but they are not cheap as the USBC has to get their cut.

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Re: BBExpress - 3 Ball Totes
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2010, 11:46:41 AM »
I checked out the rates as I was considering shipping equipment...   $70 for a 4 ball box each way with rediculous restrictions on how the balls can be packed and what you are allowed including in the shipment etc.  Worst case on the airline is $15 for one bag and $25 for the second.  I can save $30 each way and pack whatever I would like inside my bags.  Not much of a choice IMO.

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Re: BBExpress - 3 Ball Totes
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2010, 04:18:47 PM »
The number one thing I like with BBE, is your stuff is at the lanes. No carrying around 70# from here to there. I shipped my stuff last year to where the 123 tournament was and it was a pain to get my stuff from there to where the Nationals were and carrying that much weight is not good when you have a bad leg and are getting old.

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Re: BBExpress - 3 Ball Totes
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2010, 10:37:50 PM »
BBE is expensive.  I asked the cost to ship ONE 16 pound ball.  Their answer.......$50.00.  My jaw hit the floor.  I do some shipping at my full time job and my experience is that with ground shipments, it costs about $1.00 per pound on average.  I expected worst case scenario $20.00 to ship my one ball.  Instead, a friend of mine bought a ball from the Visionary Booth and we split the cost of shipping two balls, which came to $30.00 a piece.
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Re: BBExpress - 3 Ball Totes
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2010, 07:48:47 PM »
Good point.  Insurance is a nice option to have.  In my case, I travelled a significant amount last year with my job, so airline bags don't cost anything and the get a fancy "elite" tag stuck in their handles.  It certainly doesn't give them preferential treeatment by the handlers though...

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