TwoTankAmin
Fish Connoisseur
Shipping fish is part science and part skill. The goal is for the fish to arrive alive and healthy. When I began shipping fish, I used the USPO. It was both inexpensive and reliable. That was before 911. Not long after things changed some. Priotiy Mail became too slow in most cases. But Express Mails was still usable. That is not longer the case.
We uased to have an excellent mail system in this country until Louis DeJoy was appointed Postmaster General in 2020. Since then the Post Office has become much less reliable for most deliveries. It takes longer for a piece of first class mail to travel a few miles than ever in my lifetime.
I use a good friend UPS account to ship fish these days. They made it hard to be an airport to airport shipper as they require inspection of the facility from where the packages are assembled. For me this would be my home. I breed what I ship in my home. So I no longer ship that way. This despite it's being the fastest and most reliable method. It is also cheaper than FedEx or UPS in most cases.
I am a good shipper of fish but, to this day, I still hate shipping fish. It is one of the reasons I discount the price when a buyer picks up.
We uased to have an excellent mail system in this country until Louis DeJoy was appointed Postmaster General in 2020. Since then the Post Office has become much less reliable for most deliveries. It takes longer for a piece of first class mail to travel a few miles than ever in my lifetime.
I use a good friend UPS account to ship fish these days. They made it hard to be an airport to airport shipper as they require inspection of the facility from where the packages are assembled. For me this would be my home. I breed what I ship in my home. So I no longer ship that way. This despite it's being the fastest and most reliable method. It is also cheaper than FedEx or UPS in most cases.
I am a good shipper of fish but, to this day, I still hate shipping fish. It is one of the reasons I discount the price when a buyer picks up.