TAP did not charge me to bring my empty wine shippers to Portugal.Andy Velebil wrote:is a gamble of what prices they charge you. I've been on that receiving end as well. At least most other airlines ( virgin, Lufthansa, delta, etc) are pretty upfront about their pricing. TAP, yeah not so much. Frustrating to say the least.
Carrying bottles of Port when you travel by air
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Within the USA, it is illegal to use the US Postal Service, yet I know individuals who have done that quite often. Illegal, yes. But if carefully packaged, people do try to stretch the envelope. I am not suggesting anyone here try this, but I've never heard of anyone getting caught doing so. Just sayin' ...
UPS and FedEx typically are pretty open to shipping wine from my experience. I just sent one bottle to CO through FedEx and they had no issue with it.
UPS and FedEx typically are pretty open to shipping wine from my experience. I just sent one bottle to CO through FedEx and they had no issue with it.
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Roy Hersh wrote:UPS and FedEx typically are pretty open to shipping wine from my experience. I just sent one bottle to CO through FedEx and they had no issue with it.
FedEx ground is my first pick between the two. I am still bitter about UPS stealing wine out my shipper once a few years ago.
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Re: Carrying bottles of Port when you travel by air
UPS and Fedex will generally ship alcohol to other reciprocal states without fuss. However, if you're shipping into or out of certain states they tend to be very strict about things. Pray they don't suspect it's alcohol. Reusing an old wine shipper that has labels, or obvious labels you've removed, probably isn't the smartest idea.
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