Cheaper courier options for those in US

FYI to all: I live on the east coast and I spent SO MUCH MONEY going to a UPS store and sending at the counter. It cost $146 USD each time (2-day shipping).

Instead, you can open a free account at pirateship.com and I can get UPS 2-day shipping for $30. Identical shipping and tracking. You just print the prepaid label on paper and take it in to a UPS store and they help you package it properly (no extra fee).

For Fedex, use goshippo.com . I paid $24.50 for 2-day Fedex (would have been $130). Same deal - print on paper and take in to a store and they help you package it properly, no extra fee.

I am kicking myself for not knowing this, but now I'm telling you all!