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Old Dec 17, 2008, 1:26 am
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sipes23
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: ORD
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I've done this quite often with hotels ranging from budget to nice.

Just call in advance to make sure they know it's coming. They'll tell you how to address it to get to exactly the right place. Make sure your name is on the box, no matter what they may say.

Either UPS or FedEx should work for you, so use whatever your accustomed to use. Tracking and insurance are worth it, and don't be afraid to ship it a day or two ahead of what you think will be necessary. I'd suggest you not use the post office, but you weren't going to do that. Were you?

My caveat is to make sure you've got return shipping taken care of and that you don't assume the hotel or your company's warehouse will be helpful. It always seems that when I'm on top of the return, it gets back in time. When I forget about the return or have to go to a different event right away, it gets screwed up.

Last edited by sipes23; Dec 17, 2008 at 1:30 am Reason: UPS and FedEx info.
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