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Chairs, side tables, lamps and the pieces that fit a parcel network if packed right, and when freight is the cheaper answer.

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Office ChairShipping an office chair is cheapest disassembled: base, cylinder and back pack to about 28 × 26 × 24 in at 35–55 lb. Assembled, it becomes an oversize parcel. NightstandReal example: Two-drawer wooden nightstand, flat-packed quoted 30×18×7 in, 40 lb, UPS Ground $38.45 Nashville TN to Minneapolis MN (July 2026). Bar StoolReal example: 24-inch wooden bar stool, flat-packed quoted 28×20×6 in, 18 lb, UPS Ground $31.74 Baltimore MD to Oklahoma City OK (July 2026). Coffee TableReal example: 48-inch wooden coffee table, flat-packed quoted 49×28×7 in, 62 lb, UPS Ground $116.65 San Diego CA to Cleveland OH (July 2026). Floor LampReal example: 60-inch arc floor lamp, disassembled quoted 61×12×8 in, 13 lb, UPS Ground $64.04 Dallas TX to Pittsburgh PA (July 2026). BookshelfReal example: 5-shelf 72-inch bookcase, flat-packed quoted 73×18×7 in, 99 lb, UPS Ground $139.48 Seattle WA to Miami FL (July 2026). Dining ChairReal example: Upholstered dining chair, flat-packed quoted 37×22×6 in, 26 lb, UPS Ground $52.60 Berkeley Heights NJ to Los Angeles CA (July 2026). End TableReal example: Small square end table, flat-packed quoted 24×24×4 in, 22 lb, UPS Ground $27.36 New York NY to Chicago IL (July 2026). Small DresserReal example: Three-drawer small dresser, flat-packed quoted 31×18×6 in, 55 lb, FedEx Ground Economy $109.70 Miami FL to Seattle WA (July 2026). Rocking ChairReal example: Wooden rocking chair, disassembled quoted 51×28×10 in, 33 lb, UPS Ground $120.99 San Francisco CA to New Orleans LA (July 2026).

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