[Info-vax] Sending stuff to Europe

[John Wallace]

On Feb 17, 8:21 pm, billg... at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:
> Can anyone suggest how to do this at a reasonable cost?
> I just ran a 2lb. 6x9x2 inch package past UPS and the USPS.
> UPS wanted from $100 to $178 to ship it to England.
> The cheapest from the USPS was $55 with most offerings being around $78.
> I'm sorry, but these cards just aren't worth that much.  If I can't
> find something much cheaper I will have to withdraw the offer to send
> them overseas.
>
> bill
>
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Find a "freight forwarder" (as distinct from a courier service) and
ask for their advice. In the days when I was routinely shipping stuff
around Europe, my local branch of Circle Freight did a grand job. They
may not be that interested in a small item (but they shipped me a VME
board from Germany to the UK and it was in my hands within 30 minutes
of arriving at the airport, and the airport to office journey
accounted for much of that).