[Info-vax] Sending stuff to Europe

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <5a64b34c-bb54-48bd-bdcd-8362f25f5b69 at dp10g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>,
	John Wallace <johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk> writes:
> 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.
>>
> 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).

I have no idea what a "freight forwarder" is but if I have to run all
over town or spend hours calling people to find someone to do this it
just isn't worth my time.  And no one here is likely to be willing to
pay me what my time is worth.

I have been pointed at a USPS site that priced it at $23.  If that is
acceptable I can do that.  I will need to run tot he local UPS store
for padded envelopes and will ask them what the cheapest rate they have
to Europe is but if the interested parties think $23 shipping is acceptable
I can have theses out by the middle of the week.

bill

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