[Info-vax] Sending stuff to Europe

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <kftba2$ahn$1 at news.albasani.net>,
	Jan-Erik Soderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> writes:
> Bill Gunshannon wrote 2013-02-18 14:12:
>> 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...
> 
> Note that the quoted shipping fees are for the flat-rate envelopes
> and boxes from *USPS*. Maybe "UPS" above was just as an error...

Oh, I got a pile of them!!  :-)

> 
> Or maybe you need UPS packing material for other needs... :-)
> 
> B.t.w, it seems as the shipping fees to Europe is a bit higher
> today then it was a few years ago, I seem to remember that the 4 lb
> envelopes was something around $15 a few years ago. I have probably
> got something like 50-60 of these USPS packages over the years.

Expect them to get higher and higher as the USPS moves ever closer to
bankruptcy.  What other company can you think of who thinks the way to
increase business is to reduce service and increase prices.

Hans, if your still reading this is $23 for shipping acceptable?
If so, I will box it up and send it your way.  Easiest way to
exchange the money might be PayPal.  Do you do that in Europe?
Reply via email to this and send me a postal address.

Thanks Jan-Erik for all the help.

bill

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