[Info-vax] Sending stuff to Europe

[Louis Krupp]

On 18 Feb 2013 01:18:34 GMT, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)
wrote:

>In article <t1j2i89j9m1heuad426ecp95tnqid010ak at 4ax.com>,
>	Louis Krupp <lkrupp at nospam.pssw.com.invalid> writes:
>> On 17 Feb 2013 20:21:42 GMT, billg999 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.
>> 
>> I might be missing something, but I found this at usps.com:
>> 
>> http://ircalc.usps.com/MailServices.aspx?country=10150&m=6&p=2&o=0
>> 
>> Ever since the Postal Service eliminated outbound surface mai a few
>> years agol, nothing's cheap.
>> 
>
>Exactly what I said. $55.60, $78.10 and $79.95.

Odd.  When I scroll down that page, I see $24.15 at the bottom.

Louis