[Info-vax] Sending stuff to Europe

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <77fa254d-10bc-4244-b5eb-66fee7d1c369 at cd3g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>,
	Hans Vlems <hvlems at freenet.de> writes:
> On 18 feb, 15:33, billg... at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:
>> In article <kftba2$ah... at news.albasani.net>,
>>         Jan-Erik Soderholm <jan-erik.soderh... at telia.com> writes:
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>> > Bill Gunshannon wrote 2013-02-18 14:12:
>> >> In article <5a64b34c-bb54-48bd-bdcd-8362f25f5... at dp10g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>,
>> >>        John Wallace <johnwalla... 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.
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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).
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>> >> 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.
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>> >> 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...
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>> > Note that the quoted shipping fees are for the flat-rate envelopes
>> > and boxes from *USPS*. Maybe "UPS" above was just as an error...
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>> Oh, I got a pile of them!!  :-)
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>> > Or maybe you need UPS packing material for other needs... :-)
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>> > 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Thanks Jan-Erik for all the help.
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>> - Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht weergeven -
> PS
> I did send you my address on billgunshannon at cs.scranton.edu, did you
> get that?

If you sent it to that address, no, I wouldn't.  But you sent it to the
right address and I got it.  :-)

bill

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