Re: shipping costs - USPS

[Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@domain.elided>]

I will second Marko's comment. In recent years I've sent and received 
hundreds of packages both domestically and internationally, and I'm so 
fed up with FedEx, UPS and DHL that I get mad even just thinking about 
it. The USPS service, while often not the most convenient particularly 
when trying to track a package, has been the most reliable and least 
expensive way to get things to Europe from the United States and vice 
versa.

Godfrey

>Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 00:26:26 +0200
>From: "Marko Mataija" <marko.mataija@domain.elided>
>Subject: shipping costs - USPS
>
>I have tried to find a cheap way of shipping parts to the Croatia from the
>US, and I probably did something wrong. I mean, why are all of you quoting
>the prices of about 150-200 bucks, when USPS (United States Postal Service),
>ships 10 pounds (5 kg?) package to Croatia, together with insurance and
>return receipt for 32$ (surface mail, 4 to 6 weeks), or for about 50$ (air
>mail, 7 to 9 days)? Is there something wrong with their service, or?
>
>Marko, Croatia

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