USPS - Reverse Rant

[THarvey]

I just received my PITH from Kevin Young (Kev). I was in sticker shock when I saw the postage he paid to ship a small box from Victoria, Australia.

He paid nearly $35AU. Even with the exchange rate, that is still over $30US. (Wonder if it had anything to do with traveling uphill? )

Guess I need to be a little less critical about our postage rates. Rates for USPS flat rate boxes are tough to beat, even internationally.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Sounds similar to Canada Post to here (USA). I have a source for as much burl as I want from Nova Scotia but the problem is shipping. Would cost me well north of $40 to send me a package. Which is not bad considering it's free but it is also sight unseen so not sure what I would be getting.

 

[arioux]

Sounds similar to Canada Post to here (USA). I have a source for as much burl as I want from Nova Scotia but the problem is shipping. Would cost me well north of $40 to send me a package. Which is not bad considering it's free but it is also sight unseen so not sure what I would be getting.

The worst part about our Canadian postal service is that it cost as much to ship inside Canadian border than to Us ! Go figure.

 

[zig613]

I wouldn't complain too much about the US postal costs. You guys are getting a great deal. As noted above by Alfred the cost to mail something within Canada is high. For example, I just mailed out one 30-06 cartridge pen (weight including the box was 155 grams) at a cost of $9.88, and that includes a business account discount.

Wade

 

[Hucifer]

Sounds similar to Canada Post to here (USA). I have a source for as much burl as I want from Nova Scotia but the problem is shipping. Would cost me well north of $40 to send me a package. Which is not bad considering it's free but it is also sight unseen so not sure what I would be getting.

The worst part about our Canadian postal service is that it cost as much to ship inside Canadian border than to Us ! Go figure.

I would say it costs more. I was in Calgary on business a few years ago and I brought a bottle stopper with me that I wanted to send to a buddy in Carleton Place(Ottawa area). I figured it should be cheaper to mail within Canada right? No such luck. Because the envelope wouldn't fit through a template slot (due to the bulge in the middle from the stopper) they were going to charge me somewhere around 16 bucks to mail it. Well needless to say I refused, brought it home(getting it through security in the Calgary airport was a whole other story), and mailed it from Houston for about 5 or 6 bucks.

 

[Smitty37]

Talk to my competition

I just received my PITH from Kevin Young (Kev). I was in sticker shock when I saw the postage he paid to ship a small box from Victoria, Australia.

He paid nearly $35AU. Even with the exchange rate, that is still over $30US. (Wonder if it had anything to do with traveling uphill? )

Guess I need to be a little less critical about our postage rates. Rates for USPS flat rate boxes are tough to beat, even internationally.

He needs to talk to somebody...one of my competitos ships about 8 ounces to the us for not much more than it costs me.

 

[DurocShark]

Even without flat rate, my PITH package to Skiprat in Wales was under $10. $30 is nuts.

 

[Stephen]

Australian postage is expensive

Postage from Australia to Singapore is higher than from USA although Singapore is closer to Australia. I order all my pen parts from USA. Unable to figure this out.

 

[Verne]

One might consider that our good ole USPS is somewhere north of 30billion in the red!!