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[FUT lugnet.market.shipping]
In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Kevin Wilson writes:
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> This minimum density factor only applies to parcels, not small packets,
Kevin, I got ripped on this one I think. I was told too that it
didn't apply, but I have still had small packets get charged according
to minimum density weight. I was cheesed because it bumped me
into the next weight bracket, which is basically double the cost.
> luckily, but when they first started doing this last year I got bitten
> several times when mailing sets or baseplates. To calculate the "minimum
> density" weight you take the 3 dimensions of the package in cm, multiply
> them all together, then divide by 6000, which gives you the weight in kg.
> They calc the shipping rate from the higher of that weight or the actual
> weight. I now cut down my boxes to the minimum size possible for the
> contents, try and keep as many as possible down in the Small Packet regions
> and pay a lot more attention to the weight/volume of larger packages before
> I quote a shipping fee.
I don't ship enough small sets to use the small packet option much.
Something I got ticked about the other day was when I found out I
couldn't insure a small packet (air) to the USA. According to
CanadaPost's website, international (non-USA) small packets cannot
be insured. But it does not say anything about domestic and USA
small packets, so I assumed they were insurable. Turns out they
are not. Shipper beware...
KDJ
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LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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| Kyle D. Jackson wrote in message ... (...) If they charge you minimum density of a small packet (under 1kg to the US, under 2kg international) they are WRONG and you can make a fuss and get them to look it up in the book, call Canada Post, whatever. (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| Heather Patey wrote in message ... (...) large (...) is - (...) detriment (...) should (...) It's (...) This minimum density factor only applies to parcels, not small packets, luckily, but when they first started doing this last year I got bitten (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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