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(...) To follow up... Since the buyer didn't care about the box, I "decanted" it into a box that was easier to ship: a 11"x14"x9" "bankers box". I taped it up securely and took it to the post office. I sent it Airmail ($37.25 postage + $3.60 (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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I received the following from Canada Post today: "Thank you for your message to Canada Post. Please excuse the delay in responding to your message. I have verified your parcel in our system and it does qualify as a Small Packet. I will forward your (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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Jeff Jardine wrote in message ... The local employees are wrong. If it's under 2kg you can send it to Europe at the small packet rate and the MDW does not apply. Funnily enough this is one problem I've never come across in Vancouver, although I've (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) snip... (...) It may be worth the effort to take along the Postal Prices brochure and/or make a print-out of the results of the online rate calculator. I have had good look when I take the printout of the online rate calculator (I am in the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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Hello Jeff, I sold quite a few "small packet" worldwide. I had the same experience with some PO but the rule is to follow the booklet rules! That's it! There is 4 employees in my local PO and I know that with 2 of'em, I can go back home with my (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Not in a while, but that's because I'm Postal Aggressive. Which is to say, if I don't recognize the clerk, I'll tell them what I'm shipping, how and how much $$ before they even weigh it, typically. The poor Shopper's Drug Mart clerk often is (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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Hi Canucks, I had a heated discussion with some Canada Post employees today about their definition of a "Small Parcel." Here are their specifications: (URL) same info is in their "Postal Prices" brochure. I tried sending a 37cm x 26cm x 26cm, 1.22kg (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) $37.25 via Parcel Post AirMail. Note the package size restrictions for Parcel Post: Max.length 79", max. length plus girth 108" (may vary by country). Ship it insured; this is the only way (via Parcel Post) you can track down the package if it (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) So the package took a six month round trip to the UK ? Boy does that sound familiar. I'm arguing with the USPS for a postage refund on a package that was gone six months (Oct 2001 - Apr 2002) with not much success. At least the one you have (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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I have a 10 lb. box to send to Switzerland. It looks like I can send it airmail with the USPS for about $35. Is that right? What's the best shipping method? Also, what do I put on the customs forms? I know when shipping stuff to the US if you use (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Yesterday, the my second MIA UK package of this year was returned to me. This one was shipped in mid January via USPS AirMail Letter Post. It has the same labeling that this one did (shipped mid-Feb, returned in June, IIRC): (URL) had a (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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I'm not sure if this is relevant to the European scene, but I have been waiting since May 10th for a parcel from the USA to Australia, sent via Economy Air. Seems like quite a delay! -- Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde (Remove spamblock to reply.) "Ray (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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I have had several orders, sent via Airmail (both Letter Post and Parcel Post), experiencing extensive delays. Each of the orders was sent to a different country (Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark), so I doubt that the inbound customs at the receiving (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) I'd be willing to weigh another round of common pieces (e.g bricks, plates and maybe minifigs). time is the limiting factor. -c (22 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Are there any published data on Lego weights? I remembered this thread, but this was the *only* info I could find. Even the RTL FAQ, which goes into excruciating detail on the dimensions of a 2x4 brick, can't be bothered to say how much one (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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(...) items (...) be (...) 6 (...) to (...) Thanks Paul. Glad I am not the only one who figured out that the tape is unnecessary. After I posted this, I realized I forgot to mention that I absolutely DO NOT over stuff padded mailers. I only use (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) I have meanwhile send 1000+ orders in new padded envelops (incl. internationally). I used to tape the flap shut, but stopped doing this abuot 6 months ago. Since then, all orders (500+) have made it just fine to their buyers, not a single (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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I sell on BrickLink and other venues from time to time and ship a lot of items in padded mailers. For a long time, I always used the self-adhesive on the envelope AND applied a piece of shipping tape over the flap. Lately I have stopped the practice (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Yep... noticed that after I posted the link. (...) Matching the format (even if there is only 4) to the country is the trick. -Rob. (22 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) If it were up to me, I would say no. It has a number of broken links on it. I suspect it hasn't been updated in quite a while. Also, it's mostly redundant, since there are only about three or four distinct styles of address formats in the (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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