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Re: From England to USA?
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Wed, 6 Sep 2000 21:07:08 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shipping, David Eaton writes:
> Well, that depends on the method of shipment, I'd say-- I've bought a couple
> of things from the UK, and had them shipped airmail, which took about a week.
> However, airmail costs a good deal more than surface mail.
How much more? I paid $30 to ship two Technic Super Cars with no boxes. Would
you guess that to be airmail or surface mail?
> Surface mail, on the other hand, was the reason I started shipping airmail
> from anywhere outside the US... I waited about 7.5 weeks to get a package from
> Germany, and never have done surface mail overseas since. I'm told
> that "typical" shipping from Germany (UK could easily be different) takes
> between 4 and 8 weeks...
I have a friend with relatives in England, and he says it's never taken more
than a week for any package to arrive.
> Hope that helps (too bad it won't get the package any faster tho! it's a pain
> to wait so long!)
>
> DaveE
It does help. Thanks again.
-Adam 8^)
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| (...) Never mind. If USPS.com is any indication, $30 is just enough to send a package that big to the UK via SURFACE mail. So I guess I've got some more waiting to do. -Adam 8^) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| (...) from (...) Surface mail with ParcelForce Economy should be 28-30 days. ((URL) with RoyalMail should be 4-8 days. ((URL) sites also have price calculators. Chris (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| (...) Well, that depends on the method of shipment, I'd say-- I've bought a couple of things from the UK, and had them shipped airmail, which took about a week. However, airmail costs a good deal more than surface mail. Surface mail, on the other (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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