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Cheapest Postage Method
I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need
to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? What about USPS Media Rate? Thanks for any replies. |
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"Buck Turgidson" wrote:
What about USPS Media Rate? Sending non-media items by media rate is a really good way to get two guys with suits and dark sunglasses to visit you. You don't want to mess with postal inspectors. |
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Clark W. Griswold, Jr. wrote: "Buck Turgidson" wrote: What about USPS Media Rate? Sending non-media items by media rate is a really good way to get two guys with suits and dark sunglasses to visit you. You don't want to mess with postal inspectors. On Seinfeld, I remember Wilford Brimley as the Postmaster General questioning Kramer behind closed doors when Kramer announced he wasn't going to use USPS service anymore. Pretty funny. Kramer was quite intimidated. |
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"Buck Turgidson" wrote... I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? Check both as well as FedEx Ground which may be a bit cheaper overall. Go with the cheapest. What about USPS Media Rate? No no no! Craig |
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On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 16:48:48 -0400, "Buck Turgidson"
wrote: I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? USPS, UPS, and Fedex all have websites where you can get costs. You could also take it to a post office and UPS customer counter for pricing. What about USPS Media Rate? Clothes aren't media. -- Luke __________________________________________________ _________________ "I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our sources. They are, in my view the most insidious of traitors." -- George Herbert Walker Bush, April 26, 1999 |
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On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 18:49:23 -0600, someone wrote:
USPS, UPS, and Fedex all have websites where you can get costs. You could also take it to a post office and UPS customer counter for pricing. Taking it from place to place fro pricing (and then back again after the answer is obtained) seems like way more trouble than the maybe couple of bucks difference would be worth. Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file. |
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On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 16:48:48 -0400, "Buck Turgidson"
wrote: I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? What about USPS Media Rate? Thanks for any replies. I have found DHL to be cheapest for oversized heavy boxes. OfficeMax offers their services |
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In article h3yEe.46533$rb6.29644@lakeread07,
"Buck Turgidson" wrote: Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? Is there an independent packaging/shipping store in your area? We have one that ships via several methods and will pick the cheapest between FedEx & UPS. One time, they bluntly told me that I should go to the post office because they were cheaper for what I was sending. I wouldn't necessarily expect them to do that without prompting, but a good store, if you ask, should have an idea about USPS rates and whether they're better. What about USPS Media Rate? Perhaps you mean USPS parcel post, since clothes aren't media. Cheers, Kendall -- Kendall P. Bullen http://www.his.com/~kendall/ kendall@---^^^^^^^ Never e-mail me copies of Usenet postings, please. I do read the groups to which I post! |
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On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 01:49:08 -0400, someone wrote:
Perhaps you mean USPS parcel post, since clothes aren't media. Maybe if he drew original art work on the clothes.... Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file. |
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(v) wrote: Maybe if he drew original art work on the clothes.... ;-) -- Kendall P. Bullen http://www.his.com/~kendall/ kendall@---^^^^^^^ Never e-mail me copies of Usenet postings, please. I do read the groups to which I post! |
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Buck Turgidson wrote:
I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? What about USPS Media Rate? Thanks for any replies. I have found the cheapest way is Fed Express Ground service. They aren't the fastest -- way but very inexpensive and dependable. Bob Oberman |
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Not only that -- when travelling for extended stays, like over two
weeks, I have a few times shipped ahead a box or two of clothes, prepaid labels printed off the net, and prepaid return labels for pickup and delivery after I return. Just allow extra days at each end of the trip. Most hotels are used to receiving and holding packages for later arriving guests. .. It saves schlepping luggage to and from the airport at each end of the trip, and pays for itself since I can take public trans. to and from the airport instead of cabs. .. Finally, I have had luggage delayed, or lost, or damaged by the airlines. Never any of that from Fed Ex. Plus online computer tracking to show where it is each day. .. One idea -- for your size box, check their prices online. Sometimes two smaller boxes might go for less than one large. The boxes that hold ten reams of paper are a nice average size for shipping. .. |
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Bob Oberman wrote:
Buck Turgidson wrote: I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? What about USPS Media Rate? Thanks for any replies. I have found the cheapest way is Fed Express Ground service. They aren't the fastest -- way but very inexpensive and dependable. Bob Oberman USPS Parcel Post cya |
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In article , dbriggs wrote:
Bob Oberman wrote: Buck Turgidson wrote: I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? What about USPS Media Rate? Thanks for any replies. I have found the cheapest way is Fed Express Ground service. They aren't the fastest -- way but very inexpensive and dependable. This package has length-plus-girth 2 inches more than the recent higher limit of 130 inches by USPS. Make this package 2 inches less long or 1/2 inch less wide/thick and you can send it "Parcel Post", which should be adequately cheap! I advise against sending it "Media Mail", since the size limit is no better, prices are not much better, and should USPS detect content not good for "Media Mail" the package comes back to you with at best you losing the postage used in the attempt to get the package transported, and the package could get bounced back to you at a pace as slow as you could reasonably expect it to move at cut-rate postage rates! Please compare "Parcel Post" to "Fedex Ground" and "UPS Ground". One more note: UPS Ground takes 1 business day less than a holiday-lacking week to move a package from northwestern Minnesota to Philadelphia or Philly's suburbs! - Don Klipstein ) |
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Cheapest postage is to buy stamps below face value.
Google "discount postage". Cheapest postage of all is UN stamps. If you are in NYC you use them at UN Post Office. Only UN NY stamps can be used there. I once saved over $70.00 by mailing a luggage cart full of envelopes there. Alternate shipping methods include Greyhound Bus. They hold at other end for pick-up. Incredibly low long distance phone rates. As low as USA-Canada 1.9CPM! Works as prepaid phone card. PIN not needed for calls from home or cell phone. Compare the rates at https://www.OneSuite.com/ No monthly fee or minimum. Use Promotion/SuiteTreat Code: FREEoffer23 for FREE time |
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Adam H. Kerman wrote:
At 8:11am -0700, 07/25/05, wrote: Cheapest postage is to buy stamps below face value. You have a company that does that legally, for stamps that have not fallen off the back of the truck? Old stamps with obsolete values (i.e. 32 cents) can be bought quite legally at large discounts. The original purchasers either bought them originally as "investments", or had them left over when the rates changed. Cheapest postage of all is UN stamps. If you are in NYC you use them at UN Post Office. Only UN NY stamps can be used there. I once saved over $70.00 by mailing a luggage cart full of envelopes there. Oh, THAT'S a good idea. That turns domestic mail into international mail and subjects it to potential delay at customs, and possible loss of privacy if they decide to open it. Mail sent from the UN in NYC does not go through customs. It is already within the US. [commenets regarding shipment via Greyhound bus snipped] = Eric |
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Eric Bustad wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote: At 8:11am -0700, 07/25/05, wrote: Cheapest postage is to buy stamps below face value. You have a company that does that legally, for stamps that have not fallen off the back of the truck? Old stamps with obsolete values (i.e. 32 cents) can be bought quite legally at large discounts. The original purchasers either bought them originally as "investments", or had them left over when the rates changed. Cheapest postage of all is UN stamps. If you are in NYC you use them at UN Post Office. Only UN NY stamps can be used there. I once saved over $70.00 by mailing a luggage cart full of envelopes there. Oh, THAT'S a good idea. That turns domestic mail into international mail and subjects it to potential delay at customs, and possible loss of privacy if they decide to open it. Mail sent from the UN in NYC does not go through customs. It is already within the US. The first class rate for domestic US Postage and the UN rate for first class are the same: 37 cents for the first oz and 23 for each additional oz. -- To reply via e-mail please delete 1 c from paccbell |
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At 6:10pm -0400, 07/25/05, Eric Bustad wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote: At 8:11am -0700, 07/25/05, wrote: Cheapest postage is to buy stamps below face value. You have a company that does that legally, for stamps that have not fallen off the back of the truck? Old stamps with obsolete values (i.e. 32 cents) can be bought quite legally at large discounts. The original purchasers either bought them originally as "investments", or had them left over when the rates changed. Yes, I am well aware that stamps may be resold. I am also aware that stamps have been stolen and more than a few con artists have washed postmarks off used postage, trying to sell the stamps for a subsequent use. Neither of you has named any legitimate company selling disccounted stamps. I was curious if someone had a legal operation in mind. Cheapest postage of all is UN stamps. If you are in NYC you use them at UN Post Office. Only UN NY stamps can be used there. I once saved over $70.00 by mailing a luggage cart full of envelopes there. Oh, THAT'S a good idea. That turns domestic mail into international mail and subjects it to potential delay at customs, and possible loss of privacy if they decide to open it. Mail sent from the UN in NYC does not go through customs. It is already within the US. Despite being physcially located in the United States, it is treated as if it were foreign territory, same as dimplomatic missions, embassies, consulates of individual nations. The only way that could be "domestic" mail is if it were sent to another UN mission in another part of the world. |
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Eric Bustad wrote: Adam H. Kerman wrote: At 8:11am -0700, 07/25/05, wrote: Cheapest postage is to buy stamps below face value. You have a company that does that legally, for stamps that have not fallen off the back of the truck? Old stamps with obsolete values (i.e. 32 cents) can be bought quite legally at large discounts. The original purchasers either bought them originally as "investments", or had them left over when the rates changed. I suppose so, but is there a cheap, fast way to buy older stamps? (snip) That turns domestic mail into international mail and subjects it to potential delay at customs, and possible loss of privacy if they decide to open it. I'm the US and sometimes buy CDs from overseas companies, mainly in the UK and Europe. I've found that international service is cheap and fast, contrary to my worries. I've never had any problems such as those you describe. Mail sent from the UN in NYC does not go through customs. It is already within the US. Interesting. I'm not in NYC and will never use the UN post office, but it's kinda interesting to hear about it. (snip) |
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Adam H. Kerman wrote:
At 8:11am -0700, 07/25/05, wrote: Cheapest postage is to buy stamps below face value. You have a company that does that legally, for stamps that have not fallen off the back of the truck? Costco sells postage for slightly less than face value. |
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SMS wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote: At 8:11am -0700, 07/25/05, wrote: Cheapest postage is to buy stamps below face value. You have a company that does that legally, for stamps that have not fallen off the back of the truck? Costco sells postage for slightly less than face value. yeah- like a roll of 100 for $36.95 big whoop. |
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Bob Oberman wrote:
Buck Turgidson wrote: I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? What about USPS Media Rate? Thanks for any replies. I have found the cheapest way is Fed Express Ground service. They aren't the fastest -- way but very inexpensive and dependable. This is correct. I recently send a bicycle to a relative. The FedEx Ground rate was about 1/2 of the UPS rate, but also of importance is that FedEx has counters all over the area, so I don't have to drive ten miles to UPS. |
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At 5:01am -0000, 07/30/05, SMS wrote:
Bob Oberman wrote: Buck Turgidson wrote: I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? What about USPS Media Rate? Thanks for any replies. I have found the cheapest way is Fed Express Ground service. They aren't the fastest -- way but very inexpensive and dependable. This is correct. I recently send a bicycle to a relative. The FedEx Ground rate was about 1/2 of the UPS rate, but also of importance is that FedEx has counters all over the area, so I don't have to drive ten miles to UPS. How many years ago did UPS buy Mail Boxes Etc to give them counters everywhere? |
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On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:38:18 -0500, someone wrote:
How many years ago did UPS buy Mail Boxes Etc to give them counters everywhere? "Everywhere"? There is not a MBE within 10 miles of my house. Maybe the closest one to my office is within 10 miles, but its close. Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file. |
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At 4:48pm -0400, 07/23/05, Buck Turgidson wrote:
I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? What about USPS Media Rate? The items you are sending aren't eligible for Media Rate, only parcel post. |
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Buck Turgidson wrote:
I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. One dozen carrier pigeons. |
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Buck Turgidson wrote:
I have a box that is about 2' by 2' by 3' high full of clothing I need to send. It is a bit heavy since it is full of clothes. Would USPS or UPS be cheaper to send these? What about USPS Media Rate? Thanks for any replies. UPS has been historically cheaper for my computer stuff I send on ebay from time to time. But I use USPS when I can because I like unions and fair wages and whatnot, not that UPS does not give that, but I like USPS. -- Respectfully, CL Gilbert |
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