On Friday 15 December 2006 19:05, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote: > On Mon, 2006-12-11 at 23:46 -0800, Curtis Rey wrote: > > Kinda silly isn't it!?! I garner the Novell has followed RH's lead and > > decided not to supply boxed sets that can be bought at the local area > > Bestbuy/CompUSA/Pick_A_Store. Instead they partner up with DIgRiv and > > charge rates for Over Night shipping determined by distance? When the > > USPS rates are a lot more palatable? Novell really really makes me > > wonder sometimes. > > Small problem is that the US-PO is subsidized so while you might think > your getting shipping cheaper your paying for the full freight in excise > taxes elsewhere. Better to have the full quality of DHL or the like. > > Still the illusion of paying less for shipping is a sales technique > which Novell marketing has foolishly overlooked. Lets at least hope > they learn marketing and packaging from M$. > > Well, we may pay the "excise tax" anyway--we might as well get the most out of it. But the last I looked, the USPS was _not_ a government entity, it is supposed to be a pay-as-you-go privatized corporation. I have found the USPS to be a really reliable outfit in recent years. Whether or not it is price- competitive with FedEx or UPS, I really don't know. What I do know is that from a shipping point of view, there's always a post office around the corner.
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