I have received things by USPS Priority Air Mail within a few days of posting. It is more expensive than the standard mail, but it's quick. The standard USPS has always been very reliable for me as a recipient.
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Amita Guha > Sent: 07 February 2007 16:47 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT: what's the best way to ship something overseas > from the US? > > I just had to ship two lenses to buyers outside the US. USPS > International Express Mail seemed like a good method because I would > get a tracking number and insurance. The problem is that my "3 to 5 > day" delivery time ended up being about two weeks for each recipient > (in the UK and France.) I ended up having to call the post office and > track each package over the phone to get detailed information so that > my buyers could get their packages. > > DHL and FedEx seem way too expensive. I know a lot of people ship > things Airmail Parcel Post all the time without a problem, but doing > that makes me nervous with certaun items. Is there another method I > haven't thought of? Within the US and Canada I use FedEx Ground, which > works great. > > Thanks, > Amita > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
