At 01:50 AM 8/02/2007, Christian wrote: >Amita Guha wrote: > > 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 > > > >I've always used USPS Express Mail (international) and the 3 to 5 days >was 3 to 5 days. Even to Oz. The cost has only been slightly higher >than Air Mail. Your experience makes me worried about the next time I >send something overseas via this method...
3-5 days is excellent. Even 2 weeks is not bad IMO. How's this for delivery time: I bought a copy of Vic McBournies' Niagara Escarpment book. It was posted via surface mail on 7th November 2006 from eastern Canada. It arrived 6th February 2007. My old man was quite surprised to be receiving a Christmas gift in February. :-) Dave (from the arse end of the planet) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
