Joyce...
A 1 ounce package can be sent to South Africa via USPS Air Letter Post for 80 cents...delivery time of 4-7 days. Even going on the heavy side...a 2 ounce package costs only $1.55. These prices in excess of $20 are ridiculously exaggerated. You can do Global Priority for 5 bucks...4-6 days.
I send packages to S Africa all the time...and while they are one of the more expensive international destinations, they are not THAT far out of line. The one thing I have found is that delivery times can sometimes be quite long.
To find postal costs go to... <http://ircalc.usps.gov/> ...click on Package...the rate you want is Air Mail Letter Post...DON'T let the postmaster try to talk you into any other rate...that's the one that is correct! Been doing it for years...;^)
The SA swapmeister should be quite happy with 2 or 3 dollars of US greenbacks...that should more than cover return postage and they are spendable worldwide.
Worst case scenario...send all flies to one US address and send as one package to SA...I'm sure they would ALL fit in a large Global Priority envelope and ship for $9.00. (or small for $5)
...byard
I have weighed my flies and they weigh .75 ounce without container, 1 ounce
with (30 grams) if they are sent regular post overseas I can send them for
6.95. If I sent them UPS they cost less. But, if I demand that they get there
in 3-4 weeks, then the cost is, indeed, $23.75. That is more than I can afford
to pay for flies that cost me $.60 each or less to make. That is why I
suggested that if each person sends all the others his snail mail address, we
can put a single fly in each envelope and send it for 0.37 and get all the
flies for less money by almost half..am I mistaken im my cost analysis? Thanks
for your help in this matter. Joyce
