[Woodcarver] OT- shipping costs for the little guy

[Donna Menke]

Larry- there is one other tiny factor. I live way out in the boonies, and we don't go to town much- like every 2 weeks or so. I cannot put the book into the mailbox for pick-up unless the mailing label with postage printed online is affixed. So if I want to send something over a few ounces I have to travel to the post office and that is a 20 mile round trip.

I have also heard some/many horror stories from other small time vendors like myself who have gone totally to Priority because of extremely long delivery times- measured in weeks, and lost parcels with other methods. I have considered making more than one delivery option- now it is easy for me to do that- before it was nearly impossible. 
First-Class Mail International Large Envelope is the cheapest alternative, at $8.36, and delivery time "varies"
Priority Mail International (including Canada) Flat-Rate Envelope costs $10.95. Delivery time is 6-10 days.
You pay $2 more for the book in Canada, so the savings would be $.59- with less certain delivery time.
So I offer just one choice, but if you can come up with a better alternative please let me know.
Donna Menke
http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 
Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book



----- Original Message ----

> From: Larry Marshall <larry at woodnbits.com>

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> > Sorry about the postage thing- believe me I wish I could send them for less. I 

> charge just actual shipping costs. Buying them in your own country is the best 

> way to save on shipping. 

> 

> Donna, I receive lots of packages from the US that aren't sent via Priority 

> mail.  The notion that everything must be sent priority is the problem, not you 

> charging more than shipping costs.  For what it's worth, I received 3 books last 

> week from Tools for Working Wood and it cost me less for shipping than the Int 

> Priority Mail charge you're charging Canadians.

> 

> Understand, I'm not indicting your for anything but rather simply pointing out 

> that there is a difference between sending stuff as standard parcels to Canada 

> vs sending them overseas, where you don't want the stuff to end up on a slow 

> boat.

> 

> > I'm not sure about 'great', or even 'ultimate', but I was afraid that if I 

> called it the 'just so-so', or 'pretty good' band saw box book nobody would want 

> to buy it. LOLOL

> 

> Well, it sure looks good to me and I've got it 'en route' to me. Thanks too for 

> the online patterns you make available.

> 

> -- Cheers --- Larry Marshall

> Quebec City, Quebec

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