[Woodcarver] OT- shipping costs for the little guy

[Donna Menke]

btw gang- Larry was right! I had really messed up my web site when I thought I was updating it. I had forgotten to correct some links, so his order would have been charged too much. Anyhow- I have just about everything fixed now, and the shipping charges set at $5 for in country and $11 for out of country. I've tried to simplify the information and order pages while still keeping the information needed.

It is so great that we are able to help each other with things like this online. Whatever did we do without the internet?! I can hardly remember life before. . .LOL 
Donna Menke
http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 
Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book



----- Original Message ----

> From: Donna Menke <donpbk at yahoo.com>

> To: larry at woodnbits.com; woodcarver at carverscompanion.com

> Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 9:32:05 AM

> Subject: [Woodcarver] OT- shipping costs for the little guy

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> 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 

> > To: [Woodcarver] 

> > Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 8:09:22 AM

> > Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Light plate switches

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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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