[Woodcarver] OT- shipping costs for the little guy

[Sally Nye]

Donna, I believe Europe is $12.95 & Canada is $11.95.  Not all 'out- 
of-country' is the same.
Best
Sally
http://www.FanCarversWorld.com

On Apr 9, 2009, at 2:17 PM, Donna Menke wrote:


> Friends in Carving: Please support our List - visit the Carvers'  

> Campanion Shop at http://cafepress.com/woodcarving

>

>

>

> 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

>>

>> Friends in Carving: Please support our List - visit the Carvers'  

>> Campanion Shop

>> at http://cafepress.com/woodcarving

>>

>>

>>

>> 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

>>>

>>> Friends in Carving: Please support our List - visit the Carvers'  

>>> Campanion

>> Shop

>>> at http://cafepress.com/woodcarving

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>> 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

>>> http://www.woodnbits.com

>>> http://www.woodnbits.com/blog

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