[Woodcarver] OT- shipping costs for the little guy

[Donna Menke]

Thanks, Sally, I've changed it- once again- for $13 for Europe and Australia, some of my usual customers. I can do it for $11 foe Mexico and Canada still. So far.

Good thing you reminded me! 
Donna Menke
http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 
Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book



----- Original Message ----

> From: Sally Nye <sarolyn at accn.org>

> To: [Woodcarver] <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com>

> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2009 1:32:29 PM

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> Donna, I believe Europe is $12.95 & Canada is $11.95.  Not all 'out-of-country' 

> is the same.

> Best

> Sally

> 

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

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> 

> 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 

> 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 

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

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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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