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[gemfyre]

I've pondered this many a time, after seeing people ask for postage prices time after time on the TP.

It seems that in the U.S. postage is never at a stable price.

I never have any problems calculating shipping prices within Australia or overseas. I have 2 sheets of paper from the post office. One for within Australia and one for overseas.

All I have to do is package up my item. Weigh it on our kitchen scales and use the sheets to calculate postage. I only need to know the weight, dimensions and where it is going and bobsuruncle, I have a shipping price that WILL NOT CHANGE. If it is a large package I let the buyers know prices for air, economy and sea mail and let them decide which method they would like.

Why is so awkward to get a price in the U.S.??

Comments

[shrika.livejournal.com]

bobsuruncle

yes, yes he is.
An in-law but that still counts. :)

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[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

I don't have an uncle Bob. My brother and sister do tho.

I have a monkey's uncle...
err.. or something.

Basil Brush strikes again!

[kowren.livejournal.com]

"It seems that in the U.S. postage is never at a stable price."

Ponies, Stable! Get it? BOOM BOOM!

[marcyleecorgan.livejournal.com]

*siiigh* ok. Because we have about 3-4 companies that deliver mail, and they all have different prices. Not to mention the fact that there's about 40 ways to ship a package: insured, next-day, etc. & the post office keeps increasing prices because they think they're losing money from all the email people send now instead of letters. blah. still don't like it, either.