Subject	"surface" packages get lost 10 times more than "air"
Posted by	Unluky (MO) on July 21, 2006 at 11:41 AM
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In Reply To	USPS has been very reliable for me posted by ZEngineer on July 21, 2006 at 10:20 AM
Message	packages and going to Canada the price is about the same. Surface mail quotes 4-6 weeks and air quotes 4-10 days. Usually small parts are only $1-$2 more to ship air than surface. To date I have never lost an air package thru them. I have had some long delays, but nothing lost. I have seen several surface packages vanish with no trace. Check it out here before you ship and pay the extra buck or 2. [ http://ircalc.usps.gov/default.asp?Mode=Intl_Single&CID=10054 ]
Follow Ups	Man, Some people... - myz32 23:50:21 07/20/06 So he's a lazy douchebag. - Kenny 00:03:04 07/21/06 Sorry for your experience, I have ordered stuff from said - dregos 00:03:50 07/21/06 Maybe they can't read all that well. I'd be PO'd too. - SuparexTT 00:41:26 07/21/06 So you expected this guy to break the law for you? (n/m) - GatorJ 00:39:55 07/21/06 He clearly stated what he was doing. - zxtuner161 00:43:43 07/21/06 breaking the law or not... - SuparexTT 00:44:56 07/21/06 What's breaking the law? Parts were used...buyer - SlicktopTT 07:04:31 07/21/06 Shipping anything into Canada using UPS is just waiting to - YugoBernie (NoVA) 08:32:53 07/21/06 That is a brokerage fee. You pay it for UPS and DHL too - Guapo 08:44:22 07/21/06 USPS has been very reliable for me - ZEngineer 10:20:54 07/21/06 Yep. But good luck ever filing a claim should it be lost. - Guapo 10:55:57 07/21/06 2nd, I get insurance and use USPS. - BigTDogg (MA) 11:07:34 07/21/06 Depends on where it's going. Some countries tax - Guapo 11:28:22 07/21/06 Canuckville (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 12:21:17 07/21/06 "surface" packages get lost 10 times more than "air" - Unluky (MO) 11:41:47 07/21/06 Replacement parts would not be right either. That is what - Unluky (MO) 11:49:39 07/21/06 Why don't you just e-mail the guy and talk to him about it - ZXRider(SoCal) 00:48:46 07/21/06 Because he's Canadian :) (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 12:23:35 07/21/06
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