[pct-l] Media mail?

[Dan Africk]

I just checked UPS ground, and they charge $54 for a 40lb package, while
parcel post is $43. But I'm just guessing at the weight at this point, so
I'll definitely look into it some more. Thanks.

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Carl Siechert <carlito at gmail.com> wrote:

> And in my experience (also sending actual media via media mail), Media Mail
> takes much longer than Priority Mail or even Parcel Post. Three weeks is
> typical, versus 2-4 days for Priority Mail or about a week for parcel post.
> (Maybe it's the time they take to open and inspect some of them!)
>
> If you're looking for cheap, use Parcel Post, which has the extra benefit
> of being legitimate. (And, as covered in other threads, that's the one to
> use if you're sending fuel.) Another alternative for the big packages you're
> talking about sending to your friend: UPS Ground. Five days or less from
> anywhere in the US to California, and for packages more than about 5 pounds,
> it's usually cheaper than Parcel Post.
>
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:19 AM, James Burns <jfburns at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> In my experience (sending actual media via media mail) they tend to open
>> some subset of the boxes to verify them.
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 08:19, Dan Africk <danstheman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Has anyone tried mailing resupply items via media mail? I'm preparing to
>> > send all of my food out to California from the east coast, which is of
>> > course very expensive, and media mail has the same size and weight
>> limits
>> > but is less than half the price. I'm not talking about sending each
>> > individual resupply package via media mail, just the big boxes that will
>> go
>> > to the person who will be sending those packages.
>>
>
>



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