[pct-l] Media mail?

[AsABat]

Have you looked at Priority Mail flat rate boxes? No weight limit, but it's
got to fit in their box (and weigh less than 70 pounds).

Biggest box is 12 x 12 x 5.5 and costs $14.50 to ship anywhere in the
country.

AsABat




On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Dan Africk <danstheman at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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