[pct-l] Media mail?

[Eugene]

$13.95 if you print the label (on regular paper) from their website.  I print my own labels to save time at the post office.  The extra savings is an added bonus.
 
> From: asabat at 4jeffrey.net
> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:10:54 -0700
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Media mail?
> 
> 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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