US Mail Shipping Catagory/Rate Changes COMPLAINT!
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:17 pm
I have to vocalize a complaint about the USPS overseas shipping costs....
Mailing out packages from the US to our friends in the UK & Europe has gotten a lot more expensive. Until recently there used to be "Air Parcel Post" & a "flat rate" catagory for packages 4 lbs & under that was reasonable in the $15 to $20 range with 4-10 day delivery. Even the 4 to 6 week "economy post" option is gone.
Now, rates have sky-rocketed for the same weight, with all options eliminated except "1st Class International" which for a 4lb box is $29.60 US. No more flat-rate. Of course for an even higher price you can get faster (not much) delivery. It is apalling.
And that is my two-cents worth, I won't apologize for the USPS, I won't excuse them but I would like to extend some sympathy towards our overseas friends for this robbery.
John
Mailing out packages from the US to our friends in the UK & Europe has gotten a lot more expensive. Until recently there used to be "Air Parcel Post" & a "flat rate" catagory for packages 4 lbs & under that was reasonable in the $15 to $20 range with 4-10 day delivery. Even the 4 to 6 week "economy post" option is gone.
Now, rates have sky-rocketed for the same weight, with all options eliminated except "1st Class International" which for a 4lb box is $29.60 US. No more flat-rate. Of course for an even higher price you can get faster (not much) delivery. It is apalling.
And that is my two-cents worth, I won't apologize for the USPS, I won't excuse them but I would like to extend some sympathy towards our overseas friends for this robbery.
John