No, I was talking about regular Express Mail, though I'm starting to think about using Global Express. I just hate charging $80 and up for shipping.
Amita On 2/7/07, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You mean USPS Global Express? That is about the best way in my limited > experience. Two weeks tends to be about the minimum, not the maximum. I > do not think the problems are with the USPS, but with the postal service > on the other end. > > -graywolf > > > Amita Guha wrote: > > I just had to ship two lenses to buyers outside the US. USPS > > International Express Mail seemed like a good method because I would > > get a tracking number and insurance. The problem is that my "3 to 5 > > day" delivery time ended up being about two weeks for each recipient > > (in the UK and France.) I ended up having to call the post office and > > track each package over the phone to get detailed information so that > > my buyers could get their packages. > > > > DHL and FedEx seem way too expensive. I know a lot of people ship > > things Airmail Parcel Post all the time without a problem, but doing > > that makes me nervous with certaun items. Is there another method I > > haven't thought of? Within the US and Canada I use FedEx Ground, which > > works great. > > > > Thanks, > > Amita > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
