Re: Caps postage

[Danny Siu <dsiu@Adobe.COM>]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen writes:

  Lars> Since sending one biiig package over the pond is much, much cheaper
  Lars> than sending lots of itty-bitty packages, I was wondering whether
  Lars> someone in the US would like to play post office.  I send one
  Lars> package containing lots of other packages (fully addressed and
  Lars> stuff), you receive the package, open it, and send all the smaller
  Lars> packages on. I'll include postage for the small packages, of course.

OK.  Since no one responsed, I will play the postmaster if nobody else wants
to.  :-)

  Lars> How much does, uhm, a 125g (1/4 pound) package cost to ship within
  Lars> the US?  (As I haven't got the caps yet, I don't know for sure how
  Lars> much they weigh, so this is all preliminary.)

  Lars> The main problem would be the customs.  I could mark the biiig
  Lars> package as a gift and give it a low value, though.

  Lars> -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  Lars> larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen

BTW, UPS (United Postal Service), the US mail service is on strike.  Today
is their 9th day on strike and there is no resolution yet.  But hopefully,
by the time I receive the capp package, they will be back working and we all
will have a cool capp for the rest of the summer.   (:-P

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