Eric,
I share your amazement.
Only a few days ago, I had a U.S. based company (near Columbus, Ohio)
ship some used parts
(not car parts, something for the company I work for) to me here in Holland.
The total mass was about 4 lbs. The shipment was totally time-uncritical.
The cheapest option they came up with was using FedEx at a cost of
about US $ 400.
Bert
>Cometic have given me a part number and have quoted me a price...
>but their quoted cost of shipping the item is horrendous (about half
>the cost of the item again and the gasket price is $US94.00).
>
>Why is it that many American companies I have dealt with don't have
>the option of cheap surface mail but rather (with no option offered)
>they stick it in an express parcel delivery service? I don't need
>the thing overnight!
>
>Can't they just wander down to the post office and hand it over the
>counter for mail to Australia?
>
>Anyway, after that rant... maybe I can pay twice and still get it
>cheaper? If find someone that lives nearby maybe I could have it
>delivered to them and then pay them to mail it to me... SLOW BOAT,
>CHEAP AS POSSIBLE!
>
>Does this sound reasonable... feasible... plausible?
>
>
>
>Eric
>Adelaide, South Australia
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