[Mgs] Trans-ship me a gasket!

[Barrie Robinson]

Bert,

I have just posted a 4 kilo package (old vinyl records) by surface to 
Amsterdam for Cdn$63.   6-8 weeks delivery time




At 02:15 PM 1/17/2009, Bert P wrote:
>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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Barrie

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