Any small box from anything around the house works fine. Most post offices (I've
been doing this for years with NEVER a problem), will not complain if you turn a
priority box inside out. - not officially reccommended by them, but really only
the most militarily anal of postal workers would really even notice. Mine even
originally suggested it, as opposed to covering the word "Priority" on the boxes
like I used to.
Either way, people always get boxes from stuff they buy, or get in the mail all
the time, so the "factoring in" of a box, or envelope (you can send first class
in a box), is not a cost issue.
Larry
Tom Scales wrote:
> Larry,
>
> That's a good point. I do send 'really' small things first class. You just
> have to factor in a nice padded envelope while Priority mail gets free
> boxes. And the buyer pays.
>
> Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry" <halpert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 5:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Shipping Estimate (OM Content quarenteed)
>
> > But, in the case of an eyecup, it would be ridiculous to send it Priority
> > Mail, as First Class would be only about 65 cents, plus optional insurance
> of
> > $1.30 up to $50. (same as with priority)
> >
> > Same delivery time frame, far cheaper. Again, here with Priority, you
> don't
> > "get what you pay for"
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > Tom Scales wrote:
> >
> > > An eyecup from California to Texas would be $3.85 Priority mail.
> Anything
> > > under 1 pound is $3.85 nationwide. Over a pound it is by zone and
> weight
> > > (new since last summer). Weight is the key, size doesn't matter (at
> least
> > > in this case).
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > > I have not shipped anything so I don't know how to estimate. Is weight
> > > more
> > > > important then size?
> > > >
> > > > What if you were shipping an Eyecup 1 (Obligatory OM content) from
> > > California to
> > > > Texas?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
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