17 Jul
2001
17 Jul
'01
9:01 a.m.
I would very much appreciate the help of a U.K.
resident in
calculating postage to ship an approx. fifteen pound box of
manuals (and floppies) from England to the U.S. We need to
do this without mortgaging the farm, so a slow boat across
the pond is preferred. The originating location is:
The originating location is (I think) irrelevant
as long as it is within the UK mainland
(which yours is, unless Cheshire has been
badly flooded lately ...).
If noone else chips in first, I'll have a play on
the scales tomorrow. That would give a price
via Parcelforce (or whoever the Royal Mail
use). I don't have much experience with
shipping in either direction but I'll ask
to see if anyone in the office can find out
how DHL or UPS calculate their charges.
As a very rough estimate, work out how
much the reverse route (i.e. US->UK)
would set you back. I would be surprised
if there is more than a factor of two (but
I bet UK->US costs more !)
A 2kg manual cost about $20 US->UK
about a year ago.
Antonio