18 May
2007
18 May
'07
6:25 p.m.
Getting stuff from the US is going to be fun now that
USPS have canned their
economy surface shipping service......(according to folk on the tekscopes
mailing list anyhoo)
I ship quite a few large things to Europe and Asia, mainly radios, and
I am sort of happy to see the surface rate go away. Most of my
overseas customers want airmail anyway, even if pricey. Very few had
the patience to wait 6 weeks for stuff. Apparently the time lost in
transit was worth more than the extra money - less time to fool around
with the new toys.
Some folks insisted on surface rate, even though I warned about the
six week (or longer) wait, the rough handling surface parcels
received, and the greater risk of loss. Even with the warnings, I
received plenty of complaints that their package was not at their
doorstop in three weeks.
--
Will