[Magdalen] Cheap US-UK shipping?

[Clarissa Canning]

thanks u reminded me I have some things to send to States.

On May 22, 2017 10:10 PM, "Scott Knitter" <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you, Brian, for this good advice. Indeed, I haven't found
> anything cheaper. Bought a new box today (needed more room for filler
> material) and will schlep it over to our terrible Post Office branch
> tomorrow. I think I can download a customs form and have that ready,
> which may help. Our P.O. branch staff usually seem delighted to be
> able to tell a customer they lack a piece of documentation or have
> done something wrong. I've experienced more heated arguments there
> than anywhere else. Or "Yes, you can apply for a passport here, but
> the passport lady is sick today, and our camera is broken, so not
> today..." I try to view the place as the set for a twisted sort of
> sitcom. And when I use the much closer UPS Store instead, I view the
> extra cost as a fee for not having to experience the P.O. branch. But
> in this case, the extra cost is too much, so I'll tough it out. :)
>
> On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> wrote:
> > Nothing is cheaper than the USPS. If the recipient lives in a flat (um,
> > apartment) then using the post has the added advantage that the parcel
> will
> > be delivered at that end by the Royal Mail and not by a courier. T?he
> Royal
> > Mail is authorized to put parcels into mailboxes and mail slots, which
> > couriers are not.
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> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>