Re: [NTLK] [FS] Free Beige PowerMacs G3 Minitowers to a Newton home

From: Dennis B. Swaney <romad_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue Jul 07 2009 - 22:58:01 EDT

Andrei Chichak wrote:
> On 2009-July-07, at 7:43 PM, Morgan Aldridge wrote:
>
>> Does it sound correct that USPS offers a flat-rate (depending on
>> weight, of course) to Canada? They seem to list $75 (not including
>> packaging, naturally) for a 33lb via Priority Mail International
>> package going over the border.
>>
>> Is $95 USD even reasonable to anyone up there?
>
>
> That seems a tad steep - but that is priority mail, they are trying to
> compete with UPS and FedEx.
>
> Does anybody really need a used Mac that quickly? If I was to be
> getting one (which I'm not) I'd go for ground cheap whenever it gets
> here.
>

Actually, the USPS uses the term "Priority Mail" for packages as they do
"First Class Mail" for letters. Their term for UPS/FedEx type delivery
is "Express Mail"

-- 
Sincerely,
Dennis B. Swaney
"Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is 
... oh, never mind."
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