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any thoughts/suggestions for sending HEAVY package

Posted Jul-07-08 13:52:05 PDT

to the UK from the States?  The USPS is SO expensive and items do not fit in flat rate box....

what have others used?

I would send smaller packages but would have to send so many... but I guess if they are willing to pay

total weight is about 100 lbs 

I looked at 2 boxes 50 lbs each and that cost was priority $170 and express $278 yikes!!

 and they want it in about 1 week....

any other suggestions?

thanks:)

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jpsoaps4u
ohhh i have no idea sorry
Jul-07-08 13:53:12 PDT Report this comment
veruka_dolls
? I send a lot of stuff USPS to the UK, it hasn't seemed so bad.. the dolls are somewhere between $5-$7 bucks. Is it something large or heavy? You're not gonna get a great price from any of the private carriers unless you have some kinda account with them where you do a Ton of business..
Jul-07-08 13:54:10 PDT Report this comment
jpsoaps4u
its 100 lbs veruka she says it up there :o)
Jul-07-08 13:55:10 PDT Report this comment
gitasan
I know... UPS and FedEx are crazy:(
I guess I have to give them the $ it cost me and let them decide....
thanks:)
Jul-07-08 13:55:52 PDT Report this comment
veruka_dolls
I didn't know if this was that shipment or an earlier one ("I looked at 2 50lb boxes") 100 lbs is heavy - DHL is Astronomical, tho, and UPS/FedEx aint real cheap neither, $170 bucks is probably a lot less than either of them will charge :-(

Surface rate is doubtless cheaper, but that's gonna take a good six weeks..
Jul-07-08 13:59:43 PDT Report this comment
gitasan
I know it is the six weeks thing... I was going to break it into 2 shipments beacause I could not get post to ship 100 lbs to UK?
thanks:)
Jul-07-08 14:01:59 PDT Report this comment
uby2day
Sorry, not to familiar myself with Intl. shipping, especially not heavy or large items.
Jul-07-08 14:03:46 PDT Report this comment
veruka_dolls
100 lbs might be too heavy for airmail, maybe, is that why they wanted to break it up? I know there's a limit, but I don't know what the upper limits are, most of my items are measured in ounces...
Jul-07-08 14:06:43 PDT Report this comment
veruka_dolls
Ask them if they have a 'preferred carrier' - is this like a company that might have a business relationship with any of the big carriers? I mailed some stuff to Luxemburg that was a huge box of dolls for some promotion and they had FedEx come and get them, and billed it to their account number -- which was great with me, 'cause this musta been Mega-expensive (they wanted it the day after).
Jul-07-08 14:09:18 PDT Report this comment
gitasan
wow!!! they must have been some GReat dolls:)
thanks so much for all of your help... I wish more of my items fit into a flat rate box:)
Jul-07-08 14:13:36 PDT Report this comment

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