cramer
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posted on May 12, 2004 02:17:57 PM new
I need to send a package to Canada--Under two pounds, By USPS. Anyone know which service (post, airmail, etc) is better? I use endicia and there are a lot of options, but I don't know which to choose.
Thanks in advance.....
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Roadsmith
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posted on May 12, 2004 02:19:34 PM new
Cramer--if it's a book-shaped package, you may be able to fit it in a Global Priority Flat-Rate shipping envelope--I think it would be $7 total.
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cramer
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posted on May 12, 2004 02:28:05 PM new
sorry, I should have said...It is a shoebox size.
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tomwiii
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posted on May 12, 2004 02:31:01 PM new
I'd use AIRMAIL LETTER POST, and insure with DSI or U-PIC:
Service summary for your 2 pound Airmail Letter Post to Canada:
Itemized Service Summary Service Item Price
Airmail Letter Post $6.35
If you have to use USPS INSURANCE, then you HAVE to ship via USPS AIRMAIL PARCEL POST -- just play around here:
http://tinyurl.com/5l5u
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[ edited by tomwiii on May 12, 2004 03:33 PM ]
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cramer
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posted on May 12, 2004 02:56:38 PM new
THANKS TONS!!!!!!!!
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glassgrl
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posted on May 12, 2004 03:10:17 PM new
Isn't that confusing? Airmail Letter Post! Makes it sound like it has to be a letter when actually it's everything under a certain size! Wonder who thought that gem of a title up?
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whatnot3
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posted on May 12, 2004 03:12:31 PM new
I'd use AIRMAIL LETTER POST, and insure with ENDICIA INSURANCE:
Service summary for your 2 pound Airmail Letter Post to Canada:
Itemized Service Summary Service Item Price
Airmail Letter Post $6.35
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TOTAL CHARGES $6.35 + $1.25 INSURANCE
SIMPLE!!!!!!!
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Have you actually done this?
I thought that the only way to use Endicia insurance on internation mail was with Global Express.
[ edited by whatnot3 on May 12, 2004 03:15 PM ]
[ edited by whatnot3 on May 12, 2004 03:19 PM ]
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tomwiii
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posted on May 12, 2004 03:25:15 PM new
YOU'RE CORRECT! And I'm incorrect -- E-Insurance donna cover INTERNATIONAL yet -- so, I'd use DSI for AIRMAIL LETTER POST 
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cramer
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posted on May 12, 2004 03:26:36 PM new
whatnot3....I noticed that I cannot print Endicia insurance out with this.
Do I have to take this in to the po? I usually just have pickup. Anyone know? Thanks..
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whatnot3
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posted on May 12, 2004 03:29:05 PM new
The post office won't sell insurance on letterpost either.
As far as I know, you have to take any international mail to the post office counter. (except maybe not if under 16 ounces??)
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tomwiii
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posted on May 12, 2004 03:30:11 PM new
NO!
I was INCORRECT!
Endicia Insurance donna cover AIRMAIL LETTER POST yet!
DSI & U-PIC (regular) do though
USPS INSURANCE is NOT available for AIRMAIL LETTER POST -- HOWEVER, it IS available for AIRMAIL PARCEL POST...BUT PARCEL POST costs 2X as much!
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whatnot3
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posted on May 12, 2004 04:17:09 PM new
Actually they probably never will.
I emailed them with a few questions about the new dazzle version and they said that because of no tracking they probably never will.
Global express mail has tracking so they offer it for that,
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tomwiii
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posted on May 12, 2004 04:46:49 PM new
Whatnot: Why not?
ENDICIA INSURANCE is JUST plain ole U-PIC -- just EASIER to use, & U-PIC covers international shipments WITHOUT tracking, just as DSI does...
So: whatnot, whynot??
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[ edited by tomwiii on May 12, 2004 04:47 PM ]
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OhMsLucy
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posted on May 12, 2004 04:55:04 PM new
Cramer,
If you check the postage on the USPS website DO put in the dimensions of the package. I got nailed on a package that was oversize.
My own fault - I didn't check. It ended up costing $4-5.00 more than I thought it would.
Lucy
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whatnot3
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posted on May 12, 2004 05:03:07 PM new
Are you sure it is the same? Why do they give a choice for either of them on regular mail?
I have no idea why they won't do it if it really is U-PIC. Here is a copy and paste from the email from them:
Endicia insurance on airmail & surface mail is not likely to come up soon due to the lack of tracking.
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tomwiii
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posted on May 12, 2004 05:23:24 PM new
whatnot:
from ENDICIA INSURANCE terms:
INSURANCE COVERAGE RULES AND DETAILS
Endicia Insurance is managed by U-PIC and underwritten by Indemnity Insurance Company of North America (a subdivision of ACE USA), which has been given an "A" rating by A.M. Best, "A+" by Standard and Poor's, "A2" by Moody's and "A+" by Fitch. U-PIC has been a partner of the US Postal Service for years. Endicia Insurance applies to packages shipped with the US Postal Service. Please call 800-955-4623 x6310 or 818-933-6310 if you have any questions regarding the coverage or need information on submitting claims."
FROM Q&A:
"Do I also need to file a claim with the US Postal Service?
No, all claims are handled by U-PIC on behalf of Endicia"
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