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Originally Posted by Gillianren
Do you have any evidence that that was indeed the case? I'm quite sure that Canada Post knows about media rate.
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Some, although some of these options weren't available (or weren't clearly advertised the last time I was in the post office mailing something to the states a few years ago. (For what it's worth, I shipped Xpresspost.)
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Originally Posted by Canada Post's online rates calculator, doesn't seem to work with Firefox
The following shows the rate(s) for a parcel of 6.00inch x 4.00inch x 2.00inch weighing 2.0lb
Purolator International (2 business days) Base Price $53.23 Delivery confirmation Included Signature option Included Fuel surcharge $4.13 Coverage Included Total $57.36
Xpresspost USA (6 business days) Base Price $22.25 Delivery confirmation Included Fuel surcharge $1.72 Coverage Included Total $23.97
Expedited Parcel USA (11 business days) Base Price $13.85 Delivery confirmation Included Fuel surcharge $1.07 Coverage Included Total $14.92
Small Packet USA Air (See Canada Postal Guide) Base Price $13.25 Coverage Included Total $13.25
Small Packet USA Surface (See Canada Postal Guide) Base Price $10.70 Coverage Included Total $10.70 Please note that the prices quoted are estimates subject to adjustment by Canada Post.
- Small Packet USA - Light Packet: Item Weight exceeds the maximum allowed value. 1.1lb
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(Sorry, the formatting doesn't seem to have survived well.)
The 11 days one is the slowest rate Canada Post advertises with signs in their outlets. The rest are buried a bit.
They mention links to their rates guide, but the links don't say much more than "call us or visit us in person". They certainly didn't say 6-8 weeks. (Although those mail-order commercials that were so common in the 80s do make a lot more sense now if they were shipping from the states.)
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I don't know when the boxes will get there, the USPS doesn't know when the boxes will get there, and neither does my best friend. But they will, and it'll be way cheaper than any other shipping method.
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I'm not saying there isn't a need for media rates, but there's no special reason Sohmer would have been told that ahead of time. I've certainly never heard of "media rate" before Sohmer brought it up. Canada Post certainly never mentioned it when I was sending stuff.
It's certain that Sohmer was indeed offering the least expensive shipping option, but it's also certain he didn't have full information when he offered that rate. If anybody wants me to track down that thread, let me know. You can judge for yourselves.