[Dx-qsl] just learned a money saver

Wed Feb 16 12:31:06 EST 2005

At 12:09 16-02-05, FireBrick wrote:
>> You could have saved even more by sending it "media rate" aka "book
>>rate "
>>Yeah something seemed wrong now that I think of it. I said 'Cheapest rate'.
>He asked if it was a book and I answered no, printed cards.
>So I thought it was going at the printed matter rate.

There are two different rates here: media mail (equivalent of 4th class) 
and Bound Printed Matter, which is even cheaper. QSLs don't fit in either 
rate rate class, however. You would have to use a higher class. The 
cheapest would be parcel post.
Me? I'd send them Priority Mail for the extra speed and let them pay for 
the box and tape! If you REALLY have a lot of cards to send to the buro, 
the USPS now has an 8x10x10" flat-rate box that ships for 7ドル.70, regardless 
of weight.
- pjd
W2IRT