cdnbooks
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posted on December 11, 2000 06:07:04 PM
Starting January 7 first class letters from US to Canada are US$ 0.60
Letters with $0.48 (or $0.33 or $0.34) will get returned to sender. And your payment will be slowed.
Time to start editing that EOA email.
Bill
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reddeer
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posted on December 11, 2000 06:25:06 PM
Man, you Northerners sure are pushy!
It's only Dec. 11th. 
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cdnbooks
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posted on December 11, 2000 06:42:40 PM
I edit slowly.
Bill
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stockticker
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posted on December 11, 2000 06:49:59 PM
Bill, are you sure that the new 60 cent rate is for 1/2 ounce (which is currently 48 cents)?
The current 1 ounce rate is 55 cents and it would make more sense for that rate to move to 60 cents.
BTW, 1 ounce is roughly equal in weight to 5 standard size pages in a #10 envelope.
Irene
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cdnbooks
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posted on December 11, 2000 07:55:54 PM
Irene
As I read the new rates, the 1/2 ounce rate has been eliminated.
I'll try to find the thread with the link and bring it to the top
Bill
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cimfra
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posted on December 11, 2000 08:28:20 PM
Airmail
Single Piece Letter-Post
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Ounces Column 1 is Canada - Column 2 Mexico - Column 4 Australia Japan NZ
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1.................................................. $0.60 $0.60 $0.80 $0.80 $0.80
2................................................. 0.85 0.85 1.60 1.70 1.55
3................................................. 1.10 1.25 2.40 2.60 2.30
4................................................. 1.35 1.65 3.20 3.50 3.05
5................................................. 1.60 2.05 4.00 4.40 3.80
6................................................. 1.85 2.45 4.80 5.30 4.55
7................................................. 2.10 2.85 5.60 6.20 5.30
8................................................. 2.35 3.25 6.40 7.10 6.05
12................................................ 3.10 4.00 7.55 8.40 7.65
16................................................ 3.75 5.15 8.70 9.70 9.25
20................................................ 4.40 6.30 9.85 11.00 10.85
24................................................ 5.05 7.45 11.00 12.30 12.45
28................................................ 5.70 8.60 12.15 13.60 14.05
32................................................ 6.35 9.75 13.30 14.90 15.65
36................................................ 7.00 10.95 14.50 16.25 17.35
40................................................ 7.65 12.15 15.70 17.60 19.05
44................................................ 8.30 13.35 16.90 18.95 20.75
48................................................ 8.95 14.55 18.10 20.30 22.45
52................................................ 9.65 15.80 19.35 21.70 24.20
56................................................ 10.35 17.05 20.60 23.10 25.95
60................................................ 11.05 18.30 21.85 24.50 27.70
64................................................ 11.75 19.55 23.10 25.90 29.45
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Taken from:
http://ribbs.usps.gov/files/fedreg/usps2000/00-24274.txt
[ edited by cimfra on Dec 11, 2000 08:34 PM ]
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stockticker
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posted on December 11, 2000 08:33:59 PM
Thanks, Cimfra!
Irene
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cimfra
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posted on December 11, 2000 08:37:58 PM
Also, an easier to read and nicer to print version in PDF format also available here:
http://ribbs.usps.gov/files/fedreg/usps2000/00-24274.pdf
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cimfra
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posted on December 11, 2000 08:54:12 PM
Slightly off topic, but while browsing through the 2001 rates I found these interesting postal facts:
(1) The only live animals allowed in the mail are live bees, leeches, and silkworms.
(2) Dead insects or reptiles, must be thoroughly dried before they are sent in the mail.
(3) Parasites and predators of injurious insects must be sent in letter packages or small packets.
(4) Eggs may be sent only by parcel post
[ edited by cimfra on Dec 11, 2000 08:56 PM ]
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RB
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posted on December 12, 2000 06:30:23 AM
Geez - Us Canadians gotta tell our US friends how much a stamp will cost them now??? My EOA has never included this info ... I figure if they don't know how much it costs to send a letter, I really don't want their biz anyway
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cimfra
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posted on December 12, 2000 06:41:51 AM
RB
What does it cost you to add a little line saying something like "Please remember that sending a letter to Canada is at least 48 cents"?
Before I added this line, between 15 and 30% of my buyers mail was send back to the sender for insufficient postage (usually a 33 cents stamp only). This resulted in delays of days, if not weeks to receive payment and often a bad mood on the buyer side.
Now, with the line, no delay and often a thank you line from the buyer, happy that I pointed this fact out.
I think that this one line is very good business for a Canadian seller.
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cdnbooks
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posted on December 12, 2000 06:43:18 AM
RB
I have had lots of Buyers thank me for this info. And only one payment returned to sender and hence delayed getting to me since I started doing this 18 months ago.
Bill
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RB
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posted on December 12, 2000 07:46:05 AM
Good point folks I will add this to my EOA. It just seems strange to me that a person who does international on-line business needs to be told how much it costs to mail a letter in their own country - especially from someone living in a different country. You never see this info on EOA's coming from them
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td2
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posted on December 12, 2000 08:01:51 AM
I also have found it necessary to add the postal information in my EOA. About a third of my buyers do not put sufficient postage on their envelope containing payment and I've had many delayed payments since the letter was returned to them. Reminding them of the postal cost is a courtesy that will cut down on delayed payments.
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