[Dx-qsl] IRC's

[Dick Flanagan]

The shipping delay is probably because each one needs to be hand 
stamped.  Your time frame indicates two working days before they were 
shipped.  I have ordered a lot of materials from this site and their 
next-(working)day shipping has always been accurate.  The hand 
processing is most likely the culprit.

Dick

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Dick Flanagan K7VC
dick at k7vc.com


On 4/9/2010 8:37 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
> Well, for the first time in my life, I actually purchased brand new IRC's
> from the Post Office.  Since I know some of us have had problems (to put it
> mildly) in the past in dealing with local clerks who aren't familiar or are
> misinformed about IRC's, I thought this might be of interest.
>
> The good news is that I was able to order them online from the "Postal
> Store" at https://shop.usps.com.  The actual link to the IRC page is pretty
> lengthy, but your best bet is to select from the Home page the "For Mailing
> &  Shipping" drop down menu and select the International page.
>
> The SKU code for IRC's right now is 330800.  That, of course, may change at
> any time.
>
> The unit price is $2.10 right now.  And for the small quantity I ordered,
> the $1.00 shipping and handling charge is quite reasonable.
>
> So what's the bad news?  Don't believe the implied delivery time.  They are
> sent via First Class mail from Kansas City, MO.  I ordered these on the
> morning of March 31st, they were actually shipped on April 5th (so much for
> "mailed the next day") and arrived today.  Still, 9 days isn't all THAT
> bad... just don't expect them in a hurry.
>
> All 10 IRC's that I ordered are properly stamped in the left box with Kansas
> City MO as the point of origin.
>
> I still prefer to buy them on the "gray market" from QSL managers at the
> usual discounts, and as more of these get into circulation, I expect they'll
> be easier to find.  But in the meantime... if you need them and can't find
> them locally, there IS another way!
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
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