[ForSale-Swap] CONUS?

[STeve Andre']

On Thursday 13 April 2006 14:38, doc wrote:
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> > I've scratched my head many times wondering why people say only CONUS. It
> > generally makes no sense and is rude to people who live in Hawaii or
> > Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
> >
> >>From NJ to CA 50 lb package sent parcel post is $42.28
> >>From NJ to AL 50 lb package sent parcel post is $42.28
> >>From NJ to HI  50 lb package sent parcel post is $42.28
> >>From NJ to PR 50 lb package sent parcel post is $32.75
> >
> > Flat Rate packages shipped are the same charges where ever there is a
> > USPS ZIP Code. Whether a send a flat rate package to my neighbor next
> > door or to someone in Hawaii, the ship charge is the same.
> >
>  > USPS had their first rate increase in three years on January 6, 2006.
>  > Pete, wa2cwa
>
> It is not about insults it is about math.
>
> The local PO has been telling us that the January
> price increase was going to be followed by more
> than one additional increase this year.
>
> UPS has a "fuel cost" formula to subtly increase
> their cost, not sure about FedEx practices.
>
> My experience is that the USPS online calculator
> is almost always wrong when I get to the counter,
> and always on the low side so it is more in fact.
>
> Here is an example of a 45lb package from FL to
> Hawaii and Houston:
>
> 34667 to
> 55943 TX $27.93 (5 days)
> 96716 HI $40.99 (unable to determine time to deliver)
>
> So much for "same cost" for same item to Houston, TX
> vs Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii
>
> Not sure why NJ would have the oddity of same cost,
> perhaps it is a USPS hub?
>
> Also, there are USPS premiums for certain sizes.

Doc, that logic doesn't make sense.  The shipping costs are
passed on to the buyer, so if it costs more to send to AL/HI,
so be it.  Given how little effort it takes to figure out how much
more shipping might be, plus the fact that not that many
orders are going to come from those two areas, I still think
that not shipping there is a cop out.  It's still the U.S.A.

--STeve Andre'
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