Well I wouldn't say it cost me $2.00 on the money. But it was pretty high. And the point was I got an ecard in return. Maybe they ran outta time, who knows.
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Well I wouldn't say it cost me $2.00 on the money. But it was pretty high. And the point was I got an ecard in return. Maybe they ran outta time, who knows.
I plan on sending e-cards to people that are overseas and regular cards to people in the U.S. and Canada. I hope that it won't cost much to mail cards to Canada. Does anyone know what the rate is?
I have a cousin in Canada and I just mailed a letter and a card in a large envelope. It was over an ounce, but under two ounces. It cost .85 cents.
I think a card that weighs less than one ounce costs .60 cents to send from the states to Canada.
There is an (800) number you can call to get all of that info, such as how much would it cost to mail a card to Niina and Lut in Belgium.....the number is in my little office, but I could post it tomorrow for you.
Thanks Gini. :)Quote:
Originally posted by gini
I have a cousin in Canada and I just mailed a letter and a card in a large envelope. It was over an ounce, but under two ounces. It cost .85 cents.
I think a card that weighs less than one ounce costs .60 cents to send from the states to Canada.
There is an (800) number you can call to get all of that info, such as how much would it cost to mail a card to Niina and Lut in Belgium.....the number is in my little office, but I could post it tomorrow for you.
I came across this and thought it would be fun for you Americans to see! :)
Since July 1, 1863, letters sent to all parts of the United States have been charged at the same rate.
July 1, 1863 3 cents per 1/2 oz.
Oct. 1, 1883 2 cents per 1/2 oz.
July 1, 1885 2 cents per 1 oz.
Nov. 2, 1917 3 cents per 1 oz.*
July 1, 1919 2 cents per 1 oz.
July 6, 1932 3 cents per 1 oz.
Aug. 1, 1958 4 cents per 1 oz.
Jan. 7, 1963 5 cents per 1 oz.
Jan. 7, 1968 6 cents per 1 oz.
May 16, 1971 8 cents per 1 oz.
March 2, 1974 10 cents per 1 oz.
Dec. 31, 1975 13 cents for 1st oz.**
May 29, 1978 15 cents for 1st oz.
March 22, 1981 18 cents for 1st oz.
Nov. 1, 1981 20 cents for 1st oz.
Feb. 17, 1985 22 cents for 1st oz.
April 3, 1988 25 cents for 1st oz.
Feb. 3, 1991 29 cents for 1st oz.
Jan. 1, 1995 32 cents for 1st oz.
Jan. 10, 1999 33 cents for 1st oz.
Jan. 7, 2001 34 cents for 1st oz.
June 30, 2002 37 cents for 1st oz.
Like ShaisMom I would send a card to everyone in the United States and Canada, but I would not send them overseas because of the cost and I would not expect them to send one to me for the same reason. I think it's only fair if you sign up on the card list that you send cards to all, if not just do not go on the list and ask the people for their address and you can send them to whoever you want to send them to with no obligation. The same with the e.mail list.
It was a lot of fun last year and there weren't that many people and it was very simple, if you are on the list you send them, if you are not you send them to who you want to send them too.
Jackie
Randi, thanks for posting this! I am a bookkeeper and my experience is that for a mere .37 cents you can mail something and it will arrive miles and miles away - the very next day!Quote:
Originally posted by Randi
I came across this and thought it would be fun for you Americans to see! :)
Since July 1, 1863, letters sent to all parts of the United States have been charged at the same rate. .
June 30, 2002 37 cents for 1st oz.
I have mailed items at 5:30 PM and over and over again, they receive it in their morning mail.
We all complain about the increases - but it still is a great bargain!
This is what I plan on doing too. :DQuote:
Originally posted by jackiesdaisy1935
Like ShaisMom I would send a card to everyone in the United States and Canada, but I would not send them overseas because of the cost and I would not expect them to send one to me for the same reason. I think it's only fair if you sign up on the card list that you send cards to all, if not just do not go on the list and ask the people for their address and you can send them to whoever you want to send them to with no obligation. The same with the e.mail list.
It was a lot of fun last year and there weren't that many people and it was very simple, if you are on the list you send them, if you are not you send them to who you want to send them too.
Jackie
After BEGGING my mother, she finally gave up and let me last year. Each time Simba and I received a card, we basically did a little dance.LOl. I cried when i got Angel's. I still miss her alot. :(
oh well.
Me and Simba had a blast making the cards, and i'll do some more this year!
I would mail it only in US, not Canda, I have parents:( . They would let me, I just won't get cards for the rest of my friends hehe.. Anyway, I would mail them to the other countries and Canda, but gee, the adresses would confuse me. I don't care about price, but the adresses would be in other languages and stuff and I wouldn't understand..but I guess I will try..but hold on, where do we get the people's adresses?? LoL I'm still confused on where to get the list cause nobody told me I PMed Zippy so I hope I'm on it but can somebody tell me?? I want to do it but I don't know how to get the adresses.
I know, me and my pets are gunna have so much fun this year! :pQuote:
Me and Simba had a blast making the cards, and i'll do some more this year!
If you just copy letter by letter the addresses that confuse you, you can't get it wrong. It's not like they speak a weird language in Canada, do they? And the alphabets are the same here in Europe (with few exceptions) than in US, so that's no problem either....Quote:
Originally posted by FloppsyLadySally54
Anyway, I would mail them to the other countries and Canda, but gee, the adresses would confuse me. I don't care about price, but the adresses would be in other languages and stuff and I wouldn't understand..
oh my , it was fun going through all these replies !!
But isn't it about time to post here where we can send our address to ??
If I got it right , our address for snail mail goes to Zippie-kat
and the one for e-cards goes to Rottieluver .
Is this correct ??
I'm looking forward to do this ; I LOVE CHRISTMAS CARDS !!!!
A word of caution here...Quote:
Originally posted by wolf_Q
It cost you $2.00 to send a card out of the U.S.?? Hmm that seems pretty high to me...
The US Postal Service has a few "rules" that can result in some very *pricy* :eek: mailing costs.
Especially around the Holidays - they like to pull out their "Height to Width Ratio" guide and actually measure your envelopes!
There is a certain Height to Width RATIO - as well as minimum size - which an envelope must fall within in order to qualify for 'normal' postage rates. Many commercial cards do NOT fall within this 'normal' Height-Width Ratio and are charged a premium rate. And if it's just a fraction of an ounce too heavy - you'll pay extra again!
My old company bought Thousands of a commercial envelope (roughly 5" x 7") to use to mail stuff between offices... You guessed it! NOT within the proper H-W Ratio. And my Post Office spotted every one I ever tried to use - "Uh-Oh, Phreddie; you gotta pay EXTRA for that one!" :mad:
Suggestion: Take a sample of the Card, Envelope, and any included photos, to your Post Office and ask them to both weigh it and size check it - then give you a COST to Mail it. Do this before you buy a whole bunch of those cards... Might save an unpleasant :eek: surprize when you go to send the Big Pile just before the Holidays.
/s/ Phred
:o Excellent advice. I've fallen afoul of this one, too.Quote:
Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke
...Suggestion: Take a sample of the Card, Envelope, and any included photos, to your Post Office and ask them to both weigh it and size check it - then give you a COST to Mail it. Do this before you buy a whole bunch of those cards...
I'm sorry to be so slow...but I would like to join in. I am confused though. I would like to send my address but am not sure to whom.
Also will include the caveat....I'm not fussy about rules...if you want to send one to me...by either method...that's wonderful....if not...that's okay too.