SgtRam
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Ontario, Canada
Member Since: March 06, 2011
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Posted: Friday, December 04, 2015 - 05:02 AM UTC
For all those outside of the US that order goods from the US there is another rate increase coming Jan 2016.
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Priority Mail Express International postage rates will increase by an average of 11.6% next year. Flat Rate Boxes for this international service will be discontinued in 2016. In addition, prices for Priority Mail Express International Flat Rate Envelopes and Boxes will be further separated into additional country groups.
Priority Mail International postage rates will see an overall increase of 10.2% in 2016. Commercial Base and Commercial Plus pricing for this service will be the same next year.
Just to have an idea of the cost increase from the USPS site
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– Up to 1 lb. – Average Increase of $5.17
This is even more of an incentive to shop overseas for goods. Shipping from Asia now is about half the cost of having something shipped from the US to Canada.
http://blog.stamps.com/2015/10/22/usps-announces-postage-rate-increase-starts-january-17-2016/ Connecticut, United States
Member Since: April 02, 2005
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Posted: Friday, December 04, 2015 - 04:53 PM UTC
Wow - low mediocrity at insultingly premium prices.
We're not paying for the services, we're paying for all their fat-cat pensioners.
Best,
Matt
SSG, INF, USA (Ret.)
"I am waiting for the tanks, and the Americans."
General Philippe Petain, September 1917
European Union
Member Since: January 28, 2015
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Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 09:12 AM UTC
Good thing I on,Yorker from the UK or Japan for anything that doesn't have to be bought fire t from the manufacturer. Apalling.
Never gonna' give EU up, never gonna' let EU down.
