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urbancobra12 said:Hey girls, quick question—I've been waiting on my package for over a week now. On average, how long does it usually take to arrive?
ironwolf52 said:I haven't paid a dime yet; I'm still debating whether it's even worth picking up this package or not!
The package arrived from Canada in a 30x30 box, marked as a gift to try and dodge customs, but I’m heading out today to check the status—though I highly doubt I'll be paying $60 just for the shipping and handling fees alone. It's practically costing as much as the items themselves! ☕🤷
Betty Brown76 said:I’ve been scrolling through this thread and haven't seen anyone mention a similar "issue" before. 😁
I'm looking to send something to North Mexico that weighs less than half a pound, so it should go out as a standard small bubble mailer. According to the USPS calculator, the total cost including any applicable taxes comes out to $22, which seems perfectly reasonable.
My main hesitation is the recipient. I’m worried they might get hit with unexpected customs fees or some other random charge upon delivery. If that happens, I’d honestly feel terrible about it. 😠
Has anyone here dealt with this before?
By the way, I wouldn't consider sending it via a Greyhound bus—that feels like playing the lottery. 😂
vividgull3 said:Just slide a letter in there—wish them a happy birthday or something. It’ll stop them from flagging it for customs.🙂
Drew Walker6 said:They might have been thinking about EMS—that’s what they told me when I sent my first one, just trying to squeeze out a bit more profit...
Look, it's simple. You grab that white slip for the package (the one with the little square for every zip code, though for shipments it's just one long rectangle), grab that yellowish-white payment form (it's the 40-cent one, and you list yourself as the recipient since it's for the money being returned to you), and grab the yellow cardboard label for the box. Fill everything out, make sure the package is wrapped properly, and take it all down to the counter. Once you do that, there's nothing left for you to worry about.
And EMS is like some kind of fast shipping, or express service... The slip for that is white too, but it has some blue markings on it (or maybe it was orange and blue, I can't quite remember)
Sophia Nelson67 said:Just head to the post office and tell them you want to send it COD (Cash on Delivery)! They'll give you a yellow form to fill out, $8.25 then you pay the postage (at least that's what I paid, the value of the package was $67)
What's this "black HP express" thing? That's just what my mom calls it when she sends heavy 20lb boxes and they come to the house to pick them up...
Betty Brown76 said:I’ve been scanning this thread and honestly, I haven't seen anyone else mention this specific "issue."😁
I’m looking to send something to North Mexico—it weighs less than half a kilo, so it would just go as a standard letter in one of those yellow bubble mailers. According to the USPS calculator, once you factor in everything including tax, it comes out to about $22, which seems perfectly reasonable.
But here is my dilemma: what if the recipient gets hit with unexpected customs fees or some other ridiculous charge they weren't expecting? If that happens, I would feel absolutely terrible. 😠
Has anyone actually dealt with this before?
By the way, I am definitely not sending this via a Greyhound bus; that feels like nothing more than a total gamble. 😂
Anonymous said:I have a question that I can't seem to find an answer to, even after scrolling through the first five pages of this discussion. 🤷
My mother was at the post office this morning trying to send a package COD (cash on delivery), and they told her there were two different ways to do it—one using USPS Express and then some other method 😕—and they wanted to charge her nearly $17 in shipping alone. 😕
I truly don't understand how this works. The package is valued at $37; so, what should the actual shipping cost be? Is it really $8.25 like I've read mentioned here? And what are these two different methods? 😕
And more importantly, what exactly am I supposed to tell them when I go to drop the package off this afternoon? 😳
Sarah Jackson11 said:What on earth is someone supposed to do when they haven't received their package, yet the USPS claims it was successfully delivered? What are the actual options here? 🤷
