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Ontario

why does it cost so much to mail seed out of the U.S.A.?
But only $2 Canadian to ship to the U.S.A.?

1/28/2021 8:36:08 PM

The SCGA sends me seeds for 2.40(no tracking, small bubble).
Bigger thicker bubbles will go as parcels so trick is to get them sent as first class flatmail or lettermail.

1/28/2021 9:06:43 PM

Centennial Colorado

USA has an inefficient system. Like for example to go to my friend 10 miles away and ship a small envelope it costs $4. Reason being: it had to travel 500 miles to get there. Went all around my state. Add in international and there are a bunch of forms on top of inefficiency.

1/28/2021 9:46:23 PM

Central Illinois

some of it depends on how you want the package sorted, thin bubbles can go through a machine that may crush your seeds. Someone may send you a thicker bubble so it is treated as a package and machines are not used

1/29/2021 5:24:39 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

It is getting kind of crazy. Mailed a 1 lb 6"x6" box for $37 today. I laughed and said it is not express. She told me that would be $85

1/29/2021 7:37:19 AM

Bethlehem CT

Ditto, I couldn't believe what it costs to send overseas now.

1/29/2021 9:20:31 AM

Zimmerman, Minnesota

It cost me $14.50 To send to UK from Minnesota, USA and then a couple days ago, the postal worker said it has gone up to $16.75 and I said when did this happen... she looked at me with a smirk and said yesterday. It cost more to ship then seeds are worth in some cases lol.

1/29/2021 1:23:01 PM

Ontario

just received my seeds from an auction. 2 seeds . but it cost $12.25 American
to mail them to me. outrages. i send a bubble to the U.S. for $2 Canadian with 10 seeds. and send 10 seeds to Australia for $6 Canadian

1/29/2021 5:30:21 PM

Grittyville, WA

I joked with my postal worker that "Just an arm and a leg... good because an arm and a leg and an eye would be too much." Depemding how much a person weighs, the cost per pound of sending a package overseas is pretty much equal to buying an airline ticket for ones self.

1/29/2021 5:34:05 PM

Mn

International around here is 15$, 10 minutes at the post office to fill out the forms and just sent seeds to Ruben that took 1 month and 4 days!

1/30/2021 11:26:24 AM

Pocatello (cliffwarren@yahoo.com)

I embed my seeds in cardboard and send in a regular looking business envelope. One forever stamp for domestic, and about $2.40 for international. I have never had a problem in dozens of shipments like this! In fact, usually when someone asks if they can send me an SASBP I just tell them, “Hey I’ll just take care of it!”

But when it comes to auctions, people might have paid $$$ for those seeds and the accepted method is to use an SASBP. So that’s what I do for those. Typically $4 to $4.50 domestic (insane that they have to look each one up!) and $14 international. More next year. Talk about inefficient! You have to stand in line and personally attend to each and every one! Designed by a government bureaucrat.

2/2/2021 10:08:23 PM