Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 56, Issue 44

[Joseph Scanlan <drkillinut at mac_com>]

Strongly agree with you and Bob Goldstein.  I would never use any  
method other than PRIORITY MAIL.    Joe in Alabama

On Mar 24, 2008, at 4:38 PM, ROBERT ELLERMANN wrote:

> I've shipped priority mail forever and have hardly ever had a  
> problem. I never ship express or Fedex. I use triple bagging inside  
> a styro inside a cardboard box and away they go. The only problems  
> I have ever had are when people shipped Fedex or express mail to  
> me. Cheaper and longer (not really) in this case is better. Think  
> tap vs bottle water. Tap is usually just fine. We are too  
> conditioned to expect more money = better service. USPS works fine.
>
>   Bobby
>
> matt kaufman <igotadose at hotmail_com> wrote:
>> Message: 4> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:26:27 -0700> From: Brian  
>> Watters > Subject: Re: [Killietalk] known shipper? I hate the US  
>> government> To: killifish discussion list > > Matt,> > This "known  
>> shipper" matter is not new. It was instituted by the US soon>  
>> after 9/11. I used to make frequent shipments of killies by air  
>> freight to> the US from Regina, Saskatchewan, where I lived up  
>> until about 3 years ago.> Suddenly one day, soon after 9/11, I was  
>> confronted with this problem.> Fortunately, because I shipped  
>> killies relatively frequently and the people> at the Air Canada  
>> cargo office knew me well, I was able to get around that> quite  
>> easily and, from then on, I was regarded as a "frequent shipper".>  
>> > All these new regulations make it very difficult to move fish by  
>> air> freight, by mail, and even by road if one is crossing a  
>> border. Shipping> eggs is still not as much of a problem although,  
>> strictly, the Canadian> postal service is not !
> supposed to accept them, being live materials. I also> find that  
> mailing eggs to the UK and Europe is much less risky than sending>  
> them to the US, where the package is likely to be opened.>  
> ___________________________>
>
> Yah; trouble is, it really puts a crimp in the 'box swap' thing  
> that we like to do with other clubs. Plus, the lack of the ability  
> to be able to do a 'one day' shipment (airport-airport) makes it  
> very difficult to ship except in the warm time of year. Not so much  
> an issue with killies, but i've shipped chiclets this way in the  
> past, not anymore.
>
> Ahh well just more overregulation in our daily lives, and a chance  
> for business to increase profits. God bless the US of A.
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