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Remember the Mail Center at Starfish??

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:34 pm
by greyhoundmom
So, it costs $58.00 to mail a 36 lb. box from Cola, SC to STJ Connections via USPS priority mail. It got there in 3 days. It costs $161.00 to mail a 33 lb. box priority mail from PostNet (formerly the Mail Center) from STJ to Cola, SC. I am still trying to undertand why the triple charge to mail it back. We opted for parcel post which was $52.00, mailed it back from STJ on 8/4 and are still waiting for it to arrive. Just a heads up if anyone takes this route. Guess we should have taken it directly to Cruz Bay USPS and mailed it out. :?

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:53 pm
by mindehankins
WOW! Lesson learned the hard way! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:05 pm
by greyhoundmom
Yes, I know :cry: Snorkle gear and old clothes, plus all of the trinkets for family members. Can we say $340 for 2 hook bracelets which are somewhere in the mix?? I am being positive that it will arrive, just not in our time frame! S/O has always said I have absolutely no patience! He's right, but I won't admit it :)

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:28 pm
by Pia
Yes sooooo much cheaper to mail it directly from the PO. Just a heads up it takes 8-12 weeks for a package to arrive on STJ when mailed from the States via Parcel Post but have no idea how long it takes to arrive when mailed from this end.

Pia

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:53 pm
by SOonthebeach
Wow- good to know. So far we have always drug everything with us- to and from.

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:26 pm
by Teresa_Rae
I highly recommend the USPS flat rate boxes...a MUCH less expensive option.

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:23 pm
by Capn Dan and Ruby
Flat rate boxes are a great way to go, but snorkel gear won't fit, so you just have to suck it up and take a cary on bag. We got our flat rate box in 3 days. Just gloating :P

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:31 am
by stjohnjulie
That Postnet price is obscene! Hey Pia, you wanna go in business with me? :lol: You can collect boxes Tues-Thurs and I will schlep them to the PO in my regular daily run. :lol:

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:03 am
by Xislandgirl
Never trust a company with a typo in their sign :wink:

www.on-stjohn.com