irc's
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:10 am
i went to the post office today to mail two things to canada and the mail lady said it would be 2.00 to mail it but 10.00 to get it back does this sound right or is the mail lady nuts
$2.00 sounds reasonable to send your request to another country. I'm assuming you're sending a larger/heavier envelope/package such as a 9x12 envelope.
However $10.00 doesn't quite sound right. For a start, the USPS does not handle mail from Canada to the US. Canada's own postal system -Canada Post - does.
Instead, you'll need to send IRC's with your request (unless you can get Canadian stamps). 1 IRC will cover the minimum postage to send from one country to another - so you'll have to take an estimate of how large/heavy your reply will be and purchase enough IRC's to cover that postage. Normally, 9x12 envelopes will require 2 or 3.
I believe IRC's in the US cost $1.75 (someone correct me if I'm wrong).
Good luck!
nowandagain [rockon]