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21 Jul 11 - 08:04 PM (#3192305) Subject: BS: Does the Irish Mail System have M-bags? From: dick greenhaus I know that books can be shipped from the UK to the US using M-Bag (or media bag)rates. Does anyone know if such a system exists in Ireland? I'm trying to import some books for resale. |
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22 Jul 11 - 12:14 AM (#3192417) Subject: RE: BS: Does the Irish Mail System have Media ra From: Jim Dixon Yes, Ireland has M-Bags. http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/PostalRates/International+Bulk+Mail+Service+mbags.htm |
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22 Jul 11 - 03:59 PM (#3192981) Subject: RE: BS: Does the Irish Mail System have Media ra From: dick greenhaus THanx much, Jim. |
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23 Jul 11 - 03:10 AM (#3193319) Subject: RE: BS: Does the Irish Mail System have Media rates From: Joe Offer OK, so the rate is €15.59 for 5 kilograms. Is there any special process, or can I buy a bunch of books in Ireland and take them to a Post Office and ship them easily for that price? -Joe- |
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23 Jul 11 - 08:21 AM (#3193423) Subject: RE: BS: Does the Irish Mail System have Media rates From: Jim Dixon I don't have any experience with the Irish system, but that's the way it works in the US. You don't need any special permits, or need to send more than one bag, if that's what you're wondering. When I worked at a university in the US, we used to encourage foreign students to use that method if they had a lot of books they wanted to send home. There was a certain professor who edited a journal that was printed somewhere in Europe—I don't remember which country. For each issue, he received a certain number of copies to distribute himself; they arrived by M-bag. I think it's an international system that's supposed to have uniform rules. Of course, each country will set its own rates. The USPS web site is likely to have more detailed information than the web sites of other countries. See here. The web site doesn't specifically say that the rules are the same everywhere, but I think that was the intent when the system was set up. |
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23 Jul 11 - 05:00 PM (#3193792) Subject: RE: BS: Does the Irish Mail System have Media rates From: dick greenhaus JIm- M-bags are no longer available in the US. |
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23 Jul 11 - 05:28 PM (#3193813) Subject: RE: BS: Does the Irish Mail System have Media rates From: Q (Frank Staplin) Too bad about the M-bags in the US. A while back, I got a big mail sack of school song books delivered from US to Canada (the bag was taken back by the postman) for a very low price. Not possible for some time, now. See my thread now running about the elimination of surface mail to Canada by the US. If I can't find the books in Canada, I now order from UK. $10-12 (roughly) to ship a $5 book to Canada from US is too much. Even DVDs and CDs ship more cheaply from UK than from U.S. |
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24 Jul 11 - 12:45 AM (#3194056) Subject: RE: BS: Does the Irish Mail System have Media rates From: Jim Dixon Dick Greenhaus: The USPS web site say they ARE available. See the link in my last message. What grounds do you have for saying they aren't? I'd be very surprised if the USPS failed to keep its website up to date. For example, see this page: National Mail Service Updates whose purpose is to announce temporary interruptions of service. It says prominently "This information is updated daily," and the page bears the date July 22, 2011. Note that it lists M-Bags as one of the services that are temporarily suspended to Libya. That implies, doesn't it, that M-Bags are available everywhere else? |
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24 Jul 11 - 04:00 PM (#3194446) Subject: RE: BS: Does the Irish Mail System have Media rates From: Q (Frank Staplin) I get "link not found" for both, but USPS.com may be back tomorrow. |
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25 Jul 11 - 02:28 PM (#3195115) Subject: RE: BS: Does the Irish Mail System have Media rates From: Jim Dixon It looks like the whole USPS web site has been reorganized since I posted those links. Try these: Airmail M-Bags Mail Service Update dated July 22, 2011 |