post office struggles
Aug. 19th, 2010 03:36 pmYesterday, post office guys told me that they can ship boxes as long as the total length of the 3 sides doesn't exceed 2m. Today, after a lot of scissor work and scotch tape, I made a nice arcade-game-shaped (chimney-shaped) box for my guitar and banjo, measuring 98cm x 48cm x 45cm, i.e. 1.91m, and weighing ~17kg with instruments, books and CDs.
Getting there, they only had the overnight option, which would have cost ~$450. The other normal options, which would have cost $150 and $100 respectively, were not available supposedly because the two smaller sides exceeded 40cm x 40cm. ( Read more... )
Getting there, they only had the overnight option, which would have cost ~$450. The other normal options, which would have cost $150 and $100 respectively, were not available supposedly because the two smaller sides exceeded 40cm x 40cm. ( Read more... )