~~NOCACHE~~ //This page last changed ~~LASTMOD~~ visits: {{counter|today| time| times}} today, {{counter|yesterday| time| times}} yesterday, and {{counter|total| time total so far| total times}} since 10/21/2023// =====Shipping Stuff===== A growing collection of hints and information to use when shipping things from one place to another. Including both domestic and international shipping. ====Pricing==== This from Tushar relating to shipping internationally (9/20/2023). - Create a simple, non-business personal, account for yourself on USPS, UPS, Fedex, and DHL. * https://www.usps.com * https://www.ups.com * https://www.fedex.com * https://www.dhl.com - Determine the size and weight of the package you want to send. Have on hand the destination address. - Visit each site and price shipping to the destination. Comments * Pricing varies a lot * Also consider time to destination. USPS Priority Mail is ~3 days, other services may be cheaper and take 10 days to get there. * DHL may be cheapest for international * A bonus for creating your personal accounts is that you get notifications when someone ships something to you A domestic pricing example, October 2023:\\ Shipping a 7 pound 12x12x12 inch box from Boston to San Francisco: is cheapest on USPS (around $25) and UPS (around $30). Fedex is $44. I found DHL's cheapest rate to be $181.