why is postage so high?

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autophotos
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why is postage so high?

Post by autophotos »

Hey , this isnt really anything to do with fish itself but why is postage so expensive from the usa to the uk

whilst its real cheap to send from uk to usa?
SammyDee
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Re: why is postage so high?

Post by SammyDee »

BC us postal companys are struggling to email/ups/fedex etc. and theyre just greedy too. But USPS does have a good deal now on flat rate shipped boxes which is kinda what theyre doing to combat the competition.
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jus85411
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Re: why is postage so high?

Post by jus85411 »

i would think it has something to do with the Sterling being worth more than the US dollar. not my forte though so i could be completely wrong
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