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Right on to anyone that can ship things economically through the UPS system.  
Its a giant on steroids.  Speedee sounds interesting.  One other charge that 
wasn;t mentioned is the super rural addresses which is another charge--I 
think 2.00. (There are so many extra charges I can't keep track of them) 
These are rural addresses that are way out of the way for UPS. I'm not sure 
what that exactly means but there is a booklet I recieved a year or so ago 
when they implemented that plan and there are thousands of zip codes.  How in 
heck could you actually charge a customer for that ?   I wish I could use the 
post office however the rural stations near my farm are too small to handle 
my spring volume.  When shipping to Canada or any international place I use 
regular old USPO air mail.  That works well.  UPS screws it up big time.  
When sending seeds I use the proper paper work plus the phrase" Botanical 
specimens No commercial value. "  These are seeds I use for exchange-they are 
in small packets only.  I never pack  in anything organic.  I use wet 
shredded newspaper that is slightly damp.  Everything is kept very clean.  
That has worked well.  Phytosanitary permits average about 25.00 each for 
international shipments. Once before I was wise (ha ha) I sent a box of 
acorns to Canada that a customer had bought.  They were burned because of the 
lack of paper work.  I guess it always pays to do your homework.  Right on 
John Bunker.  

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