Mailing to US

Depending on just how important the books are, I'd say use International Express mail from the Post Office.

If they are important, you should know that Business Mail is a lot cheaper than EPS while UPS and FEDEX an DHL are a lot faster and more ecpensive.

If there is a lot of weight, schlep it to t he airport and send it by Air Cargo, if possible.

Cordially,

HB

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high class priority muling.. you turn the paper items into a compost like putty...

hang out in the hangar of AA @ POP airport,, you tag with vaporizable tape on a timer that will let loose the package once the plane is over a USPS cart.

Don't forget pre-paid postage or else they might sell your books on the black market. So be careful

Drro said:

Can you recommend how to send media mail (books) from Sosua to the US? I know there are companies that send bulk back and forth - but does anyone deal directly with either DHL or Federal Express?

What's the timing, is it expensive, and are you satisfied with the service?

I did meet Angie Wolf and EPS. I'm using her for homeowner's insurance so far.

I would be using these kind of services on a temporary basis, as I plan to visit for extended periods of time.

Thanks.
Ro

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Try to visit Insurance-Quote-Free maybe it might help. This is usefull and you can compare the premiums to other insurance available out there.

I would use business mail out of Puerto Plata or Santiago. We frequently ship samples that are not very heavy (2 to 4 lbs) through business mail and they arrive in the US or Canada within two or three days. On the US side you can choose whether you want to use ground or air freight. Our small shipments usually leave here same or next day. Take a look at the weight/size ratio for airfreight and design your packaging or box to optimize this weight/size ratio - this will give you your shipping costs exactly. I think you'll anyway find that it is too expensive to ship books from here, unless the books themselves are expensive. Our 2 to 4 lbs still work out to around US$20.00 even with an optimized box size to weight of contents.

Your other and better alternative is to ship in bulk to a distributor in the US. Take a look at for example the EBay distribution facilities through what they call EBay stores.

Yes, that is how it works more or less. I would suggest you go through the ebay set-up as this is good to give you an overview of how this works.