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Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Just a reminder to anyone trading seeds with other growers in other countries. If you request seeds from another grower in another country you should send a couple dollars to cover postage instead of putting stamps on it. U.S. stamps are no good in Canada. The same goes for Canadian stamps in the U.S. I've received 5 bubble packs from U.S. growers with U.S. stamps on the return bubble pack. We can't send them back using your stamps. It's just a waste of your money. I will send out your bubble packs with my seeds in it, but in the future please just throw in a couple dollars for postage. It cost $1.80 Canadian to send a bubble pack back to the US. I'm not sure as to the cost to send it to Canada though. I usually just throw in $2 though. I hope I don't offend anyone with this email. It certainly isn't my intention to do so.

Thanks.
Phil

11/19/2005 1:10:49 PM

sevierville, Tn

wow, it cost me only .60 to mail envelope with bubble pack inside to Canada. Wonder why the diff, the exchange rate would only make it about .70-.75 cents.

11/19/2005 7:23:42 PM

Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)

Well folks you gotta rember that Canada is a bigger country than the US and only has 25 million people. Everything costs more up here!

11/19/2005 8:38:29 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Good reminder Phil. This topic has been discussed a few times!!

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=1&p=139142

Also, postage rates in the US and Canada are done by weight. Phil must be sending out alot of seeds per pack and that is why the rate is higher. At least that was the case when Phil sent me seeds - thanks!!

11/20/2005 12:12:47 PM

Taber, Alberta

I don't know how they measure in the US, but when I take a bubble to the post office, they try to slide it through that little slot in a piece of plastic. If it fits, then it's the cheap rate. If it doesn't, then it's $1.80 It's supposed to fit easily, but there's a few people at the drug store who will wiggle mine through. That never happens at the union post office.
Alan
ps, if you work for Canada post, don't go snitching on them!

11/20/2005 1:24:59 PM

Mt Vernon Ky

2 bucks for seeds is cheap

11/24/2005 12:40:07 AM