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[Michael Terrell]

On Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 6:07:07 AM UTC-4, gray_wolf wrote:

I need to send 40GB of photos to several people. My upload speed is .230 MB/s.
It seems to me my best bet is to mail them a flash drive. Any tips on mailing them
1st class mail? Any problems mailing them to Mexico and Canada? I live in Texas.
Nothing illegal just common family type images.
Thanks

Use 'Media Mail' if you can. You have to request it, because they want to sell you a higher priced service instead. Originally used to share books between various libraries as 'Book Rate'.

 

[gray_wolf]

On 10/26/2019 6:50 PM, Michael Terrell wrote:

On Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 6:07:07 AM UTC-4, gray_wolf wrote:
I need to send 40GB of photos to several people. My upload speed is .230 MB/s.
It seems to me my best bet is to mail them a flash drive. Any tips on mailing them
1st class mail? Any problems mailing them to Mexico and Canada? I live in Texas.
Nothing illegal just common family type images.
Thanks

Use 'Media Mail' if you can. You have to request it, because they want to sell you a higher priced service instead. Originally used to share books between various libraries as 'Book Rate'.

Thanks for the reply. I went to the post office on Saturday expecting to pay
$1.15 for
1st class to Mexico. I had the SD card taped between two thin pieces of thin bubble
wrap and taped to a trimmed piece of paper to keep it from sliding around. It
weighted
1/2 oz. The helpful clerk said since it contained a memory chip it would now
cost $35.00
because it would now be considered a package. I would now be required to sign some
papers. Despite being a crusty old man I remained somewhat nice with the young
employee.

I rejected his offer and mumbled something to the effect that I may get a better
deal from
the Mexican drug cartel. I'll pursue some digital options for now.

Failing that, I think that I could conceal a .035" thick micro SD card in one of
those multi page greeting cards unless they x-ray everything.

Rant over/

 

gray_wolf <g_wolf@howling_mad.com> wrote in
news:9hetF.36739$gT2.22441@fx19.iad:

Failing that, I think that I could conceal a .035" thick micro SD
card in one of those multi page greeting cards unless they x-ray
everything.

Rant over/

The USPS moves packages based on weight.

There should be no difference between an envelope with a chip inside
and 'package'.