Comments on: CONTEST: APOD book (and a DVD) giveaway!

By: Astrolink [Global Edition] » Sam Neill Twofer DVD giveaway! | Latest astronomy news in 11 languages

Tue, 01 May 2007 03:56:10 +0000

[...] rules are exactly the same as last time, except I’ll ship anywhere this time. And I could go into a lengthy description of the DVDs, [...]

By: Astrolink [Global Edition] » APOD book and DVD: we have our winners! | Latest astronomy news in 11 languages

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:16:15 +0000

[...] am pleased to announce that we have our winners of the APOD book and Ambient Space DVD giveaway! The random numbers chosen were 124 and 102 (excluding my own first post on the bulletin board [...]

By: Kenneth Delmar

Kenneth Delmar — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:34:21 +0000

Well, what can I say? I want, I need, I have to have, I must have, should have, and finally just give it to me…I need to fill the space between my ears with something useful for a change.
Guess?
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By: Astrolink [Global Edition] » Second Life interview Saturday April 21 at 4:00 Pacific | Latest astronomy news in 11 languages

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:33:19 +0000

[...] don’t forget to sign up to get a chance to win a free copy of the APOD book or a DVD screensav… The contest closes Saturday at noon [...]

By: gopher65

gopher65 — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:42:17 +0000

*grumbles about their not being a global post service that governments pay to operate*

By: bearcub

bearcub — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:23:28 +0000

gopher65
I got $24.25 to the UK – economy parcel post.

Here’s a link to USPS international rates:
http://pe.usps.gov/text/Imm/Immctry.html

To answer your last question, I’m not really sure. I haven’t been able to find anything that actually explains why the rate structure is the way it is. I’ll hazard a guess and say that at least part of reason has to do with hand-off to a different postal system.

I work in the freight industry and I know that it’s always more expensive to have a shipment split between 2 carriers than it would be to have it delivered by the same carrier that picked it up.

FWIW

By: gopher65

gopher65 — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:53:56 +0000

K, I have to remember to proofread before I post on these uneditable sites:P