Originally Posted by
Simon MacGowen
In comparison, so many eBay orders are shipped FREE (by ship) from China to North America, even when the order values are $10 or much less!!!
Simon
I bought a pack of o-rings in a plastic organizer for 2.49 shipped from China via e-packet. For me to ship it to you (I think you are in the US) via USPS at the discounted online rate it would have cost me $2.62 postage, albeit faster. For me to ship it to a person in China it would have cost about $14. The Universal Postal Treaty and the USPS's e-packet contract make this possible. The e-packet contact may look stupid on its face for the USPS but it actually reduces their losses over the Universal Postal Treaty.
Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.
Deep thought for the day:
Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.