It will now cost you $9 more to send a small package to the US

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Will do the same as most decisions from government do - F** their businesses.

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Ill email my next one then!

Blame the arselifters. It's because of arselifters posting bombs that the yanks have had to take these measures.

# Yes, and I would like to see them have to double the ticket price for flying to pay for all the 'security'. The quicker the better. Then it might hit home to the diversicrats.

You mean Al CIAeda don't you ?

Just think, your $9 will probably go to fund more of these staged "terror" attacks.

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Well said Dave. It is madness.

I have a very close working relationship with the staff of our local business post office. They were extremely upset that they had to pay an extra $9 to get the usual hefty Christmas gifts to friends and relos in the US. They found out the day it was introduced, no warning at all.

"What do we do now? Email our gifts?" said Marylin, who has a daughter in Florida. Well perhaps you do. You send each other gift vouchers. Nice personal touch huh?

Cheers Don...

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It got some of the Yanks fired up, that was hilarious!

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From what I'm hearing the fee is only Australian specific, and other countries have put extra procedures in place but are not charging extra (yet). AustPost in that release said they are just covering costs. So that begs the question, just what extra are they doing to warrant the $9 fee increase? Either they are flat out lying and gouging with the big fee, or there is something really special in place that costs $9 per package. Bets anyone?

Dave.

It is to cover all the security checks at the USA end. you know, the ones that don't stop any bombs getting in any way.

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I just looked at it. That was a classic, and the comments were excellent too :) (false teeth bomb LMAO).

Interesting to note that people are waking up to 9/11 too.

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I can't imagine it costing that much in reality. Even if you had to spend $10,000,000 on scanning gear etc with the sheer number of parcels that would go through every day, even a tiny surcharge would soon pay for that.

Even if you had every package opened, content taken out and carefully examined, it might end up costing that much, but skilled and experienced operators that are doing it everyday would soon have this down to a fine art and with quick turnaround.

If you have watched those "customs" programs on the TV, it seems that they scan, examine and use drug dogs on all incoming parcels anyway. They might even do same with outgoing already.

Also should mention that in Ukraine and other places, the post office has to pack your parcels, you have to bring the individual items in and let them pack them in their own packaging. (at your cost of course).

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Tweet reply from Australia Post: "Unfortunately Australia Post is not able to discuss security measures in place for either incoming or outgoing mail items."

Great, take our $9 and don't tell us how it's used, even in the vaguest sense, if it's really "at cost", or just gouging.

Dave.

Perhaps a job for a politician, as it really sounds a bit like gouging to me. I feel they (APO) should have to be accountable on this one.

Cheers Don...

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While on the subject, it may be delaying incoming US mail as well.

I have found in the past that orders from Mouser would take about 5 working days, I have been waiting now for 9 for my latest order. It is also possible that due to Christmas season may be the reason

Note that Mouser always deliver by private courier, not Australia post, but I'm sure that the security standards are going to be the same for both services.

Has anyone else had similar experiences ?

I had a chat again with my business Post Office staff today, but they haven't been told anything at all about how this $9 is to be used.

So it's a security secret. Shirley they can't be serious. :-)

Cheers Don...

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