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'.
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Oct 23, 2019
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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 $35.00 because it would now be considered a package. I would now be required to sign some papers. Despite being a crusty old man I remained somewhat nice with the young employee.I rejected his offer and mumbled something to the effect that I may get a better deal from the Mexican drug cartel. I'll pursue some digital options for now.
Failing that, I think that I could conceal a .035" thick micro SD card in one of those multi page greeting cards unless they x-ray everything.
Rant over/
gray_wolf wrote in news:9hetF.36739$ snipped-for-privacy@fx19.iad:
The USPS moves packages based on weight.
There should be no difference between an envelope with a chip inside and 'package'.
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