Post #247182 by WenikiTiki on Sun, Aug 6, 2006 10:24 AM

Media Mail is why I quit selling books on Amazon. It is beyond hit or miss! I got negative feedback from people who asked for the cheapest shipping and then want it yesterday! And Amazon takes a chunk of the shipping cost and doesn't explain that to the folks buying stuff. So then they cry: "I was charged $2.98 for shipping and it only cost you $1.52!"

I also ordered a book for my son on Amazon and the only option was Media Mail. We waited 2 months! But I was among the first to get my recent Tiki Magazine. One thing I learned was that if you use the Zip + 4 you get everything faster. If someone doesn't give you their entire 9 digit Zip you can look it up with Shippers Assistant from USPS.

Another thing with anything going through the post office is how close you and the shipper live to hubs! Honolulu is a hub. Albuquerque is a hub. Many post office hubs are near big airports.

Unfortunately if magazines had to ship things First Class they couldn't afford to get them to you!

Aloha!