Arcade Shipping

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

Shipping at the post office really is a joke. Wanted to write this down:

There are two "medium flat rate boxes," I guess. One is longer and has less depth than the other.

The long one is $14.35 including insurance of $110.
The more-cubic one is $12.xx. Can't remember exactly.

I had a non-priority box that was the same size as the one that ships for $12. That went out for $6. Was gonna arrive at the same time.

So I guess the way to ship shit is to get your own boxes? Why the fuck is it half as much to ship in an official USPS box?

Anyway, I was able to sell my extra Satan's Hollow PCB, Jailbreak PCB and a Q*bert power supply, so yay me, I guess.

[Flack]

I suppose one sign of getting old is when you say "I remember when..." 82 times a day, but...

When I released Commodork in paperback in 2006, it cost me $4.05 to ship books in a flat rate envelope. I remember it distinctly because my area code is 405 and half the book is about the 405 area code. It's a fact I would definitely remember.

Today, it's $5.60.

And you're right, they arrive in 2 days. If I put them in a padded envelope and pay shipping, it's about half that and it arrives in 2-3 days. There's really no reason not to do it yourself at this point.

[Flack]

Also, the rectangle-shaped priority boxes are great for storing arcade PCBs in. Everybody I know who owns arcade PCBs uses them for that purpose. Plus, they're free.