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Old 12-29-2006, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Nippon_Gakki View Post
I just shipped a full size dread w/case from my local USPS office for $55 including insurance. It went Airmail and takes 4-10 days. You just have to make sure that the box is no greater than 108 total inches (length + 2xheight + 2xwidth). Mine was full size in a case and only came to 96 inches or so. Maybe your post office is just lazy or something.

The USPS will only ship packages with a total of 79 inches (length+girth) to the UK, Australia, and most othe countries. The only way around the 79 inch rule is to ship it ''Guaranteed 2-3 Day'', which is really Fed-Ex, and costs $300, or so.
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