Originally Posted by Thylacine
Expat - You're right about the USPS deal. I can see the reasons why people use UPS domestically in the US ( Yay, no more trips to the post office ), but the bottom line is is that internationally, USPS is cheap, super reliable, and more often than not bypasses customs and all that bollocks - everything that FedEx and UPS et al isn't.
As for Brooke Burke.....what can I say? It was a sad day when she left Wild On. That woman is not from this planet.
You can now print your own postage from home in the US. I don't understand how it works, as I've only used a proper postage meter, but I think you pay online then print on your home printer, or something like that. UPS offers it too, but they just bill your account when you drop it off or have the packages picked up. The point is, someday someone, somewhere is going to give the Australian bike shops a big wake up call. All it takes is a Supergo, Performance, or Pricepoint to open a location here, and there will be a dramatic change. Pricepoint has their own brand, Sette, which I've been trying to get here. They're pretty slack in responding, so I don't think it will ever happen. Who knows, maybe I'll move back to the states with my wife and kids, and send you guys all your stuff real cheap. Could happen. Ok, I'm back off the soapbox for now.