> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On
Behalf Of Bob
> Ammerman
> Sent: 30 July 2010 16:31
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [OT] International shipping
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> > Michael Watterson wrote:
> >> For any significant US order the USPS and couriers from US to
Ireland
> >> are so expensive that a return flight is cheaper.
> >
> > I have no idea what you mean by a "return flight" since nothing is
> > returning
> > anywhere.  However, I've found the US postal service to be about
half or
> > less the cost of commercial parcel carriers like UPS, DHL, FedEx,
etc,
> > with
> > a lot less customs hassle.  At least that's when I'm sending from
the US
> > to
> > elsewhere.
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> I may be completely mistaken, but I believe "return flight" in
non-American
> English might translate to "round-trip flight" in American.

That would be correct, and in the context of the original message is
saying it is cheaper for a person to make the round trip, to pick up the
package and return to start, than it is for a one way trip for the
package ...
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