Shipping Our Wedding Video
Posted on January 4, 2003 by Ching under Family.
You have no idea how much it costs to ship an expedited package internationally! Err — I had no idea how much it costs! On the up-side, I now have a FedEx account! “What in the world am I trying to send?” you might ask. “And what’s the rush?” I never wrote about it before because I was too upset but, now that we have the wedding videos, I’m not upset anymore. Anyway, we were promised the wedding videos before Christmas so that mom and dad could take a couple to show our relatives back home. The videos didn’t get done in time so mom and dad left without it. We finally got them back and I want to ship their copy over there so they can enjoy watching it with the grandparents etc. I, being Filipino and all, immediately think DHL. I spoke with Dad just a couple of hours ago and he actually suggested the same thing. We used to get a lot of DHL packages in the Philippines. I am so glad that I comparison-shopped! In order to get the package there within five days, DHL was going to cost $60 while FedEx would cost only $45 approximately. Needless to say, I signed up for a FedEx account. I even signed up for the super-saver thing that gives me a 10% discount on all my shipments. Neat, huh? I have all the stuff at my desk (at work) already. I got some mailers and waybills from the drop box in the Commerce building so I’m good to go. I don’t even have to write my credit card number on the waybill, just my FedEx account number. I’m so excited! I can’t wait to start shipping all sorts of FedEx packages (hopefully not too many international ones) already! Gack! How pathetic is this? Getting excited about shipping a package? Wait till I write about the antenna that Brian got me for my small TV at work! It’s disguised as a picture frame! I’ll spare you the details, but you better believe you’ll be seeing a picture of it here soon!
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