RatherBeSailing

Sorry to hear of the stolen items. Maybe someone is now setting up a dentistry practice with the diplomas ....

I would definitely file a report: http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/mailthft.htm

Who knows - the items may turn up...

otamxuan

Thanks for the link...I was looking for something like that but couldn't find it.

lol about the dentistry comment

nako

This is wrong on a couple of levels.

1) Magazines do not qualify for media mail. They can be sent as bound printed matter, which is a bit more expensive, but media mail cannot contain advertising (unless it is incidental to the publication itself, such as a book advertising other books by the same author).

2) Media mail is not otherwise limited to books. Pre-recorded audio, computer software, training manuals, and many other "media" materials can be sent via Media Mail as well.

I moved from Nevada to the upper Midwest about eleven years ago using this sort of method. Eligible materials went via Media Mail (or Book Rate, as it was known then), and everything else went either via UPS Ground or with me on a Greyhound. When all was said and done, I was out only a couple of hundred dollars - and that included my bus ticket.

Mike

tonerman

This is a great tip, most companies that use one particular shipper get good discounts, the problem is some dont pass that on to employees shipping things

Lurker1999

USPS Media mail allows you to ship books, CDs, DVDs for a lower rate than parcel post. Each package is limited to 70 pounds however. I used ABF U-Pack when I moved cross-country. They also have a freight service for smaller than apartment sized loads.

If you're going to even come near a moving company I highly suggest that you read www.movingscam.com before you even call one.

Tigers21

the USPS flat rate boxes are awesome for books and generally heavy object. you can load it up with gold bricks if you want it will still be $7!

wanderlust_jules

Yup, I've done this trek three times. Here's my advice... UPS ground for what you absolutely can't part with. Sell the rest and use the money to buy new stuff at the other end.

themicah

I've found that FedEx Ground is usually cheaper than UPS Ground, and is often even cheaper than USPS Parcel Post.

Nothing compares to USPS Media Mail for stuff that's eligible, though. It's super cheap.

Unless of course you're already shipping a pallet of stuff via Roadway or some other freight carrier, in which case adding a couple boxes of books might not really change the cost of the whole pallet.

KSinNYC

I don't know if they'll do just a bit of stuff, but my favorite moving company in the world is Delancey Street Movers. They are based in SF, their rates are among the cheapest around, their professionalism is superb, and they support a good cause.

http://www.eisenhowerfoundation.org/...y/training.htm

Between us and our friends, we probably have done 20+ moves through them. Nothing but great things to say.

And they did my x-country move from NYC to San Francisco.

If you're not in a hurry, maybe they could toss your stuff into one of their x-country trucks. You clearly won't need your own truck, but I don't know how price competitive they'd be for just a bit of stuff...