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* USA and
CANADA SHIPPING NOTE:
These notes accompany the G Price
Codes, but the same basic conventions apply to the other Price Codes charts
as well. See
them for additional information. If you don't understand, contact us.
G1 - G21 shows
Default Shipping Method as regular FC (USA First Class/Canada LPA -
Letter Post Air) rates before the
/(slash) and PM (flat-rate Priority
Mail Document mailer) for USA and LPA for Canada after the /(slash). We automatically use
the default rates shown in Bold, but you may specify PM (flat-rate Priority Mail document
mailer or even PM Box (flat-rate Priority Box mailer) if you want to pay the
extra amount. Depending on the particular item, G1
(and possibly G2 -G3)) may be folded and mailed in an ordinary business envelope. If
so, we try to mention it in the Item's Description, but in some cases may
fail to do so.
G21 - G32 shows
Default Shipping Method as PM (flat-rate Priority
Mail Document mailer) for USA and Canada LPA - Letter Post Air). 13oz or more is automatically Priority Mail by
USPS regulations. USA customers may specify PM Box (flat-rate Priority Box mailer) if
you want to pay the extra amount.
G33 - G35 (Too large
for PM flat-rate document mailer) shows
Default Shipping Method as PM Box (flat-rate Priority Box mailer) for
USA before the /(slash) and Canada LPA - Letter Post Air) after
the /(slash).
** INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING NOTE
(Not USA/Canada):
These notes accompany the G Price
Codes, but the same basic conventions apply to the other Price Codes charts
as well. See
them for additional information. If you don't understand, contact us.
When actual LPA (Letter Post Air - Airmail) rates are near or exceed
$10.00 - $11.00, we automatically switch to
PMI
(flat-Rate PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL).
Note 1
G1 - G24 shows regular LPA (Letter Post Air - Airmail)
rates before the /(slash) and PMI (flat-Rate PRIORITY MAIL
INTERNATIONAL) after the /(slash). Depending on the particular item, G1
(and possibly G2)) may be folded and mailed in an ordinary business envelope. If
so, we try to mention it in the Item's Description, but in some cases may
fail to do so.
G25 - G32 shows
PMI
(flat-Rate PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL) and LPA (Letter Post Air - Airmail)
for countries which do not accept PMI.
Note
2
G33 - G35: Approximately 300
pages is about all that will fit into a PMI (flat-rate Priority
Mail International) document mailer. Shipments larger than about 300 pages require that it
be mailed at regular Air Mail rates which will be higher than flat-rate PMI.
Or it can be
shipped as a parcel (boxed) which is substantially higher (contact us). If
your "300+ pages" consists of 2 or more items, they may be able to be
divided between two PMI document mailers. As an example,
the G34 $20.00 LPA/13.00 PMI + 13.00 PMI is meant to indicate LPA Airmail rate
before the /(slash) and 1st flat-rate Global
Priority Mailer + 2nd flat-rate Global Priority Mailer after the
/(slash). If you don't understand
this, just contact us.
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*** APPROXIMATE PAGE COUNT IS PROVIDED AS A REFERENCE ONLY NOTE:
These notes accompany the G Price
Codes, but the same basic conventions apply to the other Price Codes charts
as well. One side of a 8.5"
x 11" sheet = 1 page ( whether printed on not). Both sides of an 11" x
17" sheet = 4 pages. Our purpose in providing the 'Approximate Page
Count' column, is to give a general indication of how many
pages are associated with that price code. We think you should have some
idea if a manual is 4 or 400 pages before you buy.
The vast majority of our items
will be very close to the indicated number. BUT, for various reasons, any item
might have somewhat more or less pages than indicated by the charts. In a
few
cases, the actual number of printed pages may be considerably less than
indicated by the charts. In no event are we trying to pull a 'fast one' on
you. If you have some reason to believe we have charged you too much for a
particular item, let us know. Perhaps we made a mistake (but unlikely).
FIRST EXAMPLE: Our description for a particular manual may say "88
total pages (18 intentionally blank)". The 88 means there are 88 total 8.5" x 11" pages sides
(whether printed or not) AND gives us a
shipping weight (which is what allowed us to develop these charts). Often, that manual will be priced using the G16 Price Code
(70 +/- pages) instead of G20 (90 +/-). In cases like this, it does
give you a precise count of printed pages and you are paying only for the
exact number of printed pages.
SECOND EXAMPLE: If something about a particular manual makes it more difficult
to print or construct, we may have assigned an 'in
between' price code that falls somewhere between the total number of pages
and the actual number of printed pages. Using the same criteria as the first
example, lets say the Price Code is G18. In that case you are paying a
premium (over normal) reflecting the added complexity. If that same example
manual has a price code of say... G12. That would normally indicate that
manual is being priced at a discount from normal prices. The most likely
reason would be that there is something about it that we consider
sub-standard, or flawed, or incomplete, etc. We might apply a discounted
price even if ours is a perfect reproduction of a factory provided reprint
that isn't good in our opinion. Those items will normally have something in
the "Description" column that indicates or plainly explains it.
THIRD EXAMPLE: A center-folded, center-stapled manual is 24 total pages
plus (2) single-side printed 11" x 17" schematic inserts. The inserts are 8 total pages
with 4 printed pages and 4 not printed pages. Our description will probably
show "32 total pages (4 intentionally blank)". The price code will normally
be CF6 which shows 28 +/- pages and again, you are paying for the exact
number of printed pages.
Remember... APPROXIMATE PAGE COUNT IS PROVIDED AS A REFERENCE ONLY.
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