[modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post

Err----Yes!  My mistake.

Al


--- On Sun, 1/11/09, Ken Strauss <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Ken Strauss <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post
> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 6:10 PM
> Do you mean bookdepository.co.uk?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Allen Messer
> > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:27 PM
> > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post
> > 
> > Bookdepository.uk.com did not charge me any postage
> when I bought a book
> > on "Vertical Milling In the Home..." this
> past Summer.
> > 
> > 
> > Al
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Sun, 1/11/09, Ken Strauss
> <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Ken Strauss
> <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post
> > > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 2:59 PM
> > > It is certainly not in the same league as MSEE
> but TSME
> > > (http://tsme.ca/ )
> > > is celebrating their 75th anniversary this year.
> > >
> > > I second Clif's suggestion regarding Amazon.
> Their
> > > "buy it used" service has
> > > very competitive rates and no charge for local
> shipping of
> > > new books if you
> > > exceed their minimum order size. I think that the
> UK is
> > > losing considerable
> > > business due to the excessive shipping costs to
> overseas
> > > purchasers. With
> > > the current exchange rate the cost of many model
> > > engineering items is
> > > reasonable but the addition of shipping puts it
> out of
> > > bounds.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > > On Behalf Of Clif Walker
> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 2:40 PM
> > > > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post
> > > >
> > > > Hi Harry and All,
> > > >
> > > > If you know the weight and size of the Book
> you could
> > > possibly sort your
> > > > own
> > > > delivery out. Some of the courier companies
> will do a
> > > collection service
> > > > organised from the delivery end of the
> operation.
> > > > I dont like the delivery costs made by some
> businesses
> > > as they seem to use
> > > > excess charges as a way of boosting their
> profits.
> > > > Also have you tried Amazon as they seem to
> sell most
> > > books.
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > Clif
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Harry Wade"
> <hww@xxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:31 PM
> > > > Subject: [modeleng] Old Clubs and Post
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Alan and all,
> > > > > SMEE was founded in 1898 by Percival
> Marshall and
> > > a few others.  I was
> > > > > once a member of that esteemed (well,
> by some
> > > anyway) organization but
> > > > > after a few years we reluctantly parted
> company
> > > over non-payment of
> > > > dues.
> > > > > I couldn't see continuing to feed
> them annual
> > > dues for little benefit
> > > > > other than being able to say I was a
> member and
> > > wear the pin.  They did
> > > > > produce quite a nice little journal,
> for a club.
> > > > >
> > > > > Post.  I know this is a futile rant,
> but I've
> > > just now priced a book out
> > > > > of the UK, at a reasonable priced from
> a
> > > commercial bookseller, but the
> > > > > post on the book will be over 12 Quid! 
> For a
> > > smallish quarto book!
> > > > That
> > > > > just seems outrageous to me and will
> prevent a
> > > purchase, which was at
> > > > best
> > > > > a stretch in this economy anyway.
> > > > > Grumble, grumble,
> > > > > Harry
> > > > >
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