matataku_hoshi: (Ayaki Nao "lovely dork")
matataku_hoshi ([personal profile] matataku_hoshi) wrote2008-08-11 02:51 pm

In which someone has to get used to doing things from the other end

In my two years of time in Japan, I felt like I became pretty familiar with the Japanese postal service.  (Especially towards the end.  At first they just laughed when I came in with box after box, and then I think they got a little worried...)  However, I know very little about sending things to Japan from America.

If I want to send letters to certain pure, proper, and beautiful people in Japan from America, what's the best way to go about doing so?  I would think it would just be via the local post office, but how long should I expect for letters to take to arrive if I send them that way?  Are there any other options I should be looking into?  Preferably one that won't break my limited bank account?

[identity profile] shirabyoshi.livejournal.com 2008-08-11 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm. The postage calculator on USPS.com still counts in units of ninety. This is most suspicious.

[identity profile] ruderal-species.livejournal.com 2008-08-11 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure you're not linked to an old cached page or something? I just tried the postage calculator and got 94-cents for a one ounce letter. :/