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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2007My Yuletide plan....
As I mentioned in a prior post, I need to go on the receive only list this year. However, I have a diabolical master plan cooking up. Since I live in Canada, it costs me 93 cents for every letter I mail to the States. That adds up on a list as big as RPCA, when I'm paying almost double the in-US cost. I was out of work this summer and we moved across country, racking up more expenses, so... This year... I don't have enough money to mail a card to everyone. But I do have money to mail a few things to a few people. So... I know there is a book of cat mystery stories making the rounds of RPCA. I propose to add a few more titles to the list, all feline themed, with the idea being that when the person with the book is done, it gets mailed to another person on the list. This way I can give all you guys a gift AND clear room on my bookshelves AND save money! I'm also going to take a swing by the local used bookstore. On the first day of Advent I will put up a list of at least 5 books, one per person, to the first takers, and I hope these books will keep "giving" to rpca for years to come. --Fil > As I mentioned in a prior post, I need to go on the receive only list > this year. However, I have a diabolical master plan cooking up. > --Fil I'm not on the holiday list, but I think you have a great idea! (from someone actively pinching pennies and "re-gifting" ) <g> > I know there is a book of cat mystery stories making the rounds of > RPCA. I propose to add a few more titles to the list, all feline > themed, with the idea being that when the person with the book is > done, it gets mailed to another person on the list. > This way I can give all you guys a gift AND clear room on my > bookshelves AND save money! > I'm also going to take a swing by the local used bookstore. > On the first day of Advent I will put up a list of at least 5 books, > one per person, to the first takers, and I hope these books will keep > "giving" to rpca for years to come. That's a great idea, and I just might join in with this. (Unless I happen to have read all the books you list - I do like to read cat books. :)) By the way, $.93 per card is more than twice than it costs to mail a card in the US, which is $.41 - bad enough as it is! Joyce > > I know there is a book of cat mystery stories making the rounds of > > RPCA. I propose to add a few more titles to the list, all feline [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > By the way, $.93 per card is more than twice than it costs to mail > a card in the US, which is $.41 - bad enough as it is! How much does it cost to send a card from the U.S. to Canada? With the U.S. dollar dropping so drastically, it is no longer worth more than the Canadian dollar. (Well, about $.0003 CDN more, at today's exchange rate, but that hardly counts.) First class (airmail) postage from the U.S. to most of Europe is only $0.90 - how much is overseas postage from Canada? > How much does it cost to send a card from the U.S. to > Canada? With the U.S. dollar dropping so drastically, it is > no longer worth more than the Canadian dollar. (Well, about > $.0003 CDN more, at today's exchange rate, but that hardly > counts.) Enfilade sent me a URL to a good daily-exchange site. It's focused mainly on Canada and the USA, and compares the values of those dollars to currency in many other countries in the world: http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/today.html One thing I noticed is, that while the US and Canadian dollars are both very low as compared to the euro and certainly to the British pound, our dollars are still a pretty good deal compared to most of the rest of the world... unless there is something I'm missing here. Joyce I'm also going to point out that Canada Post is expensive. It costs me 52 cents to mail a letter to my inlaws in Canada. That's a lot more than 41 cents, considering our currencies are roughly equal. When I trade toy ponies with Americans, it costs them about $5 to send a pony to me, and about $8 for me to send one to them. --Fil > > How much does it cost to send a card from the U.S. to > > Canada? With the U.S. dollar dropping so drastically, it is > > no longer worth more than the Canadian dollar. (Well, about > > $.0003 CDN more, at today's exchange rate, but that hardly > > counts.) > > How much does it cost to send a card from the U.S. to > > Canada? With the U.S. dollar dropping so drastically, it is [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > pound, our dollars are still a pretty good deal compared to most of > the rest of the world... unless there is something I'm missing here. Well, what currency does the "rest of the world" (meaning developed countries) have in comparison to which the US dollar is NOT dropping? Three years ago the Euro was $0.80, today it is $1.43; the UK pound was $1.55, today it is $2.04 - that doesn't do much for our buying power overseas, does it? > Joyce > As I mentioned in a prior post, I need to go on the receive only list > this year. However, I have a diabolical master plan cooking up. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > --Fil What a lovely idea! I have a suggestion. Since it can sometimes take months before a book gets around to everybody who wants it, and some of us don't have the best of memories, why doesn't each person who reads one of the books put their initials or newsgroup name inside the front cover. That way if somebody requests a book somewhere down the line, the person who has it can look and say, "You've already read it." Joy >> As I mentioned in a prior post, I need to go on the receive >> only list [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > somewhere down the line, the person who has it can look and > say, "You've already read it." Yay! Our own sub-group of http://www.bookcrossing.com !  SignatureMatSav Excellent plan. Go for it. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. > As I mentioned in a prior post, I need to go on the receive only list > this year. However, I have a diabolical master plan cooking up. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > --Fil > As I mentioned in a prior post, I need to go on the receive only list > this year. However, I have a diabolical master plan cooking up. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > --Fil What a lovely idea - I might join you in sending some cat-themed books around! Hugs, CatNipped
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