C Maureen

What is a Grace Quilting Frame?

Jude

When trying to sell on eBay one must always consider the cost of shipping, either by knowing what it will cost and adding it as a shipping cost, or including it in the beginning asking price. As for blaming the USPS for high cost - how short-sighted! You & I are using the internet as are millions of others. The USPS has fixed expenses too numerous to mention, including a workfoce from whom we demand much and retiree benefits that don't quit. Give them a break....mention other businesses like FedEx and UPS along with them, to name a few.

cyd

I am uncertain how to tell if I am a regular-please explain a bit about finding the picture and name--or is it just what is seen when one puts in a post? Thanx

costumegirl

I think USPS is wonderful for service and the price! Our system in Canada does not have the service level the US has and is 2 - 3x the cost for any type of shipping. The other private shipping companies are much more expensive - you really pay for their services.

Bobby's Girl

Something to consider: Critics of the USPS don't consider the differences in the services the USPS provides compared to FedEx and UPS. USPS picks up and delivers cards and letters for less than 50 cents each. Junk mail, delivered for even less, is a service to American businesses and in various ways generates jobs for American workers. Cards, letters, and junk mail are dropped into a box on the East Coast and delivered within days to a destination on the West Coast for less than 50 cents! A soda pop, a candy bar, a pack of gum, or a bag of chips costs at least two or three times as much. (Cost of cigarettes? Cost of a can of beer? I don't know, but more than 50 cents.) USPS provides pick-up and delivery service to the front doors (or close to) of all residents of the USA, no matter where they live, no matter what the weather. FedEx and UPS deliver only the "cream" off the top--packages, which are easier to sort and handle and more profitable than any other type of mail.

Marlys

You are right about almost everything. USPS does not deliver or pick up at the front door of small communities. We have about 2000 people in our town and we must go to the P.O. to pick up our mail or to mail anything. Since most towns in Montana are comparable to mine, only about 1/2 the population of MT has home delivery. But I would agree with everything else you said.

Bobby's Girl

I live in rural Missouri and have Parkinson's Disease. I have to order almost everything I buy. My mail carrier leaves my mail in a chair on the front porch if I have a package or if the weather is terrible. She's a special lady. If you're in bad health, you can apply to the USPS for to-the-door delivery.

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Grandmama Pat

Well, I just wish you luck if you're determined to downsize. As for me, my stash is large, but it will probably be just as large when I'm gone. I don't sew near as much as I used to, but I still get the urge to "create" something. I love those little urges. I just hope down the road you don't regret getting rid of your stash. I know I would.

quiltingmimipj

Very good advice.

Grandmama Pat

I'm just know what's in my heart and I'd probably cry for weeks if I got rid of any of my stash. I tried it once when we moved to LA (lower Alabama) from Birmingham and I west inside for every piece I sold. I always have something in mind for every piece I buy.