Originally Posted by
Rsickles
As I said, an engine will NOT fit in any kind of package that is the $16.95 rate. USPS works by the girth of the box + weight. You either need the medium flat-rate box or just ship in the engine box itself, which rounds-up to the medium flat-rate price. The only possible way one could get the $16.95 rate is make an envelope look all kinds of retarded so it passes as an 'envelope'.
Not sure why you are debating this. I can see the option for flat rate box priority international is $32.25 if that's the one you want to send it in it's still not $38... but express is $38.18. Yes i had an engine arrive in the envelope for $16.95. The box for the arrow is very slim compared to say an os engine which is more cubic. I will happily accept the humiliation of it arriving in an envelope to save $21. Others may not. Just offer it as an option is all I'm saying. And why not offer the option for the slow delivery for $11.95?
Edit. Here is a how to video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDE67-5kFvI
Just add bubble wrap.