It is true China has - call it discounted international postal rates compared to the USA. That's because China is classified as a "developing" country, similar to some African and South American countries. Perhaps the answer is to reclassify China as a "developed" country. And if you want to mutter about postal rates I find the requirement that the USPS have very large funds set aside for pensions, causing domestic rates to increase again and again to be irritating. I sent my son-in-law a pound of coffee, mailed from NJ to TX. And the postage was more expensive than the coffee. Judy in NJ, busily repotting Rhodophiala --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…