M-BAGS UPDATE   May 16, 2007

M-bag mail service for shipping books via economy rate, by boat, has been discontinued by the US Postal Service.

However, air mail M-bags are available to Israel.

$4.00 a pound up to 66 pounds as of
There is also a flat rate box for up to twenty pounds
Check all info with your local post office
or at: http://www.usps.com/international/mbags.htm

From the Nefesh B'Nefesh Yahoo List

I shipped most of my books by USPS M-bags - they cost around $4/lb and took around 2 months to get here. Its probably the cheapest way to get them here if you're not sending a lift.
some tips if you're going to use them -

1 - pack it in small boxes if you can - each bag has a limit of 50-60 lbs or so
2- pack the boxes tightly and seal em really well - alot of my boxes were broken open by being thrown around so much , so I literally ended up with a sack of (some broken) books.

check USPS site for details of pricing / weight limits.

http://www.usps.com/international/mbags.htm

Yonatan Katchen
NBN J'lem 2005

Danny Oberman Demonstrates the M Bag