Originally Posted by ckcowl
i was told the flat rate envelopes could not hold ANY fabric- that the envelopes were for documents' sheets of paper only---my p.o. made me switch the contents of my envelope to a tyvek bag type of packaging....which of course is not (flat-rate)
postage increases along with gas price increases are sure changing the way i do things...and the things i get to do- continuous running swaps- programs i've had to stop signing up for --which is a bumber- but a second job is out of the question right now...
I'd like to see the official word on this. Their motto on flat rate products is: If it fits, it ships. They'll have to change the name if they do this. And, they have a service for this already. Paper can go in media mail, I believe.
As for fitting "more" in a FRE...if you lay several layers of fabric together THEN fold, it is more compact. But like you say, it's only a yard or two more to get it all in there and the time the sender must take to accomplish this is a few extra mins per package.