what is going on with the p.o.? i think it now stands for that other famous p.o. expression where o stands for 'off'. they are certainly arbitrary! i wanted to send a package to australia and they (the clerk helping me) told me it would be $20-$40. urk! i took it in, much slimmed down, the next day and it was $6. and that clerk said she could have sent the other one for around $12. i'm not a cheapskate, but i believe it travels on the same airplane either way. i just didn't want to pay for its seat of its own in first class! they must have had a pep talk about increasing revenues to keep the office open. let 'em close.
if i go to the right clerk i can send squishies for 64 cents. i've had some go thru in business size enveopes for 44 cents. it's thickness as well as size, so i somethimes do some fancy folding on grown-ups so seams don't stack up. i use the 64cent envelopes because it's easier, and i'm confident no one on the other end will have to pay. peace of mind for 20 cents. lol