Post Office flat rate envelope alert
10-19-2012, 10:02 AM
#31
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Freight of any kind is high. We have a business (25 years) and have watched the prices go up. Just like everything else we buy. Of course, companies want everything cheap. Just the way it is. I wish the PO could drop Saturday mail deliveries. I don't ship anything by the PO. Use email and pay bills through my Bank.
10-19-2012, 10:33 AM
#32
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YIKES!!!! When I mail the free dolls I make for kids with devestating illness, it costs from $21 to $23 and $3 to $4.50 of that is for the special box I have to buy to fit the dolls into.....amazing that something so much smaller than my dolls costs so much. I YI YI!!!
10-19-2012, 01:01 PM
#34
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Location: Horseheads, NY 14845
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I use the bubble envelopes as I am shipping fabric, though did use the cardboard FRE in the past. I found the cardboard ones were often torn, or wet, so the little extra it costs is worth it for all of my swappers to have that bubble water resistant packaging.
10-19-2012, 07:00 PM
#36
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Location: Rocky Mountains
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Originally Posted by Lori S
Just a heads up to all who use the flat rate envelope to ship fabric. I just went to the post office, and was informed that my flat rate envelope was now $9.85 even though it was in the $5.15 flat rate envelope. I was informed that because I had used tape to close the envelope it was no longer "a flat rate". I had 4 1/2 yards of fabric and had shipped this , like this many many times before. I was also informed that they are cracking down on the use of the priority flat rate envelopes.... any tape to close or seal... and regular priority rates will be charged. I expained that I had used tape as I did not trust the glue to hold ... they said "if the glue on the envelope will not hold or I do not trust it to hold" ... its no longer flat rate.
I guess "if it fits, it ships " has new rules. Needless to say I was not a happy camper.
I guess "if it fits, it ships " has new rules. Needless to say I was not a happy camper.
10-19-2012, 08:37 PM
#37
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Location: Clayton, CA
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How frustrating! They have "priority mail" tape and have taped my stuff for me.
BTW: the forever prepaid boxes and envelopes are looking tempting. If I read it correctly, they come with delivery confirmation included. Worth a look at the USPS site.
BTW: the forever prepaid boxes and envelopes are looking tempting. If I read it correctly, they come with delivery confirmation included. Worth a look at the USPS site.
10-19-2012, 09:23 PM
#38
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Originally Posted by wordpaintervs
YIKES!!!! When I mail the free dolls I make for kids with devestating illness, it costs from $21 to $23 and $3 to $4.50 of that is for the special box I have to buy to fit the dolls into.....amazing that something so much smaller than my dolls costs so much. I YI YI!!!
10-19-2012, 09:36 PM
#39
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Oregon
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I really get upset when I order something on-line or from a catalog and the shipping/handling comes to almost as much as the item I am purchasing. Then when I receive the item it is usually shipped in a box large enough to hold 10 items and they stuff it with catalogs and advertisements.
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