JUNEC

Can be ordered on line from USPS.com

They have Flat Rate Legal Size envelopes- shipping rate same as flat rate envelope

They also carry Flat Rate Padded Envelopes at no charge as well

https://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10052&categoryId=10000036&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10000002&top=&sort=&viewAll=Y]https://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/sto...ort=&viewAll=Y[/url]

If you set up an account - you can order them on line & they will ship them to your home at no charge

DebraK

Yep, love this service.

amma

So much handier, and my PO doesn't carry all of the sizes and styles either. :D:D:D

craftybear

yes, so much handier to get the boxes and envelopes delivered to your house

QuiltnLady1

Thanks for the link. My PO is always out of the size I need :(

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Check out the new game board box. It is 24" long, big enough to fit a bolt of fabric.

JUNEC

I like the Legal Flat Rate Envelope - lets you get more fabric in it - it's 9 1/2" x 15" - which makes it 3" longer than the standard Flat (9 1/2" x 12")

jaciqltznok

yep, but you need to order NOW...they take months to get them to you...and come fall you will not get them at all due the all the ebay shippers getting ready for the holidays!

crafty_linda_b

Jacquie I order from them online and they usually come with a week or so. I used to sell on eBay and did a lot of shipping. Our post office is small Richard our Post Master has me order supplies for him. He said they can only order so many of each size. I can get all I want. So when I send in an order I ask him if he needs anything and we split the order. They are cracking down on the flat rate ones now. He told me they can only be 3/4" thick or they will charge the person receiving it postage due when it's delivered. He says they were designed to send documents in. I tried to argue with him about that because it doesn't say that anywhere on the website when you order them. Also on the commercials on TV the Mail guy shows them and says "IF it fits it ships!" They do have a 70# weight limit but I doubt you could fit anything that weighs that much into a flat rate envelope. We sold tractor parts and I used them to ship heavy backhoe bucket pins. I made out like a bandit on those shipments. The boxes probably weighed over 25 #'s and they went for the cheap rate. I think back then the flat rate box cost about $8 to ship. This was several years ago. crafty_linda_b

JUNEC

I was under the impression that if they accepted the package - there was no other charge.

I print out all my labels thru Paypal, even if someone sends me a check for an item. I put the red flag up & leave a note in my mailbox asking the mailman to come to the door to get my packages. He gets them & scans the bar code for each package.
I've never had a problem with the depth of my Flat Rate Packages (knock on wood)- I know they have cracked down on the thickness of the envelope - but I was told, if you can close the envelope - using their sticky strip, it can go. But I do tape around all the edges & around the length and width of the envelope
Guess I have been lucky