Flat Rate Mailers FYI
#31
The Thimble Nimble Quilters of Cabot, Arkansas mail out at least 16 quilts a month to our wounded warriors that come into Ramstein Air Force base. We use medium U-Haul boxes. Each box weighs about 22 pounds. It cost us approximately $46 to $50 each box to send eight 55 inch by 66 inch quilts in each box. All our fabric, thread, batting, boxes, tape and quilting is donated by patriotic Americans. We have been doing this for 3 years. We have explored all the other ways of getting these quilts to our warriors. This is the most reliable.
#33
Originally Posted by osmom
I mailed two quilts in my own box and it cost me $9.50. I did not think that was bad and wondered if it would have been cheaper in a flat rate box. Thanks for the info
that included.90 for tracking it.
#34
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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if you have the weight of the package you can go to the www.usps.com site or www.fedex.com or whatever ups is and enter zip code from and to, weight and some ask for package dimensions and help decide which is cheaper.
I no longer use ups for lots of reasons.
I no longer use ups for lots of reasons.
#36
Originally Posted by cjomomma
Well so far I have had 1 package get torn up and another lost so I'm thinking of trying some other way or place to do my shipping. The po is giving me a bad rep.
#37
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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I'm a postmaster in a one person office. The flat rate boxes are only a good deal if the item is heavy for it's size. Get yourself a scale and weigh item with packaging, go to usps.com and you can figure your postage and compare the different services. You can use this service even if you aren't printing the postage yourself there. You can even send for the Priority packaging, free, to be delivered to your home. Though there are some unpleasant people in the P.O., most of us try to be helpful. Various studies done by Consumer Reports have given us higher scores for speed, cost and efficiency than our competition.
#38
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I worked at the Post Office in our town for 5 years. Whenever someone brought a package in to be shipped, we always checked various methods of shipment so our customers could decide how they wanted to ship the package. Once in a while you get a Postal Clerk with an attitude, but we would like to think that most of them are friendly and helpful.
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