Priority Mail game
#21
Actually I disagree. The PO gives those boxes away at no charge because the cost of priority mail pays for them. I bet postage would be incredibly high if they were to give out boxes for parcel post or media mail or whatever. Even though postage seems high sometimes, I think it's actually pretty cheap compared with some other countries.
#22
Originally Posted by gale
Actually I disagree. The PO gives those boxes away at no charge because the cost of priority mail pays for them. I bet postage would be incredibly high if they were to give out boxes for parcel post or media mail or whatever. Even though postage seems high sometimes, I think it's actually pretty cheap compared with some other countries.
#23
Originally Posted by gale
Originally Posted by Kathy N
Yes, they will get us only once and then we will have learned our lesson. I went through all of my boxes at home and NONE of them said flat rate. I will turn all of those inside out and use their "free" cardboard to mail other packages...just not priority mail.
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Originally Posted by gale
Actually I disagree. The PO gives those boxes away at no charge because the cost of priority mail pays for them. I bet postage would be incredibly high if they were to give out boxes for parcel post or media mail or whatever. Even though postage seems high sometimes, I think it's actually pretty cheap compared with some other countries.
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Originally Posted by Sadiemae
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Originally Posted by gale
Actually I disagree. The PO gives those boxes away at no charge because the cost of priority mail pays for them. I bet postage would be incredibly high if they were to give out boxes for parcel post or media mail or whatever. Even though postage seems high sometimes, I think it's actually pretty cheap compared with some other countries.
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Originally Posted by Kathy N
Yes, they will get us only once and then we will have learned our lesson. I went through all of my boxes at home and NONE of them said flat rate. I will turn all of those inside out and use their "free" cardboard to mail other packages...just not priority mail.
#27
When we sold on Ebay. I was told at the PO that the Priority boxes belong to the USPS & are for us to use only for Priority mailings. ( Priority & Flat Rate Priority) They also have different ones for Priority but you know what I mean. You do have to watch the boxes though as far as for Flat Rate & make sure it says Flat Rate on it if that is what you want.
#29
Last year I mailed 3 collectors hockey cards, in a bubble envelope to a friend. Paid the fee.
The next day I mailed EXACTLY the same package at a different post outlet and the fee was 28cents more.
I asked why.
The postie said it didn't fit through the "slot device."
Huh?
They actually have a plastic board with a slot cut out of it. If your envelope doesn't slide through without help, it's "oversized" and you pay more.
Glad the first post office doesn't use the envelope police.
The next day I mailed EXACTLY the same package at a different post outlet and the fee was 28cents more.
I asked why.
The postie said it didn't fit through the "slot device."
Huh?
They actually have a plastic board with a slot cut out of it. If your envelope doesn't slide through without help, it's "oversized" and you pay more.
Glad the first post office doesn't use the envelope police.
#30
Originally Posted by gale
Originally Posted by Kathy N
Yes, they will get us only once and then we will have learned our lesson. I went through all of my boxes at home and NONE of them said flat rate. I will turn all of those inside out and use their "free" cardboard to mail other packages...just not priority mail.
I have re-used envelopes and boxes over and over, even turned them wrong side out to use the clean inner surfaces.
When mailed, the postage is still paid, whether for the first time on the envelope/box, or the third or fourth time on the same envelop/box.
In fact, it saves paper to reuse the envelopes/boxes.
I see no problem in this.
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