Originally Posted by Kathy N
My Secret Pal packaged was returned by the post office. I had to take it inside to remail and they ask for an additional $1.05 for the small flat rate box. I questioned why the flat rate box that should be $4.95 would need an additional $1.05. She said I was not using a "flat rate" box. I said yes I was, that I had gotten it from the post office and it is what I always used to mail my packages......well here is the catch. The post office had some printed with the words "small flat rate" and some without those words. The boxes are identical in all other ways. I happened to get one without the words which allows them to charge whatever postage they want. So folks....check your boxes carefully. Its so hard to believe our government would cheat us like that.....hahahaha
I had a similar experience at the Post Office. I thought there was only 1 small Priority Mail box so I went in and asked for one. I got it home and it was smaller than the ones I had used before. I had to go to the Post Office so I asked why they made the boxes smaller. I found out that there are about three sizes. The really small one is Flat Rate ($4.95) and the other two sizes are Priority Mail which goes by the weight. Does the Post Office do this to confuse us?