If you pay for postage on-line consider the Regional Rate shipping boxes. Box A which is a tad smaller than the Medium Flat Rate costs me $8.92 to ship to my sister in NY. Box B, which is a bit larger than the large Flat Rate box costs $13.37. Both are $5.00 cheaper than the corresponding Flat Rate. You have to use the special boxes which are free.
The closer you live to your Santee, the cheaper the Regional Rate postage. I can send the smaller one to Oklahoma for $6.15 (cheaper than the Flat Rate envelope!), $7.90 for the large one. Best bargain around!
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