Originally Posted by quilterguy27

Good morning everyone:
I know there's been a lot of talk about the flat rate mailers at the PO. Well, I wanted to give you some info I just found out today while at the PO mailing off a couple of QFK quilts. It ISN'T always cheaper to use this method. I had the lady weigh the pkg and let me know how much it would have been had I NOT used a flat rate box. It would have been almost $4 cheaper to use my own box. Just thought I'd share this info in case you were thinking the flat rate was the better way to go.
Your quilty friend,
Doug