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New Postage rates
How much will it cost to mail a one ounce package with the postage increase this month? I thought it was remaining $1.22, but now I am hearing it is $1.71.
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April 17.
$1.71 up to 3 ounces.
If you mail a card in a small photo mailer, less than 6 1/8" x 11 1/2" and less than 1/4" thick, it becomes a non-machinable letter and will cost you 84 cents for 2 oz and $1.04 for 3 oz. #S06181 is a 6x8 hard mailer. $37 plus shipping for a box of 100. U-line has some nice envelopes that fit this category. #S06181 is a 6x8 hard mailer. $37 plus shipping for a box of 100. Rick
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Just keep in mind that a mailpiece has to be more than 3/4 of an inch thick for delivery confirmation.
I had one rejected for that, but written up as needing to be priority mail. and with the previous years rate. And the post office I'd been to the day before was selling DC on a 8 1/2 x 11 flat envelope..... I'm pretty sure they've made it confusing enough that even they don't know what's going on. Steve B |
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Postage
Steve, you are correct. It has to be 3/4" thick for DC, which then forces you to pay the first class parcel rates or send it by Priority Mail, then it doesn't matter how thick it is.
Rick
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Is this how you are shipping your cards now? |
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Yes
Yes, If I am shipping 1 or 2 cards I use the photo mailer and ship as a non machinable letter. If I ship 3 or more cards I use a bubble mailer and pay the first class parcel rate.
Rick
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At least there is no gas surcharge. I just saw an ad with the USPS bragging about how they don't have a gas surcharge. No, it is a permanent surcharge.
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Rick, One last question, are you able to put your own stamps on it or do you have to have them metered at the Post Office?
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Stamps
I almost always use my own stamps. I can do it at home before I go to work and it saves me some time.
Try this link. I put it in my favorites and it helps a lot. You can also use it for international parcels. http://www.usps.com/tools/calculatep...lculatepostage Rick
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Ha.....$1.71.......it'll probably be $3.71 pretty soon......they lost $8.5B last year, projected to lose $6.5B this year which will tap their federal government max line of credit at $15B and have extremely underfunded pension obligations. The postal service of a couple years from now will look NOTHING like that of today. Look for Priority mail to about double in price.....what it actually costs them to provide it.....ditching Saturday delivery will save them $2-3B......tough going....good thing they don't have to pay taxes on their vehicles or buildings.....
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ups
Could use UPS, but their prices start at ? I spent 20 minutes on their website and the lowest residential price I could find was $13. UPS ground might be a little cheaper.
Rick
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