Typo???Interesting. All went up except for LFRB's.
No, if you look in the full file, it's the same there.Typo???
Thanks Paul, but in northeastern Pennsylvania, the rates have been higher for quiet some time. In 2019 a LFRB was $19.95. It has risen each year and was $22.65 in November of 2021. We've been paying $16.10 for the MFRB a few months now.
At the P.O.I agree. @Mr. Peet what's going on? I was charged $15.50 just yesterday for a MFRB. Are you paying at the P.O. directly or using the on-line service or using some other service?
I just don't understand. The P.O. has a specific mandate to have a uniform price structure across the entire countryAt the P.O.
Is it even legal for the P.O. to have a different price structure in one state?The USPS has a monopoly on "letter" delivery within the United States and operates under a universal service obligation (USO), both of which are defined across a broad set of legal mandates, which obligate it to provide uniform price and quality across the entirety of its service area.
If they are skimming, so are the other 4 post offices I use because they seem to all share the same rates. So be it, only money.I just don't understand. The P.O. has a specific mandate to have a uniform price structure across the entire country
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service
Is it even legal for the P.O. to have a different price structure in one state?
EDIT: I did a bit more poking around and EVERYWHERE I look, it says the same thing. Post office rates for flat rate boxes are the same from everywhere to everywhere inside the U.S.. Is you local P.O. skimming?
Yep...it can be beneficial to buy boxes that fit what you're shipn. A 4×4×12 will ship for less than $10 USPS. That's only a few dimes and nickel more than the sfrb! Todays FL to Maryland was $9.85On a related note, the increases makes Regional rate boxes more attractive if not sending across the US or to outside the lower 48, and if not "too" heavy. Post office branches don't normally keep any of the boxes for pickup at post office, but they are free to order. There are two "A" sizes which is about 3/4 the size of MFRBs, and two "B" sizes that are just a touch smaller than LFRBs. Regional A box max wt is 15 lbs, and Regional B box max wt is 20 lbs.
Example shipping from where I am to Charlotte, about 200 miles: Regional A box is $8.04 and Regional B box is $8.64
Example shipping to Lubbock TX, about 1000 miles: Regional A box is $8.64 and Regional B box is $12.36
YMMV