What did the media mail one say? I use that for several things.Just got an email from Pirateship. USPS is increasing rates...
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What did the media mail one say? I use that for several things.Just got an email from Pirateship. USPS is increasing rates...
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But if it was honorable, they would advertise "New smaller box for more$$$$"This is like everything that we buy now packaged up. The content weight is getting smaller and smaller to what it used to be originally. So when it was 16 ounces, it is now 12 ounces. 101 oz is the new 124 oz! So why wouldn’t other services and companies follow suit so they can make more profit?
Some of their price point with the type of service proportionally does not make any sense with what they charge. I just about stopped shipping priority mail for anything that is no more than $ 100. I find that shipping USPS ground advantage is competitive with the delivery time, it coversBut if it was honorable, they would advertise "New smaller box for more$$$$"
Do you recall where you saw the MFRB side-loading is changing to 2.75? Maybe it’s time to stock up on the older boxes before they’re gone.Looks like they are raising prices again. I think 7/14
Also the ^$÷$^&$$:&&&%$'s changed the size of mfr gb from 3.25 to 2.75.
On the box. I got a new batch of boxes. 2.75. Easy to discover. I used to be able to get 16 1.5x11 a bw in there. Now 8...Do you recall where you saw the MFRB side-loading is changing to 2.75? Maybe it’s time to stock up on the older boxes before they’re gone.
I ship nothing that weighs a lb.a lfrgb would hold 28 1.5x11+ abw. 40 lbs. A bargain for 20 bucks...Some of their price point with the type of service proportionally does not make any sense with what they charge. I just about stopped shipping priority mail for anything that is no more than $ 100. I find that shipping USPS ground advantage is competitive with the delivery time, it covers
$ 100 worth of insurance without the priority mail service price tag. 2-5 business days for that service and about the same time frame as priority mail. It is also much more inexpensive. It is about half the price for 1 pound package via USPS ground advantage versus via priority mail service.
I understand how the whole flat rate box works where it does become cost effective because you can put as much as 70 lbs.. If the size you have to ship won’t fit in a flat rate box, then you have to go the next best thing if you are shipping via USPS. That is what I alluded to the cost and delivery time frame between ground advantage vs priority mail service.I ship nothing that weighs a lb.a lfrgb would hold 28 1.5x11+ abw. 40 lbs. A bargain for 20 bucks...
We use ship station. If it is not flat rate it ships UPS, cheaper.I understand how the whole flat rate box works where it does become cost effective because you can put as much as 70 lbs.. If the size you have to ship won’t fit in a flat rate box, then you have to go the next best thing if you are shipping via USPS. That is what I alluded to the cost and delivery time frame between ground advantage vs priority mail service.
Yep. Ups is a bargain.I saw Pirateship mentioned up above and having never heard of it, I thought I'd check it out. Super simple to download and use and I saved $4 on a LFRB to Australia ($114 instead of $118). Not a huge savings, but hey, every little bit helps and I'll be sending about 5 of these boxes over the next week or two.
EDIT: poking around it in I see that I can save a ton on heavy shipments inside the US but using UPS ground instead of USPS ground. Example, $24 instead of $37. Nice.
Trying to make up that 9.5 billion they lost in a year. Make it private.Sent 2 LFRB to remote CA & Eagle, CO on the same day. Got 2 different prices from Pirateship. When I asked about "Flat Rtae" I was told there's a surcharge for remote deliveries. So "Flat rate" is NOT flat rate