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| | | Author: | cosmicray  | | Posted: | Oct 2, 2023 16:06 | | Subject: | USPS pricing is bonkers | | Viewed: | 226 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| So, this morning I needed to ship a 4-oz package to zone 7, customer specified
PM. Using my own packaging (6x4x2) PS quoted me $9.55. Using a small flat-rate
box, PS quoted me $8.10. D’oh! And I get use packaging provided by USPS. Sweeeet
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Nita Rae
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| | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Oct 2, 2023 16:18 | | Subject: | (Cancelled) | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| | | | | | | Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Oct 2, 2023 16:40 | | Subject: | Re: USPS pricing is bonkers | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, Nubs_Select writes:
| | that's pricy! from Canada to usps zone 7 is only $6.34 CAD for 4 OZ (that's
like $4.72 USD)
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This was quoted for Priority Mail and not for Ground Advantage. GA would
have been cheaper.
Nita Rae
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Oct 2, 2023 16:42 | | Subject: | Re: USPS pricing is bonkers | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, cosmicray writes:
| | In Shipping, Nubs_Select writes:
| | that's pricy! from Canada to usps zone 7 is only $6.34 CAD for 4 OZ (that's
like $4.72 USD)
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This was quoted for Priority Mail and not for Ground Advantage. GA would
have been cheaper.
Nita Rae
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Ah that makes more sense sorry the PM confused me in the message and i didn think
it was priority 
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| | | | | Author: | stranqe | | Posted: | Oct 2, 2023 17:32 | | Subject: | Re: USPS pricing is bonkers | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, cosmicray writes:
| | So, this morning I needed to ship a 4-oz package to zone 7, customer specified
PM. Using my own packaging (6x4x2) PS quoted me $9.55. Using a small flat-rate
box, PS quoted me $8.10. D’oh! And I get use packaging provided by USPS. Sweeeet
!
Nita Rae
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i have been finding that GA is just as fast as PM for 95% of my shipments, just
fyi
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| | | | | | | Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Oct 2, 2023 17:37 | | Subject: | Re: USPS pricing is bonkers | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, stranqe writes:
| | In Shipping, cosmicray writes:
| | So, this morning I needed to ship a 4-oz package to zone 7, customer specified
PM. Using my own packaging (6x4x2) PS quoted me $9.55. Using a small flat-rate
box, PS quoted me $8.10. D’oh! And I get use packaging provided by USPS. Sweeeet
!
Nita Rae
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i have been finding that GA is just as fast as PM for 95% of my shipments, just
fyi
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As we get closer to the holidays, and package volume picks up, I expect the difference
to widen. In this case, the customer requested PM.
Nita Rae
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| | | | | | | Author: | Shiny_Stuff | | Posted: | Oct 2, 2023 19:01 | | Subject: | Re: USPS pricing is bonkers | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, stranqe writes:
| | In Shipping, cosmicray writes:
| | So, this morning I needed to ship a 4-oz package to zone 7, customer specified
PM. Using my own packaging (6x4x2) PS quoted me $9.55. Using a small flat-rate
box, PS quoted me $8.10. D’oh! And I get use packaging provided by USPS. Sweeeet
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Nita Rae
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i have been finding that GA is just as fast as PM for 95% of my shipments, just
fyi
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That has pretty much always been the case with First Class Parcels versus Priority
Mail. PM is really just a glorified name for anything first class above 13 (now
15) ounces.
Where the PO makes it gravy is when people use Priority rates when it is not
needed. Just like in the original example here -- CosmicRay paid almost
two dollars extra for a package that most likely will NOT travel any faster or
arrive any sooner.
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| | | | | Author: | Dkcas85 | | Posted: | Oct 2, 2023 17:58 | | Subject: | Re: USPS pricing is bonkers | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| I hope you use pirate ship or something of the sort. It cuts down on the cost
alot.
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| | | | | | | Author: | jandksleeper | | Posted: | Oct 2, 2023 18:11 | | Subject: | Re: USPS pricing is bonkers | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, Dkcas85 writes:
| | I hope you use pirate ship or something of the sort. It cuts down on the cost
alot.
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I agree! Pirate Ship is my go to for cheap USPS shipping!
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| | | | | Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Oct 3, 2023 08:35 | | Subject: | Re: USPS pricing is bonkers | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, cosmicray writes:
| | So, this morning I needed to ship a 4-oz package to zone 7, customer specified
PM. Using my own packaging (6x4x2) PS quoted me $9.55. Using a small flat-rate
box, PS quoted me $8.10. D’oh! And I get use packaging provided by USPS. Sweeeet
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Nita Rae
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Another downside of an unnessesary upgrade like this one is you have to pay more
in PayPal fees.
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| | | | | Author: | zero42593 | | Posted: | Oct 4, 2023 15:26 | | Subject: | Re: USPS pricing is bonkers | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, cosmicray writes:
| | So, this morning I needed to ship a 4-oz package to zone 7, customer specified
PM. Using my own packaging (6x4x2) PS quoted me $9.55. Using a small flat-rate
box, PS quoted me $8.10. D’oh! And I get use packaging provided by USPS. Sweeeet
!
Nita Rae
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USPS uses weight, distance, and package size to determine rates. If I were to
mail something to FL 4 ounces would cost 4.13 and 5 days via ground advantage
using PayPal shipstation. If I mail it to CA it is $3.90ish. A PM flat rate padded
envelope is $8.30 anywhere in US but is only 2-3 days so faster than GA if shipping
across the country. A small flat-rate box is $8.10 but does not hold much. So
PM can be better or worse depending on where the package is going and what
packaging you are using. That is why I like using the shipstation as I can see
the different charges but if a customer picks priority I ship that way as they
might need it faster.
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USA, Florida
Canada, Ontario
