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| | | Author: | Ziegelmeister  | | Posted: | Mar 24, 2023 16:16 | | Subject: | Re: Priority Mail Question | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, Upstate_Brickz writes:
| | | | All I can really comment on is your item 1.
As many sellers will tell you, flat rate is "usually" more expensive
that regular priority rate. Lego tends to be pretty light weight so the total
weight on an order most often can be sent in your own boxes for less than the
cost of using flat weight. One can also order free non-flat rate boxes from the
post office for those times when they make more sense.
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Yep, got the free boxes already for both 
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Careful with using the flat rate boxes for non-flat rate shipping without covering
up the box. I've used the small boxes before but wrapped them in brown packaging
paper. Allegedly if you send something in the box for, say, $4 it'll get
flagged by their machines and they'll charge you for the difference to the
flat rate.
I haven't had that specifically happen but I tried a funky shaped box twice
with shipping through shipstation and I got emails for both saying I would be
charged more for the difference.
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| | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Mar 24, 2023 16:27 | | Subject: | Re: Priority Mail Question | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, Ziegelmeister writes:
| | In Shipping, Upstate_Brickz writes:
| | | | All I can really comment on is your item 1.
As many sellers will tell you, flat rate is "usually" more expensive
that regular priority rate. Lego tends to be pretty light weight so the total
weight on an order most often can be sent in your own boxes for less than the
cost of using flat weight. One can also order free non-flat rate boxes from the
post office for those times when they make more sense.
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Yep, got the free boxes already for both
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Careful with using the flat rate boxes for non-flat rate shipping without covering
up the box. I've used the small boxes before but wrapped them in brown packaging
paper. Allegedly if you send something in the box for, say, $4 it'll get
flagged by their machines and they'll charge you for the difference to the
flat rate.
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isn't it illegal to use the free boxes from USPS for anything other then
the shipping option the box is provided for?
| | I haven't had that specifically happen but I tried a funky shaped box twice
with shipping through shipstation and I got emails for both saying I would be
charged more for the difference.
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| | | | | Author: | Upstate_Brickz | | Posted: | Mar 24, 2023 16:28 | | Subject: | Re: Priority Mail Question | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| | | Careful with using the flat rate boxes for non-flat rate shipping without covering
up the box. I've used the small boxes before but wrapped them in brown packaging
paper. Allegedly if you send something in the box for, say, $4 it'll get
flagged by their machines and they'll charge you for the difference to the
flat rate.
I haven't had that specifically happen but I tried a funky shaped box twice
with shipping through shipstation and I got emails for both saying I would be
charged more for the difference.
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Oh man, OK thank you!
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| | | | | Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Mar 24, 2023 17:38 | | Subject: | Re: Priority Mail Question | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, Ziegelmeister writes:
| | Careful with using the flat rate boxes for non-flat rate shipping without covering
up the box. I've used the small boxes before but wrapped them in brown packaging
paper. Allegedly if you send something in the box for, say, $4 it'll get
flagged by their machines and they'll charge you for the difference to the
flat rate.
I haven't had that specifically happen but I tried a funky shaped box twice
with shipping through shipstation and I got emails for both saying I would be
charged more for the difference.
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I don't think you can use flat rate boxes for regular priority mail. With
the free supplies you have to use for its intended purpose.
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| | | | | Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Mar 24, 2023 18:27 | | Subject: | Re: Priority Mail Question | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, Ziegelmeister writes:
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Careful with using the flat rate boxes for non-flat rate shipping without covering
up the box. I've used the small boxes before but wrapped them in brown packaging
paper. Allegedly if you send something in the box for, say, $4 it'll get
flagged by their machines and they'll charge you for the difference to the
flat rate.
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They are free for use in Flat Rate shipping only. Using them for any purpose
outside of that is cheating the system.
Jen
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| | | | | | | Author: | Ziegelmeister | | Posted: | Mar 24, 2023 20:05 | | Subject: | Re: Priority Mail Question | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, jennnifer writes:
| | In Shipping, Ziegelmeister writes:
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Careful with using the flat rate boxes for non-flat rate shipping without covering
up the box. I've used the small boxes before but wrapped them in brown packaging
paper. Allegedly if you send something in the box for, say, $4 it'll get
flagged by their machines and they'll charge you for the difference to the
flat rate.
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They are free for use in Flat Rate shipping only. Using them for any purpose
outside of that is cheating the system.
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That very well could be the case, but I've had counter clerks tell me to
black out or wrap the package in paper - on new and reused boxes - in order to
not be upcharged to the flat rate. This goes back to the early 00's. I'm
only regurgitating what they told me.
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