USPS Priority Mail Flat-Rate for $7.70 upto 70 pounds!

[jedidrw]

http://www.usps.com/shipping/f...rity&page=flatrate

You have to use the USPS Flat-Rate specified boxes, not the biggest dimesions on the boxes but they are free.

 

[Kakyoin]

Neato. upto 70lbs

 

[deldd]

Pretty good deal.

 

[iamme]

wow, that's not bad at all as long as it'll fit in the box :thumbsup:

 

[QSnexus]

Gonna need a bigger box!

 

[dethman]

nice. small box though.

 

[KenSr]

Thanks jedidrw,
I just ordered some, they should come in handy.

 

[jwestpfahl]

Thanks! That's a big help!

 

[Souka]

kewl now I can ship those lead fishing weights to my friend in Maine.....

 

[Coquito]

Time to rma those heavy battery backups.

 

[IceCreamMan2633]

yeah, um, i shipped a motherboard the other day using this service and it saved me a few bucks (flat rate $7.xx vs. regular priority $13.xx). good deal

 

[isekii]

the box is real tiny

 

[dc724]

For those interested in ordering these boxes free of charge:

garment box (11-7/8" x 3-3/8" x 13-5/8")

shoe box (11" x 8-1/2" x 5-1/2")

 

[Toro 45]

So is this a new service? or just a temporary thing? I hadn't noticed it before.

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Toro 45
So is this a new service? or just a temporary thing? I hadn't noticed it before.

I think they recently started.
I received an email from them yesterday about it so it must be new.

I have an account with USPS and I ordered the stuff. It's suppose to be shipped to me in 10-14 days

Wish the shoe box looking one were a tad bigger.

 

[bigpow]

It's about time too.
Fedex ground was "cheaper" b4

 

[Mermaidman]

Hmmm--I wonder how many of my gold bars I can fit in one box.

 

[vinnyracer]

good deal...but you have to order 25 minimum (too much)

 

[imported_earthslash]

Anywhere in the U.S. and not the world, I assuming, right?.

 

[nvmyz71]

I think FedEx Ground is still hotter. You're insured up to $100 and you get a tracking number.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Sweet. I will be getting some of these to ship Christmas stuff in.

 

[vtqanh]

Originally posted by: nvmyz71
I think FedEx Ground is still hotter. You're insured up to $100 and you get a tracking number.

if you ship stuff coast to coast then 7.70 Priority is cheaper and faster

 

[aphex]

Do they have these boxes in most of the post offices yet?

 

[nvmyz71]

Originally posted by: vtqanh

Originally posted by: nvmyz71
I think FedEx Ground is still hotter. You're insured up to $100 and you get a tracking number.

if you ship stuff coast to coast then 7.70 Priority is cheaper and faster

That may be true, but speaking from personal experience, there's nothing worse than shipping something and finding out that it got lost and now they don't know where it's at or can't help you because it wasn't insured and it didn't have a tracking number.

Hence, the point I was trying to make when I made my original statement.

I'll never send anything other than a letter through USPS.

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by: vtqanh
if you ship stuff coast to coast then 7.70 Priority is cheaper and faster

It depends on the weight, destination (AK/HI) and whether you need insurance (and how much). A 3-4 pound package with insurance is cheaper with FedEx Ground/Home. Heavier than that and the flat rate priority is cheaper up to $150 or so.

90% of the time for what I ship, FedEx Ground/Home will still be cheaper.