Does your post office allow stuffed Flat Rate Envelopes?
#71
Originally Posted by leatheflea
And they wonder why the postal service is failing. I rarely use the post office to ship anything.
#73
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I know I take advantage of the FRE's because it saves me from having to buy envelopes...that's a savings to me.
I don't know how the post office is making money by giving these items away for free...I like free, but it's probably not in their best interest.
I don't know how the post office is making money by giving these items away for free...I like free, but it's probably not in their best interest.
#74
Originally Posted by frugalfabrics
I know I take advantage of the FRE's because it saves me from having to buy envelopes...that's a savings to me.
I don't know how the post office is making money by giving these items away for free...I like free, but it's probably not in their best interest.
I don't know how the post office is making money by giving these items away for free...I like free, but it's probably not in their best interest.
I go to PO's a lot and I see it all the time, people have no idea of how to mail things or how much it costs, or how much it SHOULD cost. They just want to mail it.
#75
Originally Posted by ptquilts
Originally Posted by frugalfabrics
I know I take advantage of the FRE's because it saves me from having to buy envelopes...that's a savings to me.
I don't know how the post office is making money by giving these items away for free...I like free, but it's probably not in their best interest.
I don't know how the post office is making money by giving these items away for free...I like free, but it's probably not in their best interest.
I go to PO's a lot and I see it all the time, people have no idea of how to mail things or how much it costs, or how much it SHOULD cost. They just want to mail it.
For international mailings, 1st class parcel is good for up to 4 pounds in weight, and is often considerably cheaper than priority mail or FRE, depending on where it's going and how much it weighs.
Parcel post is almost always close to the online-discounted price of priority mail, and often more considering flat rate packaging and the cost for boxes or other packaging, so we find ourselves using parcel post almost never, even on our "free shipping" orders.
#76
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This has been very frustrating for me as well. I sell on ebay and recently had 5 FRE returned to me! They said they were too full and I used too much tape.
Fortunately they didn't ruin the labels and I was able to use the padded FRE so my buyer got all her packages.
Now I use those Tyvek envelopes and put the contents in them and then in the padded FRE just as extra safety.
So far so good.
Fortunately they didn't ruin the labels and I was able to use the padded FRE so my buyer got all her packages.
Now I use those Tyvek envelopes and put the contents in them and then in the padded FRE just as extra safety.
So far so good.
#77
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
This has been very frustrating for me as well. I sell on ebay and recently had 5 FRE returned to me! They said they were too full and I used too much tape.
Fortunately they didn't ruin the labels and I was able to use the padded FRE so my buyer got all her packages.
Now I use those Tyvek envelopes and put the contents in them and then in the padded FRE just as extra safety.
So far so good.
Fortunately they didn't ruin the labels and I was able to use the padded FRE so my buyer got all her packages.
Now I use those Tyvek envelopes and put the contents in them and then in the padded FRE just as extra safety.
So far so good.
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