Flat Rate Envelopes Denied!
02-03-2011, 05:38 AM
#61
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
you need to use flat rate tyvek envelopes, not document envelopes. the document envelopes are for documents...not news, just some folks mistakenly grab the incorrect packaging. if it is an envelope and cardboard...it is for documents...if it is a large (like a manila envelope) and made out of white tyvek you can put fabric in it, it does not have to be flat.
02-03-2011, 05:39 AM
#62
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
you need to use flat rate tyvek envelopes, not document envelopes. the document envelopes are for documents...not news, just some folks mistakenly grab the incorrect packaging. if it is an envelope and cardboard...it is for documents...if it is a large (like a manila envelope) and made out of white tyvek you can put fabric in it, it does not have to be flat.
02-03-2011, 05:43 AM
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The last things I shipped were outreageou!! The prices went up in Jan to help cover the lack of snail mail because of computers. Funny , it's O.K. if we are all put out of work because high tech and our factories closed by the thousands but the US Gov feels that snail mail should last forever!!! The Pony Express is gone folks!!!
02-03-2011, 06:26 AM
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I just shipped a flat rate full of wood mounted rubber stamps across the US with no problem. You never know what quirky "rule" you are going to hear at individual post offices. I do a lot of ebay shipping and like to take pkgs to the PO about a mile from me. Recently the manager told me that I could not bring packages there because my zip code was different than theirs. Yeh, a scratch your head moment. I phoned USPS consumer affairs for an official word on it and they asked if I wanted to file a complaint because there is no such "rule".
02-03-2011, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by SoozeeDoozee
I just shipped a flat rate full of wood mounted rubber stamps across the US with no problem. You never know what quirky "rule" you are going to hear at individual post offices. I do a lot of ebay shipping and like to take pkgs to the PO about a mile from me. Recently the manager told me that I could not bring packages there because my zip code was different than theirs. Yeh, a scratch your head moment. I phoned USPS consumer affairs for an official word on it and they asked if I wanted to file a complaint because there is no such "rule".
02-03-2011, 06:48 AM
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It seems the other problem, from reading these posts, is the receiving post office.
Your post office, whether the same zip or not as the one on the package :roll: , might accept a stuffed FRE.
But when it gets to its destination, THAT postmaster might be demanding additional payment from the recipients because of the stuffed nature of the FRE. As a seller, it's hugely embarrassing, not to mention potentially costly.
So for the fabric shippers - and I'm not talking about Hancock's or eQuilter as they have economies of scale, and can (and do) pass the cost along - the black hole is the $6 bucks between the FRE/FRsmall box and the FR medium box.
I think I'm just going to start weighing the tyvek envelopes and charging the $7-$9 as to not put myself or the buyer in the position of having any problems on "questionable" packages (as defined by some self-appointed autocrat at the LPO).
And I usually love a good fight. Frankly, I'm just too tired to deal with the post office.
Your post office, whether the same zip or not as the one on the package :roll: , might accept a stuffed FRE.
But when it gets to its destination, THAT postmaster might be demanding additional payment from the recipients because of the stuffed nature of the FRE. As a seller, it's hugely embarrassing, not to mention potentially costly.
So for the fabric shippers - and I'm not talking about Hancock's or eQuilter as they have economies of scale, and can (and do) pass the cost along - the black hole is the $6 bucks between the FRE/FRsmall box and the FR medium box.
I think I'm just going to start weighing the tyvek envelopes and charging the $7-$9 as to not put myself or the buyer in the position of having any problems on "questionable" packages (as defined by some self-appointed autocrat at the LPO).
And I usually love a good fight. Frankly, I'm just too tired to deal with the post office.
02-03-2011, 07:18 AM
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I think the clerks at the PO get a "Creativity Bonus" for making up rules as they go along.
I find the regional Customer Service reps are VERY helpful and will go to bat for you. Very intelligent too. Once you find the tollfree number for yours, engrave it on the cover of your address book and never lose it!!
I once printed an online label when my printer was running out of ink, and the CSR called the post office where it was going to, to let them know it was OK.
I find the regional Customer Service reps are VERY helpful and will go to bat for you. Very intelligent too. Once you find the tollfree number for yours, engrave it on the cover of your address book and never lose it!!
I once printed an online label when my printer was running out of ink, and the CSR called the post office where it was going to, to let them know it was OK.
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