post offices prices are heading in the direction of UPS rates. sheesh.

[msongs]

wanted to mail a coffee mug in a cube shaped box with a bit of bubble wrap and the cost was $15.00! the mug only cost $10, a hawaii souvenir mug for a friend on the mainland. it is possible a mug will fit in the $14.50 flat rate box but packaging a mug in that would be a tad iffy

[Grasswire2]

1. yeah, sending cookies to kids at college is no longer an option!

A care package can break the bank for Grandma.

[handmade34]

2. I support the USPS

I always figure the flat rate priority boxes are cheaper that driving to deliver it

[Sedona]

3. I spent nearly $25 to send a small 12 oz box the DR

Dominican Republic

[matt819]

6. Agreed

International shipping is obscenely expensive. Though usps is cheapest. Ups is higher.

[Butterflylady]

4. My daughter needed me to send her a few things

That she left at her old address. Box was a few pounds, I'd say maybe 2 or 3 lbs if that .Box was about 12x12. Her new address is about 25 miles from mine. Wasn't able take it to her myself, hence forth a trip to the post office. Thought it would only be a couple of bucks since one could drive the distance in about 45 minutes. Price to send was 11.50. I paid the man and left. Boy did the expletives start to come from mouth once I got outside. Anyone within hearing distance heard me that day.

[matt819]

5. I ship stuff for business

USPS rates are increasing, but for the most part they are cheaper than UPS, and most priority mail packages get anywhere in the US in 2 days, sometimes 3. Yes, larger packages cost less via UPS, but across the country is a week, so there’s a trade-off.

Flat rate packages don’t generally work for the stuff I ship, and the rates for the medium and large flat rate boxes are higher than if you provided your own box.