Buddy H Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Money Saving USPS Mailing Info. UPDATED 6.20.23 Hey guys ..... want to send US Priority Mail packages MUCH CHEAPER ? Here's how ........ Use US Postal Flat Rate Padded Envelopes .... Have something that will Not fit the Small Flat Rate Priority Box ? [ $10.20 ] Well ..... if it will fit in the Flat Rate Padded Envelope the price is ONLY $10.40 !!! Need extra padding ? …. Place small item in a padded envelope …. Roll it up and insert it inside another padded envelope …seal and ship FYI ..... a 4 Cell AK mag pouch with 4 mags ..... Almost 4 pounds .....WILL FIT in the Flat Rate Padded Envelope ...... Translation > you can mail the mag pouch with 4 AK mags for $10.40 .... [ instead of the Medium Flat Rate box $17.10 ] You SAVE $6 !! Go to the USPS website ...... USPS.com > Free Shipping Supplies to order ......... Flat Rate Padded Envelopes They will mail supplies to you for FREE ..... with a 4/5 day delivery to you . https://store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/priority-mail-padded-flat-rate-envelope-P_EP14PE Pass the savings on to you Customer ! NOTE Effective January 22, 2023, Regional Rate Box pricing has been discontinued. Remaining Regional Rate Boxes can still be used for shipping, but they will be treated as weight and rate packages. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbrowning Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 4 hours ago, Buddy H said: Thank you. Good information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born loser...in Montana Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Buddy's gone "POSTAL"... Thanks for the Excellent information ... to lower the costs of shipping makes our private sales more competitive with the large volume companies....it really sucks when you think your getting a great deal, only to find out it's not so great when the shipping costs are finally added in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa123guns Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Thanks!! I knew about the regional boxes but never thought to use a padded envelope. Does anyone know if there are any restriction on the width of the padded envelope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted August 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 From the Post Office commercials ..... " If it Fits .... It ships. " do you mean thickness ? I would not place sharp items inside the padded envelope. I just mailed 5 Polish Tantal 5.45 Steel 30rd mags with an East German 4 cell mag pouch in a Padded Flat Rate Envelope .....the weight was 4 pounds 8 ounces > > Cost was $6.80 ! ! remember ..... You have to order these padded envelopes from usps.com .... They are FREE and ship FREE they are not usually in stock at local post offices ...... ORDER NOW ! https://store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/priority-mail-padded-flat-rate-envelope-P_EP14PE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csbrit007 Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Thank you Buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderacer Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 thanks for this info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted August 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 BTT ....... HELPING YOU SAVE MONEY ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born loser...in Montana Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 Always the best advice thanks, Buddy H. Hope you're dry in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted May 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Shipping something too long for the US Priority Medium Flat Rate box ? https://store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/priority-mail-large-flat-rate-board-game-box---gbfrb-P_GB_FRB if your post office does not have any ....... order a 25 pack for free ..... even ships to you for free .... use what you need ...... take the rest to your post office ...... for some else to use ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Great post.. stuff I know about since I ship a lot, but I learned something new a month ago.. I joined (trying out) a company called Pirateship which is a competitor to Stamps.com. Apparently there is one more shipping method I learned about which is USPS Cubic Pricing. Typically reserved for high quantity shippers, but apparently Stamps.com and Pirateship can pass this on to their customer. I am using Pirateship because they don't charge fees vs Stamps.com does. Note I have NO affiliation with Pirateship. I only used them like 3 times for the last 1 month, and of those 3 times I think they offered cubic shipping on one item. The other 2 I shipped USPS Padded envelope. I accidentally stumbled upon cubic shipping because I was pricing out a package in non flat rate mode and it gave me cubic shipping for a very heavy item. If you do try Pirateship, then first do their regular package choice.. and then switch to flat rate choice to see if flat rate (such as padded envelope or Regional Box A) is cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted April 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 BTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted May 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 BTT …. so you can save money ….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorwso Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Buddy H said: BTT …. so you can save money ….. thanks for this, I need to order the padded envelopes. Hell Ive had guys send me old gun in padded envelopes, no extra padding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 Just thought to add on.. If it fits in a flat rate envelope, Even if it bulges the envelope, it ships. It is cheaper than the padded flat rate envelope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted December 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 Money saving ….Bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted June 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 BTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobrayCollector87 Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 Been doing this forever. Ship everything in those damn priority bubble mailers… I sometimes think people are gonna get bent out of shape because I sent their item in a padded envelope instead of a box, but the bubble mailers seem to protect the items just fine, never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy H Posted December 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2023 BTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Posted January 11, 2024 Report Share Posted January 11, 2024 Just figured out another cheap method.. USPS Flat Rate Legal Envelopes. Typically I ship padded envelopes.. but one box I was shipping was too big to fit in it.. Then I saw some legal size envelops and it fitted with the padded envelope inside. $9.99 retail.. Pirateship $8.35. (Likely USPS online has the same price) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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