Flat Rate Shipping

[crazycacti]

Hey there! So have been seeing about flat rate shipping from swap posts and classified sales. I sale some random stuff on ebay and recently had some transactions and almost lost money due to an increase in postage!

Wondering about flat rate

is it through USPS??

Is it same rate to any zipcode?

I just show up with my stuff and grab one of their boxes? Or can I get a pile ahead of time? Thinking ahead about my soap!!

Or is it through UPS or Fed Ex???

Thanks!!

Guidance definitely needed!!

[dpowell]

Flat rate boxes are USPS. They are one rate to anywhere in the U.S. for whatever you can fit in the box and costs $8.95 to ship.

You can order them free at USPS.com in bundles of 25 that they deliver to your house.

[crazycacti]

Thanks!!!!!

[sudsnwicks]

While it is a flat fee of 8.95 to any zip code in the US, you may want to try it out both ways, using a flat rate box and a non-flat rate box. Because for nearer destinations, such as within your state or the next one over, unless the box is very heavy, it'd be cheaper to send it non-flat rate.

[Stella1952]

If you register for a free account with USPS, you can print out your own postage, schedule a free pickup, etc. Only ONE of the packages has to be sent priority mail to qualify the whole shipment for free pickup.

Here's a link to the video explaining the free pickup service

http://www.usps.com/pickup/welcome.htm

Here's the link to information about Flat Rate Shipping and the free packaging (which you can request the USPS to deliver to you, free).

http://www.usps.com/shipping/flatrate.htm

Here's the link to all shipping services for the USPS and links to calculating postage, etc.

http://www.usps.com/business/shippingtools/welcome.htm

Last, here's where you can sign up for an online account with the USPS

https://ecap-ws-prod.usps.com/entreg/loginView.do?app=GSS&appURL=https%3A%2F%2Fsss-web.usps.com%2Fcns%2FmyAccountView.do