Website orders - using USPS flat-rate

[7Angela7]

Those of you that offer flat-rate shipping on your website, how many orders would you say you receive that will NOT fit in a flat-rate box? In that case, what do you do - just pay the extra cost of shipping and have it come out of your own pocket? Since my website isn't fully completed, and I haven't had any orders come through from there, I don't know what to expect about the size of orders.

Thanks!!

[sudsnwicks]

Most of my orders do fit in a flat rate box (#FRB1). For those few that don't, I pay the difference, I do not go back to the customer to ask for more money.

[tlewis33]

$0.00 to $10 - $6.55

$10.01 to $50-$ 7.95

$50.01 to $100.00 - $9.95

Flat rate on the price?

[Tess]

If it does not fit in 1 flat rate box, I use Fed Ex, since it is cheaper than 2 flat rates, (and it looks more professional IMO when a delivery carrier delivers it)

[foxhill]

I do the same as Tess. I use a shipping schedule, though, I don't tell them it is flat rate. I ship everything flat rate or FedEx, whichever is cheapest.

[Lorrie]

Now for the flat rate you are offering it as the $7.70 right? But do you include the insurance on that or is that additional?

Now would Fed Ex also be cheaper than UPS? Because I am not sure if Fed Ex would pick up my packages and I know that the nearest drop off is 25 miles away but I do know that UPS would pick them up. I asked the driver.