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Rate commission approves 2-cent postage rate increase
Under the recommendation, which now goes to the Postal Service's Board of Governors for final action, the cost of a first-class stamp will go from 37 cents to 39 cents and the postcard rate will rise a penny to 24 cents. The Postal Service requested the increase last April. It is expected to go into effect in January.
Rate changes included in the recommendations:
--First-class mail, first ounce, up 2 cents to 39 cents.
--First-class, each additional ounce, up 1 cent to 24 cents.
--Post card, up 1 cent to 24 cents.
--Priority Mail, base rate up 20 cents to $4.05.
--Priority Mail, one pound, up 30 cents to $6.15.
--Express Mail, 8 ounces, up 75 cents to $14.40.
--Parcel Post, 2 pounds, up 22 cents to $4.36.
--Certified mail, up 10 cents to $2.40.
--Money orders up 5 cents to 95 cents.
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And "as goes the post office, so goes UPS" which means FedEx, et al will soon be following behind also.
Actually....considering the massive increases in gasoline.....the 20¢ increase in the base PM rate is pretty minor. Still not welcome.....but minor.
OTOH, the thing I have noticed is that the USPS has figured out another way to raise their sales.....the newest shipment of PM boxes are ALL thicker and therefore heavier. The #4 box now weighs 4-1/2 oz; and the #7 is all the way up to 12-3/8 oz.....which means you end up at the next poundage level real fast with just about everything you ship.
Course you can always do away with stuff like peanuts and padding to gain back the extra ounces!
Something tells me that most of my boxes will be getting some "cosmetic surgery" on the lids to keep the costs under control.
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Something tells me that most of my boxes will be getting some "cosmetic surgery" on the lids to keep the costs under control.
You could also use some helium balloons to make the package lighter. Heck, make it light enough that it floats, and the post office should owe YOU money, right?
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Oh, joy, we get to edit all our auctions. Again. Maryanne
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Originally Posted by moonrise
You could also use some helium balloons to make the package lighter.
Not totally sold on the helium idea yet.....but it wouldn't be the first time that one of my packages has gone out with an inflated balloon as part of the shipment
I will use just about anything as padding!
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Originally Posted by packratsattic
Not totally sold on the helium idea yet.....but it wouldn't be the first time that one of my packages has gone out with an inflated balloon as part of the shipment
I will use just about anything as padding!
ROFL! I've used empty soda bottles before. Washed out first, of course ... and no ants.
Oh, joy, we get to edit all our auctions. Again.
I think eBay's shipping calculator should cover most of mine, but there may be a few fixed rate ones I'll have to check on.
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700+ items and I have to go edit all by copy pasting one by one... on my own.
This is fun, hey we all need more work right? *snckers*
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Originally Posted by mrpotatoheadd
Rate commission approves 2-cent postage rate increase
--Priority Mail, one pound, up 30 cents to $6.15.
What is this???
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Yippie.. I"ve got over 1000 listings to close down and relaunch, and then correct all my cross promotions for new item #'s *sigh*
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What's the hurry?
It is expected to go into effect in January.