New Postal Rates, Totally Rediculous!

**SuperNovaSS** · #1 06-01-2007, 03:49 AM

Is anyone else shocked by the new postal rates? The letter stamp increase does not seem too bad. However, the Priority Mail increase is crazy! I went to ship a set of 6 Camaro dog digh caps to a member today. The box weighed 6 1/2 pounds. In the past shipping would have been 15.50-16.50. It is now $35.50! I am going to start shipping everything but flat rate boxes through FedEx Ground. One would think the post office would have been making more on shipping due to the large influx of Ebay shipments in recent years. It really sucks when a government owned company has rates much higher than independants such as UPS or FedEx.

Any Opinions?

Jason

**ANDY M** · #2 06-01-2007, 03:51 AM

The postal service wants to be in the letter business, not the package business.

x Baldwin Motion · #3 06-01-2007, 03:55 AM

flat rate and shipping with free boxes still looks like a better deal than trying to have the other guys do a pick up and find my own packing material. In my area everything but the post office is a hassle, UPS only picks up with a pre phoned-in request, otherwise I'd have to drive far to drop off. I like complaining at the post office because they don't speak english at the gas station.

I just looked up the rates for 6.5 lbs. and it should have only been about $12.00 unless you sent it express for about $37.00. what zip did you ship from - to?
http://postcalc.usps.gov/
I've seen some confusion with the new rates and sizes and the old clerks. Demand a recount!

**SuperNovaSS** · #4 06-01-2007, 03:55 AM

Then why do they ship packages?

**ANDY M** · #5 06-01-2007, 04:13 AM

The USPS has been around a lot longer than UPS, so they have always been package shippers, primarily to residential addresses. It wasn't until UPS expanded in the '80s and FedX, RPS, DHL, Airborne et.al. came to make the residential market competitive. FedX bought RPS to create FedX ground. DHL bought Airborne to expand their domestic marketshare.
Keep in mind that the postal service would deliver anything anywhere, mostly losing money in the process. When UPS decided to get into the residential market, all of the big catalogue companies like Sears and Spiegel switched to UPS for the cost savings, making it profitible for UPS. If you asked the postal guys, it's still a money losing proposition from them to be a package shipper.

**John Brown** · #6 06-01-2007, 04:22 AM

You must have been charged for Express Mail. Here are the rates for 6 1/2 pounds from Los Angeles to New York City, quoted from USPS.com.

Express Mail® (Overnight to most areas) $36.90
Priority Mail® (2-3 days) 18.30
Parcel Post® (Additional Fees May Apply) 7 days 12.88

Sombody must have punched the wrong button on the screen.

agtw31 · #7 06-01-2007, 04:51 AM

my brother is a union steward at a branch.

he makes 8 hours pay every now and then to settle a grievance when they catch a somalian temp doing a union job.

**SuperNovaSS** · #8 06-01-2007, 06:53 AM

18.30 is what the USPS website will tell you. But once you type in the dimensions it is a whole different story. This is not a large package either. Also, my memory must not be great, its $31.25 not $35.50.

**69LM1** · #9 06-01-2007, 07:40 AM

Man,
Wish that I would have known! I am leaving for vacation to Rome tomorrow, so you could have shipped them to me ground instead of priority! Did you do a sig requited? If so, I'll have to have my brother sign for em.

Rich

**Rainer** · #10 06-01-2007, 08:16 AM

Were you using paypal to ship your item? Looks like a paypal screen. If so, could there be some paypal fees or markup?

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