skyline8
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posted on January 11, 2001 01:20:25 PM
I went to the PO today to ship out several items including a lightweight Priority box. It weighen in at 14.9 ounces. The screen showed the shipping price at $3.95. I informed the clerk that I thought all items under a pound could be sent for $3.50. He pulled out a notice from the PO that stated all items over 13 ounces and NOT in a Priority mail envelope, would have to go for the higher rate. I can't find this anywhere!! Has anyone else ran into this? I think I might just have a misinformed clerk. As it is I just brought the box home and trimmed it down to under 13 ounces.
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chizlemon
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posted on January 11, 2001 01:43:36 PM
You were right a check of the USPS web site shows up to 1 pound $3.50 for priority mail.
Guess they do not get it right all the time at the Post Office.
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rtt
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posted on January 11, 2001 01:47:33 PM
Someone else on a thread (elsewhere) had the same problem. The postal notice is NOT correct. How can they be so careless with the info they send to the post offices?
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abacaxi
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posted on January 11, 2001 01:52:40 PM
Did you check the DATE on that notice. The rate chart I downloaded form the USPS site just says "under a pound" = $3.50
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quickdraw29
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posted on January 11, 2001 01:58:50 PM
What the clerk was probably referring to is the new Priority envelopes (there's two versions, one flat rate and one variable rate). Flat rate is $3.95 for over two pounds, while variable rate is $3.50 for under one pound.
\"It's lonely at the top, but you eat better.
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smw
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posted on January 11, 2001 02:00:05 PM
The question seems to be if the 1 lb rate of $3.50 only applies to items sent in a particular Priority envelope.
I tried to read about it and it looks as if it can be interrupted that there are now 2 rates for Priority envelopes and 2 different envelopes. One envelope can be used for items up to 1 lb with a rate of $3.50, and a second type of envelope for up to 2 lbs with a rate of $3.95. It also reads as if you use the second type of envelope and it weighs 15 ozs you still pay $3.95.
I didn't find anything that specifically stated that the one pound rate of $3.50 applied to anything other than these envelopes.
Does the 1 lb rate apply to parcels as well? Or is the rate for parcels $3.95 for up to 2 lbs?
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skyline8
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posted on January 11, 2001 02:08:22 PM
I'm going to take all I can find on the USPS site about this in tomorrow and talk to the supervisor. If I can get a copy of their notice about the rates, I'll post it. It looks like it will take awhile for them to get squared away on the new rates!!
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Zazzie
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posted on January 11, 2001 02:30:11 PM
On the Print out I picked up at the Post office yesterday it states
'The 2 pound rate is charged for matter sent in a flat-rate envelope provided by USPS, regardless of the weight of the piece'
and from the Priority Post supply site it says
"Flat Rate 12 1/2" x 9 1/2" cardboard envelope holds whatever you can fit in the
envelope. You pay the same 2 lbs. rate, no matter what the weight. Minimum quantity: 1 (available in multiples of 1)"
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kudzurose
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posted on January 11, 2001 02:45:26 PM
skyline8 - If you go to the USPS rate calculator, and put in that you want to send a package, weight 15 ounces, it will give you $3.50 as the Priority Rate - it says nothing about what it is packaged in. I'd print that out and take it with me. I definitely think you have a misinformed clerk, and I would ask to speak to the postmaster or other supervisor if someone told me it had to be in the env. to go at $3.50.
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skyline8
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posted on January 11, 2001 02:57:17 PM
I has a printout today of the $3.50 rate including the Zip codes. The clerk looked at it like it was written in Greek! I'm sure the supervisor will be a little more informed when I see him tomorrow.
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dman3
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posted on January 11, 2001 03:49:41 PM
Sounds a bit confuseing and im not sure how the priority envelopes priceing works at this time.
Here is how I heard priority rate was to work $3.95 is the new Flat priority rate 13 oz up to 2 lbs when you ship in the postal service priority boxes.
The $3.50 1 lbs priority rate is for those who ship priority but not useing the postal services priority boxes you get the break on up to 16.4 oz since the price of the box does not need to be included in the shipping rate.
This is the way I heard these rates were going to work some weeks ago If you dont use the priority boxes you pay less for 1 lbs shipping.
Will not only take time for the PO to get straight but will take some time for sellers to remember as well.
This is how it was told to me nearly a month ago.
http://www.Dman-N-Company.com
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jfpnatl
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posted on January 11, 2001 04:08:08 PM
My Stamps promagram figures packages every day under 1 lb at 3.50. The clerk waand the notice was dead wrong. I never had a package get misdirected and not deliveried until they started to auction lost mail either, well guess thats another thread!
Thanks
Joe
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skyline8
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posted on January 11, 2001 06:03:30 PM
dman3 -- The way you describe it, the clerk may have been right?? But I still can't find this anywhere on the USPS website. I guess to avoid all confusion, I'll just ship everything under 13 ounces by parcel post!
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abacaxi
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posted on January 12, 2001 03:50:02 AM
skyline8 -
Download the rate sheet and PRINT the page with the Priority rates. Take it into the PO ans insist that they use their PUBLISHED rates. If they claim amemo, ask to see the supervisor and escalte.
Despite the misinformation that DMAN got from his postal clerk, UNDER A POUND IS $3.50 unless you have the old flat-rate envelope (those you have to pay $3.95 for). that is straight from the manager of the PO that I use
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skyline8
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posted on January 12, 2001 02:28:51 PM
Just an update on what happened when I went in to the PO today. I had at the ready several pages I got from the USPS website stating that under a pound was $3.50. All pretty much for naught! The clerk had informed the supervisor yesterday about this and he made a few calls and verified I was right. Now the supervisors superior wanted him to send the bulletin with the misinformation on to him so he could look at it. I just wonder how many people paid the higher rate the 4 days they were charging it?
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[ edited by skyline8 on Jan 12, 2001 02:29 PM ]
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