Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums General Petroliana Discussion U.S.P.S. Shipping Cost Changes Affect Us All!

"Price changes for several shipping products and services will take effect Jan. 17.

These changes, which the Postal Service announced last October, include the first price increase for commercial Priority Mail in more than three years.

Prices also will change for Priority Mail Express, while customers who use Click-N-Ship to print labels for some services will now pay retail prices rather than commercial base prices.

Other changes will include the elimination of some products, including Priority Mail Express Flat Rate Boxes.

Additionally, some products and services will be renamed.

Parcel Select Nonpresort will now be called Parcel Select Ground, while Standard Post will be renamed USPS Retail Ground."

"You can't beat the USPS on the smaller items."

I agree Tom.

US Postal Service is the best shipper for "smalls", cans, maps, smaller signs, etc.

Also, as info, the USPS is self sufficient, i.e. it does not utilize taxpayer monies.

Free parcel pick up at residences and businesses, no fuel surcharges, no extra cost for deliveries to business addresses, reasonable insurance rates, delivery to every address in America every day, delivery to P.O. Box addresses, are all plusses for USPS vs UPS or FedEx.