Posts by Steven Castillo11

Emily Ramos34 said:thanks for all the replies, I put the shoes in a box and wrapped them up twice, didn't include any extra cash or anything and they aren't even at the post office asking for more money🤷 and I listed the value $27... then today I sent some perfume in one of those yellow bubble mailers via certified mail and they charged me $5.75 and a little extra which makes zero sense to me 🤷 usually it's always just $14.40

It's probably because the package ended up being heavier than 250 grams—just check your receipt or the shipping label.
And seriously, go back and actually read that link I posted earlier.

You gotta set the package value to at least $27 because if you put anything under $27 (like just throwing in 10 or $27), the shipping cost jumps up to $4.75

Joe Biden is technically in the rulebook, but honestly, it really depends on which post office you're hitting up. At my local branch, for example, they won't touch it unless it's a massive package—they just claim it's "easier to handle" that way.
Regarding $1.75, it was all explained on the previous page.

Nicholas Turner said:Guys, I need some help here.

I sent off a certified letter via USPS Priority Mail with a return receipt AND COD (Cash on Delivery).

Sent it out Friday, and the recipient got it by Monday. She just pinged me to say she received it, nothing else. Well, today my mailman is handing me back the return receipt, but there’s zero cash! Since I wasn't there to grab the receipt in person, I can't exactly grill the mailman right this second. Obviously, I'm gonna have to head down to the local Post Office, but before I go in there and absolutely lose my mind on them, does anyone know if it's actually possible for the money to show up tomorrow?

Not likely.

You can't even track this thing online, which is a total joke, but if you're looking at the shipping method—it's listed as a certified mail package, so here's the link if you want to see for yourself.

Look, just give it about two weeks from the date you sent it, and if you haven't heard anything back or seen your package, head straight down to the Post Office. You’ll have to fill out some paperwork and pay a claim fee—it’s roughly $1.75—but once they finish their investigation, if they find out the shipment was lost, they'll either pay out the full value or, if it was sent via certified mail, five times the postage cost. It's all clearly laid out on the back of your receipt

The real question here is whether the little package was sent as certified mail that the mail carrier just drops off at your door, or if it’s an actual parcel service where they handle it differently, you know what I mean? Like, either you get a slip left at your house telling you to go pick it up at the local USPS office for free, or if they set it up through a delivery service, they'll try to bring it right to you, but they might charge you extra for that convenience $1.75—and if you turn them down, you just get the notice and head to the post office at no extra cost.

But look, let's not overthink this whole thing because I ship and receive stuff all the time and I pretty much know the drill, so I'll give you the answer and back it up with a link:

Just pay close attention to the specific parcel services under the delivery section $1.75

And honestly, if you want more info, there's a really solid guide on how to ship things
over on PC Expert.

Who cares about paying $1.75? If he’s in a massive rush, he can just deal with the damn post office himself, fine by me.
On the flip side, I’m never far from a FedEx, I’m practically always nearby or have to swing by one anyway, and look, all due respect to them, but I am NOT dropping $1.75 on every single package because, thank God, I get enough of them as it is. Five bucks here, five bucks there, it adds up, and honestly, charging extra like that feels like a total rip-off.
When they deliver it to you, if you turn it down, it’s way easier for them to just print out a slip and send it back to the facility rather than dealing with all that paperwork, so you might as well just take it right then and there.

Some people are seriously clueless. There’s an actual line item for package delivery $1.75 right there in the USPS rate sheet if you bother to look. So basically, when they bring the package straight to your door, yeah, they can charge you $1.75, but you also have the option to just tell them "no thanks," grab the slip, and go pick it up at the local post office yourself to dodge those $1.75 fees.