Mail & Shipping - Recommendations, Questions, and Answers

urbancanyon7 said:SOMEONE?!?!

Give it back to who?! Get real for a second... just hold onto it—you're gonna need it later... it ain't going nowhere.

What’s the best way to package two pairs of jeans for shipping via the USPS? A standard large envelope isn't going to cut it, obviously... I'm completely stumped. This is my first time sending something this bulky, and I have no idea what the protocol is. How do you all handle this kind of thing when you're in a pinch? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Just wrap a shoebox in some wrapping paper and there you have it—your package is ready to go. 😁

Sandra Brooks91 said:Just wrap a shoebox in some gift paper and there you have it—a complete package.😁

That was actually my first thought... but isn't it $5.00 recommended to use + $1.75 directly on the hands when someone receives the package?? I’m asking because that’s how mine was handled...

Is there a $5.00 limit on the package value? Also, if you're shipping it to a different post office branch, is there an extra $1.75 charge for home delivery, or can it just be picked up at the USPS location for free? Alternatively, couldn't you just cover those $1.75 fees yourself to save the recipient the headache, especially if she's already dropped a significant amount on 😁

Sandra Brooks91 said:Is there a $5.00 limit on the package, and if you have it sent to a different USPS location, is there an extra $1.75 charge upon delivery? Or can she just pick it up for free at the post office? Alternatively, you could just cover that extra $1.75 yourself to save her the headache, especially if she’s already reached her 😁
limit.

Thanks, Sandra Brooks91! I actually had no idea about 👍

I was thinking the exact same thing until a few days ago. 😁 Everything mentioned applies to packages weighing up to 11 lbs... and up to $33 in value. It would probably be best to just list $27 🙂

Sandra Brooks91 said:I was thinking the same thing until a few days ago. 😁 Everything listed applies to packages up to 5 kg... and up to $33 in value... it would probably be best to specify $27 🙂

Wait, what do you mean by "up to $33 in value"? How on earth are they supposed to determine the actual value of the contents? I could easily be sending a gift to a family member, for instance...

Just type in whatever value you're looking for 🙂

rustywalker17 said:Return them to whom? Be serious. Just hold onto them. You will need them later, and they won't lose their value.

The fact remains that I have about 100 of those $1.25 stamps, if not more. I might sell some of them, regardless.

urbancanyon7 said:The thing is—I've got like 100 of those $1.25 stickers left over, maybe even more, so I'd probably sell some of them, whatever...

Look, honey, just shoot me a DM if you want, but honestly? I doubt it... what kind of massive shipment were you even expecting if you still have 100 spares lying around? What were you building, a freaking space shuttle?

Donna Martinez95 said:You just enter the value you want to declare 🙂

I went through the trouble of sending my package via certified mail, and the clerk charged me extra $9.00... I asked her why she was doing that to me since the weight barely crossed the 1kg mark, and she didn't even bother asking me what the declared value was 🙄. To make matters worse, there was a massive line; the woman ahead of me was making things incredibly complicated for over five minutes, and people were starting to lose their cool and swear at her. I didn't want to hold up the queue, so I just paid it! Now, please tell me where I went wrong with this shipment? If the limit is 5lbs $5.00, $9.00why on earth am I being billed for 1,224g😢?

It’s obvious she was just making an arbitrary estimate... 😢 😢

Look 😢 you sent that via certified mail when it really should have been a package 😢
To be clear, when I said "package," I wasn't just using a figure of speech. I meant you actually show up and say, "I'm sending this as a package"...
and then fill out the specific shipping forms for packages, not the ones for certified mail..
Ugh, sorry. Now I feel like I’m the one who messed up the explanation 😢

Sandra Brooks91 said:No, you sent it via certified mail when you really should have shipped it as a standard package.
To be clear, when I said "package," I wasn't using some vague figure of speech. I meant it quite literally—as in, you actually show up and say, "I am delivering this as a package."
I am filling out the paperwork for standard packages, not for registered mail.
My apologies; I feel rather bad now that I realize I didn't explain myself clearly enough to you. 😢

😠😠😠😠 😂

Well, there goes that plan. At least now I'll know better for next time. 😂😂 Well, they say you learn from your mistakes, right? She actually had the nerve to ask me whether I wanted my shipment sent as a standard package or via certified mail. 🙄 The woman I was messaging told me straight up to send it via certified mail, and look where that got me. I actually went ahead and insisted on the certified option, and now I’m dealing with this mess. 😁

I assume she suggested using certified mail just to be safe, rather than sending it standard... though you usually get a tracking slip with any package anyway. 👍
My god, I can't deal with this forum today. My mail carrier was being difficult again, and in the end, he wouldn't even leave the package—he just hauled it all the way back to Boise. I honestly cannot stand them.

Kimberly Patel said:Yeah, she never got a notice. According to the back of the tracking info, they supposedly left one on November 17th. 🤷

Anyone dealt with this before? What’s my move here?

I work for a company that uses USPS as a primary carrier, and honestly, their carriers are pretty lazy when it comes to actually leaving delivery notices. 🙄
It’s nothing out of the ordinary at this point. ☕

Susan Wood3 said:I work for a company that uses the USPS as one of our primary carriers, and I have to say, their mail carriers can be quite unreliable... especially when it comes to how they handle leaving delivery notices for packages... 🙄
So, I suppose that isn't exactly anything new or out of the ordinary... ☕

It’s just terrible... I honestly don't even know what to say... 🙄

Sandra Brooks91 said:Ugh, I honestly can't deal with this forum anymore. My mail carrier was being difficult again today and ended up refusing to leave my package. Instead, he just took it all the way back to Boise. I'm so over it.

Could that be my package?🤣

I honestly don't know, probably :P but we’ll be ready for them tomorrow. I’ll be stuck at work while my boyfriend heads out to handle it. We’ve already got the $1.75, power of attorney and all, prepared, and I’m calling first thing in the morning to reschedule the delivery. Let's see if they actually issue an invoice and what 🙂🙂🍿
will have to say about it.

Why don't you head over to the post office to pick up your 🤷?