12/31/2023 0 Comments Tyvek priority mail envelope rate![]() ![]() Next time you ship something, do some quick math on the difference between a flat rate box and the cost based on weight. Go to the post office and pick up a few flat rate boxes. Very often, flat rate boxes are cheaper than shipping by weight. If you are a “casual shipper” who only ships birthday gifts, and you aren’t the sort of person who is into the details, let me give you a short cut. But ANYTHING that you can shove into that package will ship at that flat rate, as long as its under some crazy weight like 20 pounds. You MUST use their packaging – which is labeled FLAT RATE. ![]() The post office provides six sizes of FLAT RATE boxes/envelopes. Some are “flat rate” and some are shipped by volume. You should also know is that not all packages are priced by weight. The flat-rate envelope is “flat rate” so the dimensions don’t matter. The Tyvek envelope is 11 5/8″ x 15 1/8.” Added together, this totals 26 6/8.” This will be important later. The three things that I use most are a flat-rate padded envelope, a priority mail Tyvek envelope, and a priority mail cardboard box. But also because it means that the USPS and I both agree on the actual size of the boxes. I use these materials almost exclusively, mostly because they’re free. The first key thing to know is that the USPS provides lots of free shipping materials. ![]() I’ll address packages under a pound at the end. Also, almost all my shipments are domestic packages between 1 and 7 pounds. But a lot of these details would apply to anyone who is shipping holiday packages or birthday gifts. So this is tailored to that sort of high-volume but really low-volume shipper. ( LilChickenVintage) Right now, I ship about a half a dozen packages per week. I’m a casual, low-volume, vintage clothing seller, selling mostly on Etsy. But it works for me, and has at least a bit of optimization built in. I can’t say that it’s the absolute best, and I’m sure that there are nuances that I’m missing. I’ve seen a lot of questions about how to find the “best” shipping option, so I thought that I’d share my process. ![]()
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