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Have you seen the newest ---Catch.
They have changed the whole system of rating your mail. This is a lot bigger than just the 41 cents and the Flat rate increase. I ship a bunch of items in Bubble Envelopes---these look like they are going to make a huge jump in price.
Just trying to get you ready for the postal shock. I still ain't figured out the whole thing but they will be charging a bunch more.
 
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Yes, First Class has 3 designations now. For items that aren't flat you'll pay the First Class package rate (doesn't matter whether it's in an envelope or a box) which is $1.13 for the first ounce. You can print off a small brochure with new domestic rates at USPS website and they have a good one with International rates too (actually it'll be cheaper to mail to Canada for the first few ounces).
 
Tom that's the one that got me---I sent two baron tubes to Texas yesterday----weight less that a ounce---cost me $1.13.
They are going to make a killing off the smaller stuff.
 
That's kinda where I am at---I give away a bunch of stuff ---but now with the postal increase I am going to have to cut back just because of the rate increase.
I am not going to raise my Flat $2.50 shipping on the casings I sell-- we will just eat the extra cost. I only sell them here at IAP and ain't getting rich off them anyway.
But I am figuring that you will be seeing others raise thier shipping cost---just because they have to so they can stay in Bussiness.
 
I sell miniatures on EBAY and have charged a flat $2 for the past 2 years (I do combine items for shipping), and now have raised it to $2.50, which only time will tell---but, I'm going to try to hold the line there. There probably is some sense to the 3 designations since it does take more handling for the thicker items---but, would have been nice if they'd done it all along.
 
Tom the wife is a real big fan of your mini's. It's one of the reasons she started turning. That's about as good of a complement as they get. I think it was over at the Creek where she first saw them.
 
Thanks Gary---and thank the wife for me too!! They are a lot of fun to make, but, unfortunately this is kind of the off season for them---so I'm keeping busy maintaining the 7 acres at my Church and trying to do some other things to fill in. Should pick up again in September. I've been turning a lot of Hawaiian woods & Hawaiian items lately, which has been fun and have a number of new customers from Hawaii---so, some of the wood gets a return trip.
 
For right now my glue prices will remain the same. I just mailed a small order for 2 - 2oz bottles in bubblewrap in an envelope First Class and forgot about the change in packaging requirements. I've emailed the buyer in case there is a problem. If I'm unable to ship small orders First Class, I'll either have to raise prices or lower prices and start charging for postage.
 
I belive your items can go First Class Mannie, but likely at the new First Class Parcel rate which is significantly higher than a First Class Letter now. My rate chart from USPS shows for example that a 4 ounce First Class Parcel would be $1.64. There is also a rate for large envelopes and there are now size standards differentiating between a regular envelope and a large envelope, but those are both for "flat" envelopes.
 
Originally posted by Tom McMillan
<br />.....You can print off a small brochure with new domestic rates at USPS website.....
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Anybody know exactly where that brochure is? I looked quickly on the web site and didn't see it. Thanks.
 
It's at http://www.usps.com/prices/
There are two PDF links towards the bottom. The first one is a 2 page quick reference. The second one is more detailed with 20 pages and I found that I only needed the first 4 pages and the last page.
 
A clerk at the post office just showed me some information about thicknesses that I wasn't aware of for the new First Class designations. She said a letter can be up to 1/4 inch thick, a large envelope up to 3/4 inch thick and over that would be the First Class Parcel rate.
 
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