subject: Flat Rate Boxes From The Usps [print this page] USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes offer the simplest way to ship small packages. By now almost everyone has heard the phrase "if it fits it ships". The Flat rate boxes come in 4 different shapes and sizes at three different price points. You can ship up to 70 lbs in each box. Shipping zones are irrelevant because it is a flat rate to anywhere in the US.
Anything that fits in it will ship anywhere in the US. Small Flat rate boxes are actually quite small. The dimension are 8 5/8" x 5 3/8" x 1 5/8". It is comparable in size to a VHS cassette. If you don't know or remember the days of VCRs go ask your older brother or a parent to explain how big a VHS tape is. With a starting price of $4.95 it doesn't really matter how small the box is.
Spider Ship.com will give you all of the same services that you would get directly from the post office. The only two differences are that you will have your own personal customer care representative to help you with your account. Imagine having a person to call and talk too immediately about your post office shipment.
The simplest way to ship small packages is using USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes. By now almost everyone has heard the phrase "if it fits it ships". The Flat rate boxes come in 4 different shapes and sizes at three different price points. You can ship up to 70 lbs in each box. Shipping zones are irrelevant because it is a flat rate to anywhere.
Large Flat Rate Boxes are 12 1/4" x 12 1/4" x 6". This is obviously the largest box and can hold the most merchandise. This box is great for eBay shippers, care packages, and multiple other applications. If you need to ship heavy items that fit into this box and can fill it to the brim you are looking at spending $14.50 through the Post Office. Ship online and you will get USPS Discounts.
Medium Flat Rate Boxes come in two sizes. The first size is (11" x 8 1/2" x 5 1/2") and is shaped like the large flat rate box. It is a little shorter and a little narrower. The USPS rate starts at just $10.70. Again it would be great for a small retailer who frequently sends small merchandise or small items.
Perhaps the greatest advantage does not come from packing as much as you can in the flat rate box, but from not needing to worry about zones. The USPS priority rates do not change from one shipping zone to the next. It is the same price to ship from NY to NJ as it is to ship from NY to Hawaii.
Priority Flat rate Boxes have great benefits. The only two differences are that you will have your own personal customer care representative to help you with your account. Imagine having a person to call and talk too immediately about your post office shipment.
