You multiply length*width* height in inches and divide it by 1728 (which is 1 cubic foot 12*12*12) in inches. Lastly, there is Cubic, which is size instead of weight, but you are allowed up to 20 lbs.
They more or less ship for close to about a 2 lb weight, so they are awesome and easy! An A box can hold up to 15 lbs and a B box can hold up to 20 lbs. They come in A and B though there are two sizes for each.
There is one small, two medium, and two large flat-rate boxes or 5 total Flat Rate box sizes.Ī Region Rate box can be awesome. Where flat-rate excels is that you can put up to 70 lbs in the box! That said it is usually expensive because the Post Office charges you for it to be somewhat heavy and go far. Flat rate is ALWAYS the same cost even if you mail it to your neighbor across the street who is really in Zone 1. For example, if it is going to Alaska or Hawaii it is ALWAYS zone 8, so more money. If it fits, it ships, so if a small box of some sort can go inside an envelope, that's fine provided it closes normally. You will want to order some plain Priority Mail boxes and some Region Rate boxes for sure. Priority Mail boxes are free as are envelopes. Movement is what ruins most packages.Īs others have stated, USPS will mail you supplies you can order online. Save some packaging material from other websites particularly air pillows are very useful and light. Region Rate (Usually a very easy and inexpensive way to ship especially if moderately heavy and/or not shipping far)Ĭubic (Very much like Region Rate but pretty much your own box) You simply round up to the nearest pound, so 1.1 lbs = 2 lbsįlat Rate (Usually a very expensive way to ship unless it is heavy and/or going far.) There are four (4) types of Priority-Mail Postage, too: When in doubt to estimate, throw a few sheets of paper on top to account for the weight of a label and some paperwork. Weigh things in the box, with the packing material, manifest/packing list, any notes/cares, stickers, and label. It will pay for itself over and over if you start selling. The caveat here is that you MUST print a Priority-Mail label, so if this is something that can go First-Class, once you put it in a Priority-Mail box, you MUST pay for Priority-Mail. You can even bring them home vs packing it at the Post Office. Yes you can get free Priority-Mail boxes at the post office.
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