Question On Shipping Inexpensive Items ?

[mmcmdl]

How is one able to ship an item ( say $5 or so ) without having to go with the USPS flat rate box at $6.80 ? That kind of shipping charge really puts a damper on re-personing such small objects .

Any ideas or info on this subject greatly appreciated . TIA .

 

[Steve Shannon]

Is it something small that can fit in a padded envelope? Then first class may be less expensive.


Steve Shannon, P.E.

 

[RJSakowski]

Ship through China? They seem to be able to sell merchandise for under 1$, shipping to the US included.

 

[TOOLMASTER]

thats for sure...thanks to congress who screws the usps on a daily basis

 

[mmcmdl]

Nothing in general Steve , machine tools , measuring tools etc . I shipped something in a padded envelope from USPS and it was still over $6 . I just see a lot of people on here inquiring about small items all the time . Someone is inquiring about a drill bit gage at the moment . If I don't have 20 of them all of which are nice quality items , but to ask someone to pay $6 bucks on a $4 item is a bit over the edge .

 

[RJSakowski]

Seriously though, is it possible to set up a shipping post where to, from, approximate l,w,h and wt. are listed for piggybacking on someone elses shipment or trip?

 

[stupoty]

Ship through China? They seem to be able to sell merchandise for under 1$, shipping to the US included.

I found out why that is, the free shipping from china and low cost shipping is paid for by Chinese government to help sell more poop at a lower price inc. shipping than it can be made in the place it's going to.



Stuart

 

[Billh50]

for small sheet metal objects I just tape em to a piece of cardboard (from back of a pad or cut from a cereal box. ) Then stuff it in a regular envelope for the price of a stamp.

 

[RJSakowski]

The same used to be true here, Stuart. At least the subsidized postal service. A century ago, freely accessible low cost shipping was a means of building a country. Then congress decided to semi privatize it.

The USPS will deliver a First Class Parcel across the country for $2.54 for the first 3 oz. and $0.20 for each additional oz. up to 13.

 

[TOOLMASTER]

USPS is 100% private funded...but congress screws them over...won't let them have planes..tells them what to drive,,,rips off their retirement $...80 million...then wants them to fund retirement into the next century... they even mandate the "allowable" temperature of a facility....and at the same time all these political bass turds never pay for the crap they mail...