If you watch television, you’ve undoubtedly seen the recent U.S. Postal Service commercials touting the “flat rate pricing” when using any of the Priority Flat Rate boxes provided by the Post Office. It’s true: whatever you can stuff into one of the boxes ships at one convenient rate regardless of the weight!
Sending items by mail has never been easier, thanks to flat-rate pricing from the U.S. Postal Service.
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Priority Mail service—one of the best values in the shipping industry—offers flat-rate packaging at no extra charge. The Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope is just right for important reports and documents. Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes come in four convenient shapes and sizes:
- 5 3/8” x 8 5/8”x 1 5/8 “ (great for dvds, cds and other relatively small items)
- 11 7/8” x 3 3/8” x 13 5/8” (great for garments, board games, books and other relatively medium sized items);
- 11” x 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” (ideal for shoes, model cars and taller items);
- A new Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box is 12” x 12” x 5 1/2” (or 50 percent larger than the other two flat-rate boxes); it ships anywhere domestically for $12.95, or $10.95 to an APO or FPO address.
Along with the free packaging you get Priority Mail service—two to three-day delivery on average, to any destination in the United States. Go to www.usps.com and print labels and pay for postage quickly and conveniently using Click-N-Ship. You can even take advantage of a new “Bill Me Later” postage payment option!
Why not save gas, too? You can schedule a free package pickup online and get your Priority Mail item picked up the next business day at your home or office at no extra charge. Some restrictions apply. Just go online to usps.com/pickup for more information.
To get your Priority Mail flat rate envelopes and boxes or to find out more about this valuable service, go to the Post Office or go online to usps.com.
For more information about purchasing stamps, stamps by mail, postal regulations, a free subscription to USA Philatelic magazine, Post Office events, the location of the nearest postal store or contract unit, or for answers to your specific Postal Service questions, contact USPS at 1-800-275-8777, or visit www.usps.com.To schedule a presentation for our community, club or group on how the Postal Service brings the Post Office to your home or office computer, call 239-573-9638.
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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.
