US post office- making things tough for business

[pam]

I ship mostly International and today learned how they have reclassified all the International mail. Not only that, they have rezoned countries, and added a new zone (zone 6) so it will mean reprinting and relaminating the lists I've used for years.

Registered mail to a foreign country went up from $7.50 to $10.15 per item. Usually I eat that fee to ensure large orders are received. No more. Let the customer pay it now. Sheesh.

[Toby]

I sent a large package of antique glass to a friend in California earlier this month. 20"x20"x20" box that weighed just over 19 lbs. Priority mail was $33. Under the new rates, it ships for the 42 lb. rate due to the "dimensional weight", and would have cost $62.

[TheEnforcer]

It's going to have a HUGE effect on businesses who do a lot of mail business both online and offline. Places like Ebay and amazon will have to reconfigure for extra costs.

[Rcourt64]

Keyword here is: "STUFF IT" hehehe.
I heard on the radio this morning something about a special forever one time stamp available once the new price goes into effect. They will always be valid regardless of the price increases in the future, I hear the lines are getting long at the Post Offices in the attempt the purchase these special stamps.

[Hell Puppy]

This is a huge boost for electronic billing.

Look for more and more businesses to start charging surcharges for paper billing.

[Rcourt64]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

This is a huge boost for electronic billing.

Look for more and more businesses to start charging surcharges for paper billing.

Electronic billing is awesome, but a paper trail must always, always exist.
I don't think people are mentally ready for fully electronic method yet.