You MUST use their packaging – which is labeled FLAT RATE. The post office provides six sizes of FLAT RATE boxes/envelopes. Some are “flat rate” and some are shipped by volume. You should also know is that not all packages are priced by weight. The flat-rate envelope is “flat rate” so the dimensions don’t matter. The Tyvek envelope is 11 5/8″ x 15 1/8.” Added together, this totals 26 6/8.” This will be important later. The three things that I use most are a flat-rate padded envelope, a priority mail Tyvek envelope, and a priority mail cardboard box. But also because it means that the USPS and I both agree on the actual size of the boxes. I use these materials almost exclusively, mostly because they’re free. The first key thing to know is that the USPS provides lots of free shipping materials. I’ll address packages under a pound at the end. Also, almost all my shipments are domestic packages between 1 and 7 pounds. But a lot of these details would apply to anyone who is shipping holiday packages or birthday gifts. So this is tailored to that sort of high-volume but really low-volume shipper. ( LilChickenVintage) Right now, I ship about a half a dozen packages per week. I’m a casual, low-volume, vintage clothing seller, selling mostly on Etsy. But it works for me, and has at least a bit of optimization built in. I can’t say that it’s the absolute best, and I’m sure that there are nuances that I’m missing. I’ve seen a lot of questions about how to find the “best” shipping option, so I thought that I’d share my process.
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