Shipping Question

[jerseystepup]

I'm trying to send a package out to a BOTL via USPS priority mail flat rate shipping... I have one of their flat rate boxes that i got sent to me from another botl... now when i try and print the label out on USPS.com the only options i see i have to enter the weight of the box... i see nothing for flat rate shipping... am i missing something?

[shilala]

Go ahead and enter any weight under 3 pounds. On the next screen you will choose the flat rate box and the price will be right. :tu

[pnoon]

Go ahead and enter any weight under 3 pounds. On the next screen you will choose the flat rate box and the price will be right. :tu
I'm almost :tpd:
The choice of boxes is on the following page but the weight limit for flat rate, I believe is 70 lbs. Not 3.

[jerseystepup]

Thank you gentleman... and then this can be dropped in any big blue mailbox correct?

[Kreth]

I'm almost :tpd:
The choice of boxes is on the following page but the weight limit for flat rate, I believe is 70 lbs. Not 3.
Anyone tried something close to the limit? The flat rate boxes are kinda flimsy, just wondering how they hold up...
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[pnoon]

Thank you gentleman... and then this can be dropped in any big blue mailbox correct?
As long as they fit. The small ones are no problem. I doubt the medium & large would fit in most mailboxes.
Anyone tried something close to the limit? The flat rate boxes are kinda flimsy, just wondering how they hold up...
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Good question. Sounds like a fun experiment.

[jerseystepup]

What weighs more 70 lbs of bricks or 70 lbs of feathers? :)

[elderboy02]

What weighs more 70 lbs of bricks or 70 lbs of feathers? :)

They both weigh the same ;) Funny guy :D

Apparently the boxes hold up well, b/c I hear the gun guys saying all the time how they ship their empty shells to people that re-load.

[Col. Kurtz]

Anyone tried something close to the limit? The flat rate boxes are kinda flimsy, just wondering how they hold up...
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Yes, back when these started some skirmishers ship blocks of lead in those. One vendor actually had a mold made up the size of a medium flat rate box. IIRC, there was about 115lbs of lead in those boxes. Thus the 70 lb limit now. :D

Oh, and the boxes were in pretty rough shape when they arrived. The USPS would have to tape the heck out of them in transit.

[shilala]

I'm almost :tpd:
The choice of boxes is on the following page but the weight limit for flat rate, I believe is 70 lbs. Not 3.
I think you're right, Peter. I was thinking there was a limit on the small flat rate box, but it's four pounds for international shipments.

[WyoBob]

I got 60 lbs of lead alloy, flat rate shipping, the other day from a friend who I told I'd cast some 125gr 9mm bullets for. The mailman is a skinny guy but said he didn't mind.

This is what 60lbs of bar alloy looks like after I get done with it:tu Made around 3,360 bullets.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/WyoBob/Guns/DSCN2124.jpg

[Footbag]

Thank you gentleman... and then this can be dropped in any big blue mailbox correct?

Most mailboxes have a limit of something like 2LBS. For that reason, I drop any heavier packages off at the post office.

[Col. Kurtz]

I got 60 lbs of lead alloy, flat rate shipping, the other day from a friend who I told I'd cast some 125gr 9mm bullets for. The mailman is a skinny guy but said he didn't mind.

This is what 60lbs of bar alloy looks like after I get done with it:tu Made around 3,360 bullets.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/WyoBob/Guns/DSCN2124.jpg

Awesome! Will you cast my minies? :D

3200+, wow. That would take me about six months to cast... Must be more than a single cavity..

[jerseystepup]

How does this change if I'm shipping from US to canada?

[The Postman]

Its not that much more if you are shipping Air Parcel Post from the US to Canada. An average box of cigars should not cost more than 4 or 5 buck. If you go priority, it will be more. I have used Air PP for over 7 years now doing Ebay sales, and have not lost a parcel yet going to the states.

[Kreth]

How does this change if I'm shipping from US to canada?
It's more expensive, and you have to fill out a Customs form. But if you use Click N Ship, you can print the form when you print your label.
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[jerseystepup]

Anything specific i should know about the customs form? how much more are we talking in regards to the small flat rate box?

[cort]

Thank you gentleman... and then this can be dropped in any big blue mailbox correct?

The blue boxes here by me have a limit of 13 oz. Anything heavier has to be dropped at the P.O.:tu

[Kreth]

Anything specific i should know about the customs form? how much more are we talking in regards to the small flat rate box?
Here (http://www.usps.com/prices/priority-mail-international-prices.htm)'s the international rates. Don't put "cigars" on the form, a lot of guys put "candles" or something innocuous like that...
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[Rabidsquirrel]

Anyone tried something close to the limit? The flat rate boxes are kinda flimsy, just wondering how they hold up...
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On the bottom flap of the box there should be a seal stating the characteristics of the box. Edge crush, max load, etc.

[St. Lou Stu]

Anyone tried something close to the limit? The flat rate boxes are kinda flimsy, just wondering how they hold up...
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I ship gold bars in Flat Rate Boxes all the time.


No Problems yet.

[XTRazzer]

When did the rules on Flat Rate boxes to Canada change? I tried that a few years back with mountain bike parts and was told only plain brown boxes from US to Canada. The Priority Mail boxes were for domestic only.