Get this. Say I have a 4 pound item that fits in a small priority fixed rate box. The priority rate is around $18-19, and the first class rate is about $30. On the other hand, I recently packed a huge number of pulps for Australia - it would have taken up 3 medium fixed-rate boxes - if I'd divided it into 4 pound packages it would have been about $200 by first class, in 3 fixed-rate boxes it would have been $150, and packed into one box (not fixed-rate) it was $93.00. I have a very high IQ. I'm telling you, their system is (a) not a system, (b) makes no sense, and (c) is probably hurting the economy by making America less competitive in international commerce.
There is no parcel post or media mail overseas.
I think their system is designed to lose money and alienate customers, and I think that's part of the reason why the USPS is failing.
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Get this. Say I have a 4 pound item that fits in a small priority fixed rate box. The priority rate is around $18-19, and the first class rate is about $30. On the other hand, I recently packed a huge number of pulps for Australia - it would have taken up 3 medium fixed-rate boxes - if I'd divided it into 4 pound packages it would have been about $200 by first class, in 3 fixed-rate boxes it would have been $150, and packed into one box (not fixed-rate) it was $93.00. I have a very high IQ. I'm telling you, their system is (a) not a system, (b) makes no sense, and (c) is probably hurting the economy by making America less competitive in international commerce.
There is no parcel post or media mail overseas.
I think their system is designed to lose money and alienate customers, and I think that's part of the reason why the USPS is failing.