![]() ![]() The PM padded flat rate envelope on Pirate ship is $8.30. All the more reason to take advantage of discounted rates offered through Etsy or examples of how much you'd save and your customers would save. I agree though that shipping costs are absolutely outrageous. Not only can you pass those savings onto your customers, but you can skip the lines at the Post office as most post offices have a package drop off area. ![]() I would reconsider not taking advantage of the discounted rates and printing your own labels. I'll probably refund the buyer the difference when I complete the order, as I have done in the past when their was a difference calculated vs. I elect to use calculated shipping and I have it set for Etsy to show the discounted rates to buyers so my customers are able to take advantage of the discounted rates. ![]() If it went up by that much I'd be pretty mad as it may further deter buyers from purchasing. I feel $0.85 is a pretty significant adjustment. Under the new lower rate I'm only being charged $7.20. Padded flat-rate you're buying your postage directly at the Post Office I'm pretty sure you're paying full price and not getting discounted rates negotiated by Etsy, and other e-commerce shops like ebay and Pirateship.įor the order I'm talking about as an example, the buyer was charged $8.05, which I believe was the previous rate. Postal Service Announces New Competitive Prices for 2023 I no longer sell or ship large items because of it. The USPS first class and priority prices are insane (as well as other carriers) and they all have ruined SO many online businesses. Paranoid? Perhaps! But I have VERY happy customers. ![]() Even though it is a completely safe neighborhood. I can't count on the USPS picking up my packages from my home either. All my packages are scanned right in front of me. Fortunately, I am still well and able to do this. I am old school and go to the post office myself and I am not satisfied unless I am handing my orders to them at the post office for peace of mind. I will not buy my labels from anywhere due to all the problems I have read about in the massive amounts of threads. A measly 20 cents drop for their already inflated prices for a small flat rate retail box? Pffft! and some prices are going up AGAIN! ![]()
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