FYI on postage for shipping eggs.

[cjexotic]

First of all I hope I am putting this in the right place for all to see as it may very well save you money or you may already know about it. I just fell on to it.

I just found out something really disturbing when shipping eggs and paying for postage via the internet.
I usually use PayPal if that is how I am paid for shipping. So when you use them its asks you for the measurements of the box.
I just shipped out 61 eggs for the auction winner. If I used PayPal they wanted $38.97 for 8lbs 3oz to California. I did not ask that much for shipping so coming out of my pocket. So I went to USPS site (they do not ask for dimensions of box unless you put in oversized package. So I put in the same info minus the box measurement and the postage was $26.30.. way big savings. I took it to the post office and had the girl that normally takes care of my eggs and had her check the postage to make sure I was right. Did not say anything about internet. just that my scale might be off. It came up to $26.30.

So when sending large amounts of eggs and the shipping seems high via paypal its worth checking usps.com site to purchase the
postage. Just an FYI I just stumbled on.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Thank you!

 

[S&N Livestock]

You coulda got them into 2 medium flat rate boxes for what 21.00??

 

[Goose and Fig]

Yeah- I use the flat rate boxes. I just sent out a dozen or so eggs in a bigger box and it was $13.50 to go across the country. And none were broken!!! Amazing.

 

[cjexotic]

I had over 5 doz eggs think it would have taken 3 boxes.
I very seldom use the flat rate as I can not get all the eggs in them.
I hate sending two boxes to the same addi. Always afraid one will not find it way there. lol
I might have to do that though.. but its still not right for the diff between paypal (prority mail rate and from the usps site rate)

Do you guys use the flat rate for only the long distance ones?

 

[Wynette]

I find that the regular priority rate is typically much less than the flat rate boxes.

 

[cjexotic]

Me too that is one reason I have not used them.
But the other is the boxes are not big like the regular priority box so
can not get 3 or 4 dozen eggs in them like I can the other box.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

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Same here!

 

[S&N Livestock]

I can get 40 to 42 large eggs in the medium flat rate box i started doing it after i received eggs from another BYC member, it worked great for him and i have had great reports as well.
If i can find it i think he posted how to do it on here some where ill go look

found it

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=147346

 

[Acre of Blessings]

The flat rate boxes are mainly for heavy items that will fit into the box. You can pack up to a certain weight and the price will be a flat rate.