Hey! I noticed you are having problems with postage and mail coming back to you. I suggest getting a little kitchen scale. Add a forever stamp for one ounce and a additional ounce stamp (.21) for every additional ounce. If your envelope is bulky than it is considered non machinable and will be charged a non machinable fee of .21 cents. It helps to write non machinable on your envelope. they appreciate that. As long as it’s still a standard envelope and weighs 1 ounce, the .21 is all you should need to add for the bulkiness and then of course, an additional .21 cent stamp for each ounce over 1 ounce. Anything non standard envelope sized or bubble mailer should be taken into the post office and mailed out if you aren’t sure. I hope this helps. In the long run you will save money because they will cancel the postage you put on to send out originally and you will have to start all over again once you get it back. Happy Swapping!
Thanks for the advice. They’ve also been sending things back for simple things, like having a washi sample or even just a home made envelope and asking for more money lately. It’s getting to the point where I’m losing motivation to craft. 😞
Instead of re-sending several times, perhaps invest in a small scale? You can use a kitchen scale and weigh your items, then look on the USPS website and figure out the price of postage & add stamps accordingly.
Or, take anything that isn't a simple letter/postcard/notecard to the USPS and have them weigh it & stamp it for you.
If mail comes back and you owe $15 then you're trying to send packages as letters. Or even international packages as letters? USPS.com has a postage price calculator you can use for packages, etc, to determine the correct postage before mailing.
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@MyRetroSoul thanks! So far in the past week I haven’t had any problems! Let’s hope it stays this way!
Hey! I noticed you are having problems with postage and mail coming back to you. I suggest getting a little kitchen scale. Add a forever stamp for one ounce and a additional ounce stamp (.21) for every additional ounce. If your envelope is bulky than it is considered non machinable and will be charged a non machinable fee of .21 cents. It helps to write non machinable on your envelope. they appreciate that. As long as it’s still a standard envelope and weighs 1 ounce, the .21 is all you should need to add for the bulkiness and then of course, an additional .21 cent stamp for each ounce over 1 ounce. Anything non standard envelope sized or bubble mailer should be taken into the post office and mailed out if you aren’t sure. I hope this helps. In the long run you will save money because they will cancel the postage you put on to send out originally and you will have to start all over again once you get it back. Happy Swapping!
Thanks for the advice. They’ve also been sending things back for simple things, like having a washi sample or even just a home made envelope and asking for more money lately. It’s getting to the point where I’m losing motivation to craft. 😞
Instead of re-sending several times, perhaps invest in a small scale? You can use a kitchen scale and weigh your items, then look on the USPS website and figure out the price of postage & add stamps accordingly.
Or, take anything that isn't a simple letter/postcard/notecard to the USPS and have them weigh it & stamp it for you.
If mail comes back and you owe $15 then you're trying to send packages as letters. Or even international packages as letters? USPS.com has a postage price calculator you can use for packages, etc, to determine the correct postage before mailing.