Bob,
Many who ship USPS do not use Priority Mail Flat Rate because often it
is more expensive than regular Priority Mail.
If the item is heavy, or the distance is far, then flat rate will
provide an advantage, but that is not universally true.
I check the USPS shipping rates when packaging and give my customers the
lowest price available, whether that be Flat Rate or regular Priority
Mail. Most items I ship fit into a Large Flat Rate box, but for light
weight items (K1s and KX1s) along with nearby shipping addresses, it is
usually less expensive to use regular USPS Priority Mail.
I am a small shipper, so I can afford the time and effort to compare
prices. Elecraft OTOH ships enough in one day that it is not practical
to compare prices for each USPS shipment, so they just choose regular
Priority Mail. I would do the same if I had volume shipments.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 12/31/2013 6:25 PM, Bob wrote:
I like and prefer Priority Mail for orders if that option is
available. Now my
pet Elecraft peeve, and I sure don't have many, is their Priority Mail
usage.
I sent them a picture of their unopened shipment in a flat rate box
and it
was about half the cost. Elecraft is not alone in not using the flat
rate
service to its full advantage.
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