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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: TechTock on April 24, 2012, 03:22 am
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Hi,
Im trying to be smart about shipping and your help would really awesome.
Im somewhat new to being the person shipping and have got down how to do first class mail but idk how to go about priority. Usually with first class i throw put everything together at home, throw some stamps on and drop it in blue drop box. I want to avoid going up to the cashier with a package full of drugs and would like to have DCN. How do i do this?
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You do have to go inside the post office to get priority envelopes/boxes, as well as DCN stickers, but you won't have your drugs with you at that time. Go ahead of time and get a big stack of mailers and DCNs. Then go home, pack everything up, stick the DCN and correct postage on the priority mailer, and go drop it in a blue box like normal.
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So 1 priority stamp would pay for postage and then if i throw a DCN sticker on it i just add 2 regular stamps to pay the .80cents that dcn costs and im good correct?
i put the regular stamps on the folding thing where the priority stamp is i take it?
and by the way Thanks Appa i appreciate your help.
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Yeah, in the US, you can get your boxes and postage pre-paid, or use the automated thing to print postage.
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i love the apc things, but your picture is tied to the transaction, even if you use a pre paid card.
remeber the old postage vending machines that took cash?
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The priority stamp only covers the priority envelope, the small flat rate box takes additional postage. A priority stamp+ $1 covers DCN+postage for small box.
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Something I learned today.
I often use the APC for ebay shipments and alike, so sometime after I buy postage for the box, I'll purchase some more priority postage for future orders. These postage prints are dated and "expected" to be sent that day or close to. I asked if that was an issue for future boxes, he said not usually, but may confuse someone later. He didn't have a reason as to why it was bad, he was just saying.
I feel the APC using DCN looks so much more professional, I just need to find a way to not have it traceable. (Send a kid into the PO to do it with a prepaid visa or something)
Otherwise, 5.35 w/ out DCN. So, 5.15 + .20 takes care of that. Then if you do DCN, add appropriate postage. I just think it looks horrible with stamps all over.