USPS Confirmed Scum of the Earth

[btctopre]

I won't stand for this ****, USPS. You will be hearing from my lawyer in the near-future!

[FLFisherman]

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I won't stand for this ****, USPS. You will be hearing from my lawyer in the near-future!

Your lawyer here. I thought we agreed not to go public yet?

[bcredbottle]

This includes flat rate?

[Dongulator]

ugh.. is there a better cheaper shipping company we could use? I was not expecting that much of an increase

[jdcarpe]

Don't look at the international rates. You will be even more pissed.

[whmeltonjr]

Don't look at the international rates. You will be even more pissed.

Straight up won't even be able to ship internationally anymore. The fact that you don't even save money online anymore also sucks.

[romevi]

Get these guys.






Yes, I jumped on the Making a Murderer band wagon. Fite mii.

[fohat.digs]

Don't complain, all the other carriers are worse.

The gigantic advantage of USPS is "flat rate" which is very nice if you are shipping something like a Model F 122-key.

I think the US Post Office is great and does an exemplary job in general. UPS and FedEx are marginally better but cost more 90%+ of the time (but they do provide better tracking).

If you want to complain about real costs, ask why oil companies, airlines, and car companies continue to receive huge subsidies from the government while relentlessly raising prices and chalking up record profits. The Post Office is one of the good guys.

[hwood34]

Don't look at the international rates. You will be even more pissed.

Straight up won't even be able to ship internationally anymore. The fact that you don't even save money online anymore also sucks.

Looks like it's around a 10% increase? I mean it sucks, but it's really not stopping me from shipping international

[jdcarpe]

Don't look at the international rates. You will be even more pissed.

Straight up won't even be able to ship internationally anymore. The fact that you don't even save money online anymore also sucks.

Looks like it's around a 10% increase? I mean it sucks, but it's really not stopping me from shipping international

Shipping a 1-oz package First Class international is now $13.50, up from $6.55.

[hwood34]

Don't look at the international rates. You will be even more pissed.

Straight up won't even be able to ship internationally anymore. The fact that you don't even save money online anymore also sucks.

Looks like it's around a 10% increase? I mean it sucks, but it's really not stopping me from shipping international

Shipping a 1-oz package international is now $13.50, up from $6.55.

mother of almighty ****. damn you usps...

still better than fedex and the always ****tiest UPS

[bocahgundul]

Now its even harder buying things from USA

[Michael]

God damn.

[swimmingbird]

Don't look at the international rates. You will be even more pissed.

Straight up won't even be able to ship internationally anymore. The fact that you don't even save money online anymore also sucks.

Looks like it's around a 10% increase? I mean it sucks, but it's really not stopping me from shipping international

Shipping a 1-oz package First Class international is now $13.50, up from $6.55.

Cya geekhack

[Binge]

Don't look at the international rates. You will be even more pissed.

Straight up won't even be able to ship internationally anymore. The fact that you don't even save money online anymore also sucks.

Looks like it's around a 10% increase? I mean it sucks, but it's really not stopping me from shipping international

Shipping a 1-oz package First Class international is now $13.50, up from $6.55.

Son of a... the postal carriers have this hobby by the balls.  It might be cheaper in a few years to own a store-front :|

[fanpeople]

Oh no overly expensive freight costs have gone up more, looks like I will be continuing to pay a dollar in shipping for every dollar I spend on small items, not to mention the 30% rise from my own ****ty currency being ****ty.

There was a time when I purchased from the US and I paid a little less because AUD conversion was just a little over USD. They were a few good days.

Should see if USPS will take Clacks and Bros as payment, probably work out cheaper. Mind you from my perspective USPS has its **** in one sock, every package I get from them seems to spend no more than a few days in the US, and then 1-2 weeks with AUS post. I think they do a good job as fohat says, but I only have received maybe 80-100 packages initially delt with by them.... 

[bocahgundul]

Oh no overly expensive freight costs have gone up more, looks like I will be continuing to pay a dollar in shipping for every dollar I spend on small items, not to mention the 30% rise from my own ****ty currency being ****ty.

There was a time when I purchased from the US and I paid a little less because AUD conversion was just a little over USD. They were a few good days.

Should see if USPS will take Clacks and Bros as payment, probably work out cheaper. Mind you from my perspective USPS has its **** in one sock, every package I get from them seems to spend no more than a few days in the US, and then 1-2 weeks with AUS post. I think they do a good job as fohat says, but I only have received maybe 80-100 packages initially delt with by them....

Its even worse for us Indonesian Ghers

[fanpeople]

Its even worse for us Indonesian Ghers

Oh man, I have never even thought about Indo, I bet you guys get stomped.

[SpAmRaY]

So about those group buys delayed into this year from last year where people paid the cheaper shipping rates......

[Vittra]

This is unfortunate. With the USD/CAD exchange rate, buying from across the border was painful enough as is.

[fanpeople]

This is unfortunate. With the USD/CAD exchange rate, buying from across the border was painful enough as is.

You need someone who lives just near to boarder to collect mail and to boarder runs, like a drug runner

[swimmingbird]

This is unfortunate. With the USD/CAD exchange rate, buying from across the border was painful enough as is.

You need someone who lives just near to boarder to collect mail and to boarder runs, like a drug runner

I'm glad I'm not the one who has to poop out those GMK sets on the other side

[fohat.digs]

Shipping a 1-oz package First Class international is now $13.50, up from $6.55.

I have not been able to ship anything that was a "package" (definition: over 3/4" thick and not flexible - as opposed to an "envelope" which is "flat" and "flexible") internationally for under about $10-$12 in a couple of years, it seems to me. But then I never stick 2 key caps in a bubble envelope anyway.

[tjcaustin]

Don't look at the international rates. You will be even more pissed.

Straight up won't even be able to ship internationally anymore. The fact that you don't even save money online anymore also sucks.

Looks like it's around a 10% increase? I mean it sucks, but it's really not stopping me from shipping international

Shipping a 1-oz package First Class international is now $13.50, up from $6.55.

...welp

[rowdy]

FWIW Australia Post just had a 43% increase in the price of a stamp to send a single letter (70c up to $1).

[cryptokey]

Well, looks like I'm going back to using my trusty steed. 

[billnye]

[SpAmRaY]

Shipping a 1-oz package First Class international is now $13.50, up from $6.55.

I have not been able to ship anything that was a "package" (definition: over 3/4" thick and not flexible - as opposed to an "envelope" which is "flat" and "flexible") internationally for under about $10-$12 in a couple of years, it seems to me. But then I never stick 2 key caps in a bubble envelope anyway.

I believe the trick was using click-n-ship online but with this recent change that no longer is discounted.

I've sent plenty of small boxes so long as they were only a few ounces for <$8 international first class many times but not anymore. :/

[Hellcatz]

my god u guys should never go to Canada then. our postage rates are outrageous

[berserkfan]

Shipping a 1-oz package First Class international is now $13.50, up from $6.55.

WTF

Price of oil goes way, way down, cost of shipping goes way, way up.

[demik]

Shipping a 1-oz package First Class international is now $13.50, up from $6.55.

WTF

Price of oil goes way, way down, cost of shipping goes way, way up.

and the butt ****ing never stops

[Badwrench]

The pricing in the OP is only using a commercial account (Stamps.com, etc.).  The usps online and in-store pricing is as follows:



$6.80 a pop for those of us that don't have a commercial account that just send a small package every now and then.  Time to start charging people $2 via Paypal and using their services. 

[SpAmRaY]

The pricing in the OP is only using a commercial account (Stamps.com, etc.).  The usps online and in-store pricing is as follows:

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$6.80 a pop for those of us that don't have a commercial account that just send a small package every now and then.  Time to start charging people $2 via Paypal and using their services. 

Well before the 17th you could get the commercial pricing using usps online click-n-ship but not anymore.

[riotonthebay]

Let's be real, the $0.80 isn't going to break the bank for anyone shipping a flat-rate small box.

The international shipping change, however... that's where it looks like it's going to hurt.

[demik]

Let's be real, the $0.80 isn't going to break the bank for anyone shipping a flat-rate small box.

The international shipping change, however... that's where it looks like it's going to hurt.

Time to boycott overseas shipping.

Sorry commies.

[byker]

Rip buying artisans

[nathanrosspowell]

my god u guys should never go to Canada then. our postage rates are outrageous

For real. **** this. I need to move to the land of the free.

[ika]

IIRC it's been a few years since they last increased rates (and last time it was like less than 0.30) so it's about time. But instead of ****ing everyone like this in one fell swoop they should really just do it slowly.

[baldgye]

Let's be real, the $0.80 isn't going to break the bank for anyone shipping a flat-rate small box.

The international shipping change, however... that's where it looks like it's going to hurt.

Time to boycott overseas shipping.

Sorry commies.

RIP

[Halverson]

my god u guys should never go to Canada then. our postage rates are outrageous

USPS saw our rates and said "hey, I got an idea"
Sad stuff

[Air tree]

Jimmies: Rustled

[jacobolus]

USPS is amazing, truly one of the wonders of the world.

They have a pretty tough mandate though, which is to deliver 6 days a week to every mailbox in every little rural ghost town in America, for a flat rate across the whole system.  Their volume has been dropping for years as people transfer routine communications online, and they have to keep funding pension obligations for retired workers from the years when volumes were higher, and their workers are all treated amazingly, much better than their competitors. They often end up losing the price competition on higher-margin packages to private shipping companies, but those companies are happy to use USPS for last-mile delivery whenever they need to, and so don’t need nearly as complete a network.

Not to mention, congressional Republicans keep trying to defund it.

[jaffers]

You think USPS is bad. Auspost have had rates like this since the beginning. And they managed to crack a model M IN HALF. One of Ludovitcian42's that he sent

EDIT: I MEAN AUSPOST

[katushkin]

Don't look at the international rates. You will be even more pissed.

Straight up won't even be able to ship internationally anymore. The fact that you don't even save money online anymore also sucks.

Looks like it's around a 10% increase? I mean it sucks, but it's really not stopping me from shipping international

This guyyyyyyyyy

[pr0ximity]

Karma for inflating Clack prices and not getting along with reddit.

[bcredbottle]

USPS is amazing, truly one of the wonders of the world.

They have a pretty tough mandate though, which is to deliver 6 days a week to every mailbox in every little rural ghost town in America, for a flat rate across the whole system.  Their volume has been dropping for years as people transfer routine communications online, and they have to keep funding pension obligations for retired workers from the years when volumes were higher, and their workers are all treated amazingly, much better than their competitors. They often end up losing the price competition on higher-margin packages to private shipping companies, but those companies are happy to use USPS for last-mile delivery whenever they need to, and so don’t need nearly as complete a network.

Not to mention, congressional Republicans keep trying to defund it.

How dare you provide such a rational and informed analysis in this moanfest?

[Elrick]

You think USPS is bad. Auspost have had rates like this since the beginning. And they managed to crack a model M IN HALF. One of Ludovitcian42's that he sent

EDIT: I MEAN AUSPOST

Yeah, good old AusPost never let you down when it comes to offering smashed packages with all your goods crushed.  Sometimes I get boxes that have been gaped by Rhinos, yet they see fit to deliver it in pieces to my front door.

Usually I write it down as a loss but still, for the money you lay out on delivery they should at least of even bothered to not smash it to bits.  Still we are stuck with using them for all our goods and we all hope none of the idiots at their warehouse will gang rape our packages for fun.

Welcome to our desperately debauched world, here down under  .

[jdcarpe]

Not to mention, congressional Republicans keep trying to defund it.

But USPS isn't funded by the government.

[fohat.digs]

USPS is amazing, truly one of the wonders of the world.

They have a pretty tough mandate though, which is to deliver 6 days a week to every mailbox in every little rural ghost town in America, for a flat rate across the whole system. 

their workers are all treated amazingly, much better than their competitors.

How dare you provide such a rational and informed analysis in this moanfest?

The Post Office became quasi-independent of federal government support in 1970 under Nixon. As with most examples of privatization and deregulation, it has proven to have a mixed result, but with far less egregious price increases than almost any other.

Looking at charts, the prices seem to appear rather reasonable, but the facts on the ground disagree. For example, a single T-shirt, wrapped in plastic that weighs almost nothing and stuffed in a non-rigid envelope, costs about $17+ minimum from the East Coast to Europe, before this current hike.

[sitch]

darn reading this makes international buyer like me sad, I just started my keyboard buying spree