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Large shippers usually schedule pickups. And the shipment is supposed to be spot checked. But regardless, using PM cubic labels on packages that bigger by far is no accident.
But , i had ordered a lot of 200 11x17 poly mailers off ebay for $11.85 with free shipping. Was supposed to take a week from New York . I just received them today , the second day. They were 2 bundles of 100 and were all folded in half and crammed into a priority mail flat rate envelope that was shaped like a football... You can only blame the teller at the post office for accepting it that way. Certainly the seller was abusing the flat rate system but only because he was allowed to get by with it from the folks in the post office.
I tried to use a priority mail flat rate box one time that the item was a half inch too long and made the end stick out and they made me repack it in a larger box. They claimed that the box could not be deformed or would not be accepted. BLAME THE POST OFFICE FIRST !!!!
those eps are great. cost about a nickel more than the small box to ship but could probably hold 4 times what that box holds.Under postal regulations if it fits it ships. You can cram as much as you want into a flat rate padded envelope as long as it can be sealed as designed.
The "if it fits, it ships" doesn't apply to Priority Flat Rate envelopes. It's expected that these should seal properly, usually 1/4" thickness max. The USPS is very lax on this one, rarely enforcing the requirement, matter of fact, I don't think most Window Clerks even know. This is where "beating the system" bites back. Those envelopes over 1/4 thick are very susceptible to being opened accidentally in the processing phase. Edges and corners of other packages will "grab" that open space at the seal.
Q. What if a skillet is packed in an FRB and the handle sticks out?
LMAO! It wouldn't be on there if somebody didn't do it.
The USPS has a Drop Ship program, it's very complicated to explain in detail but this is another way shippers can save. This program involves UPS, FedEx, DHL and others. Wait for it....we carry each others mail! It's not uncommon to select UPS as your shipper only to have it delivered by the USPS and vice versa.