Shop Flat Rate vs. Regular Delivery

The extensive range of U.S. Postal Service flat rate envelopes and boxes can be a huge money saver if you ship in volume, but it also pays to shop flat rate shipping against regular delivery costs on a shipment-by-shipment basis. There are now seven domestic USPS flat rate size and rate combinations, and potential cost savings depend on a fairly complicated comparison of package volume, weight and distance. The easiest way to manage this problem is to create a spreadsheet that presents all the rates in one document.

Podcast: The eCommerce Minute | Tags: Marketing, Shipping and Fulfillment, US Postal Service

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