[MIAMIMONEY]

How do I use USPS click n ship without purchasing their envelopes? Every time I go to print a label it requires me to ask what service I want. There is no option for people who have their own shipping materials. HELP!

 

[DivineBling]

How do I use USPS click n ship without purchasing their envelopes? Every time I go to print a label it requires me to ask what service I want. There is no option for people who have their own shipping materials. HELP!

Sure there is. I use this service for everything I ship.

Just select the Priority Mail or Express Mail service options. It will show a photo of a plain brown box.

You can't use the Click N Ship for regular First Class mail though. You have to either use stamps or take it directly to a post office or a retail post office store.

 

[MIAMIMONEY]

So I would have to pay $5 for the priority compared to $3 for first class?

 

[MIAMIMONEY]

When I choose the brown box that says (choose your own box) through priority, it gives me a price of $6.20?!?

 

[DivineBling]

It depends on the weight, but yes, Priority costs more. It also gives you free tracking and delivery confirmation. I use Priority 99% of the time when I ship with the post office.

 

[MIAMIMONEY]

but $6 to ship one shirt that weighs 8 oz.? I know this is not right. What is the best way to print my shipping labels when I have my own poly mailers, so I have the convenience of dropping shipments off.

 

[DivineBling]

The price depends on the location. If I'm shipping within California, an 8oz package will cost me around $4.90. If I'm shipping to New York, it will probably cost closer to $6.50. That's up to the customer. Our shipping module shows our customers their exact shipping charge and they select how they want it shipped. First Class mail takes over a week on average. Most of our customers want their order in 2-3 days and don't mind paying a few dollars extra for it. I very rarely get someone wanting me to ship First Class.

I think you can use stamps.com to print out your first class labels. You might want to check them out.

 

[MIAMIMONEY]

Seems people have different opinions on this. I seen people say go usps first class. But a week to delivery? I did not know that.

 

[MIAMIMONEY]

Stamps.com I heard charges for their services though. This is my first time printing shipping labels so any help would be appreciated.

 

[MIAMIMONEY]

Does anybody know if paypal e-mails the customer when labels are made and ready for shipment?

 

[DivineBling]

Yes, PayPal emails the customer to update the status to shipped.

 

[MIAMIMONEY]

But when I use multi-order shipping and create a new order, it does not ask for their e-mail address. I am shipping same samples out free and will not be receiving a payment thats why I created the order.

 

[fubarsport]

If you have your own poly bags go with Paypal.Thru Paypal you can ship first class & also get a delivery confirmation number which you can always Cut & paste it to an email to the customer instead of going to the post office which charges an additional .75 for delivery confirmation for first class. Most items we ship first class takes on average 2-3 days.
Also depending on how many t-shirts your sending? we use the flat rate envelope for items weighting over 13oz max is 3 t-shirts for $4.90 no matter what part of the country.

 

[MIAMIMONEY]

I just went to the postal office and printed the first class labels on their machine. The bad part of that is that I had to hand write the return and from address. Came out to around $3. I didn't want to involve paypal in my shipping but I will give it a look.

 

[StampsComCorp]

Hi MiamiMoney,

I wanted to point out that you can print First Class Packages with Stamps.com. Also, you get discounted postage when you purchase labels for First Class Packages using an online postage service vs. going to the Post Office.

As an example, if you are shipping a 12 ounce item:
First Class Package Service Post Office rate: $3.48
First Class Package Service online postage rate: $3.14
Savings is $0.34 per package

Plus, Delivery Confirmation is free using online postage for First Class Packages. At the Post Office, you would need to pay an additional $0.85 for Delivery Confirmation.

Hope this helps!
Eric
Stamps.com

 

[MIAMIMONEY]

I will check you guys out. Thanks