The biggest Scam by the Government (Sort of)

[Bailey Guns]

Nice. Advocating theft...or at a minimum, misuse...of USPS property.

I use Flat Rate boxes a lot to ship handguns. Granted, always out of state and at $10.95 it's a bargain. And it doesn't have to weigh anywhere near 15 pounds. The break-even point is usually right around 4 or 5 pounds...which you'll almost always reach with a full-sized, new handgun in the case with accessories.

For what I do Flat Rate is a terrific bargain. Not to mention, who else is gonna send a letter for you, all the way across the country, for .44 cents?

I think the USPS is grossly mismanaged and bloated with unnecessary bureaucracy but I like the services they provide.

[DeusExMachina]

So, you've been using a flat rate box to ship lighter items and feel you've been ripped off?

Could it possibly be that you don't understand the point of the flat rate box?

[Busta Prima]

The break-even point is usually right around 4 or 5 pounds...

I was going to say I find the break even point to be 3 pounds when comparing Priority Mail normal rate to Priority Mail flat rate. The other nice thing about it is Priority Mail is pretty quick (most of the time).

[newracer]

Also how is it a scam when you have the choice to use either service?

[Hoser]

I shipped about 135 lbs of brass out Tuesday. It fit in 4 large flat rate boxes.

Total bill $56-ish. Cant hate it.