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Know your flat rate boxes #7239176
04/09/21 02:47 PM
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With shipping going up all of the time I find it handy to keep a few of every size and shape flat rate box on hand, sometimes it’s the difference between paying more for a bigger box or even worse paying for a second box. I had to ship 100 mags to Guam I tried standard large flat rate boxes but the dead space caused the need for a extra box. If I used the large/long flat rate “game” box I did not need the extra box then.

It comes down to a matter of shape and inches at times the same #4 traps that fill a large square FR box will fit into the medium long FR box saving you 6-7 dollars in doing so. The regional A and B boxes also come in the square/ long options.


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Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: Law Dog] #7239186
04/09/21 03:06 PM
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Yes learned this quite a while ago, it's also prudent to tape them heavily for shipping, on these boxes the box is a set rate weight does not matter then, tape away it's better that way then arrival at destination with parts and product missing.

I don't care how it's advertised, employees think that if it can be thrown 12 feet its going that way !!


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Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: Law Dog] #7239190
04/09/21 03:16 PM
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Yeah, tape it like its getting tossed out of a train goin 90mph.

Also sometimes cheaper not to use flat rate


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Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: Law Dog] #7239201
04/09/21 03:25 PM
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I bought some of the fiberglass tape recently it’s not what it was before quality wise the stuff broke rather easy, I tried to make a handle for a cooler and it kept breaking.


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Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: Law Dog] #7239208
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I do a lot of USPS shipping and hardly ever use FR boxes. The engineer who designed them was brilliant- they are just small enough that most items wont fit in and heaven forbid, if they do you cant pad the item. The customer doesnt care if the item is padded, its my neck if item gets broken- they just want cheaper. And like someone said earlier regular Priority is many times cheaper. The prices on them are what I think are crazy but hey, if they work for whatever your shipping- do it.

Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: Law Dog] #7239218
04/09/21 04:13 PM
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very few of the post offices will have a regional A & B boxes but they are one of the best deals going

you can put 500 rounds 308 brass in a Regional A

also pack every box like they are going to throw it as far and as hard as they can , because they are.

I have known a few unloaders , if they can get a hand on it they will be throwing it

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Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: Law Dog] #7239249
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I sent a region A box to AK it was cheaper then the flat rate price it’s a nice option, if you sign up for click and ship you can pick your best option at the end before you print your label. Even if you pick the weight option you can pick the flat rate at the end from the list.


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Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: GritGuy] #7239276
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Originally Posted by GritGuy
Yes learned this quite a while ago, it's also prudent to tape them heavily for shipping, !!


and line the box with another layer of cardboard when shipping traps.

I have been using the regional boxes more and more the past few years. The post office does not want us to know about them because we must order them online, even though they are free.


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Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: Law Dog] #7239293
04/09/21 05:52 PM
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The Regional boxes can only be shipped on line. They are not an option over the counter, even if it is a Regional box.

The only down side of the Regional boxes is the weight limit. Region A is 15 pounds. Region B is 20 pounds.

Flat rate boxes are a 70 pound limit, regardless of size or zip code.


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Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: Law Dog] #7239354
04/09/21 07:31 PM
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Rr A box is the bomb diggity.
Wanna save more..use stamps .com and u get a commercial base price.
And print from home...and can even now do ups on it.
I ship about 5 to 10 packages a week so it's worth it.

Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: Law Dog] #7239417
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I bought some coil spring traps from a guy awhile back. He had set them and wired the jaws so they stayed open. You can fit more in a box when they lay flat.

Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: Law Dog] #7239473
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My 2 Local Post Offices have all the Regional Boxes a person would want On Hand. No need to order. Must be an Iowa thing!

Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: Law Dog] #7239530
04/09/21 10:23 PM
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Or order free on line they drop off at the house even regional or flat rate.


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Re: Know your flat rate boxes [Re: smalltimetrapper] #7239576
04/09/21 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by smalltimetrapper
wired the jaws so they stayed open. .


Yep many of us do that.


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