tfs13
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posted on May 28, 2003 03:19:42 PM new
..for their postage and DC? I was curious if I could get some opinions about it.
Seth
http://www.tftoystore.com
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clivebarkerfan
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posted on May 28, 2003 03:40:38 PM new
yep. It's great if you only need Priority Mail and Express mail. No extra charges, free Delivery Confirmation.
Only problem is no regular mail.
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CBlev65252
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posted on May 28, 2003 07:03:13 PM new
I ship almost everything Priority Mail unless a customer asks for regular mail. I sell mostly old and fine jewelry. I love the site. I print my postage and label and get free delivery confirmation. Just drop the box in the mailbox and I'm on my way.
Cheryl
My religion is simple, my religion is kindness.
--Dalai Llama
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capotasto
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posted on May 28, 2003 07:08:53 PM new
So ... what if you make an error in weighing the package... do they send it back to you? Send you a bill? charge your customer?
What if your scale is accurate, and theirs isn't? (Yep, I've seen it!!)
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hdm228
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posted on May 28, 2003 08:53:02 PM new
If it is under on postage they will send it back to you. Then the delivery conformation # show Delivered to you.
Of course it could be like my mail man and he didn't even tell me that a package was returned to me. I didn't know until the buyer asked what was going on. They brought the package back to me today after I complained.
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JinkiesVelma
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posted on May 28, 2003 09:01:20 PM new
How do you print free delivery confirmation from the usps site? Didn't know you could do that from there.
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CBlev65252
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posted on May 29, 2003 04:42:45 AM new
The delivery confirmation prints out on the label. Since Priority mail goes by the exact pound (i.e., under 1 lb $3.85, etc.) I don't really worry about the scale thing. Sometimes if my scale shows it's only one or two ounces from the next rate, I use that rate. Better safe than sorry.
Cheryl
My religion is simple, my religion is kindness.
--Dalai Llama
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Libra63
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posted on May 29, 2003 05:48:28 AM new
I send everything with a eDC but I don't use the site for postage just the label. It works out great for me.
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ahc3
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posted on May 29, 2003 08:20:48 AM new
You can also download (for free) shipping assistant 2.2, where you can print out labels with electronic delivery confirmation for all classes of mail. It is free for Priority, it costs 13 cents for the rest (instead of 55 cents they will charge you at the post office) - Every domestic package I send out is sent with DC now, and since I have started doing that last year, I have had a total of zero packages that I have had not delivered. I also am shipping a lot more packages than I was a year ago, more on the order of 500-800 per month. Before that, I seemed to run into delivery problems at least 1 or 2 per month. Interesting? The only thing the program won't do is print labels for postage, but I use real stamps anyway so that works out just fine for me...
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bear1949
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posted on May 29, 2003 08:47:45 AM new
Use both the sn site postage & SA for a while, too slow & clumsy to use for more that one or two shipments.
Gave it up & went to Endicia....Only way to print your own postage & the stealth feature rocks.
[ edited by bear1949 on May 29, 2003 08:49 AM ]
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tfs13
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posted on June 15, 2003 10:54:01 PM new
Breaking out an old post here.
When using an online service, whether it be Endicia, Stamps or the USPS site, what are the benefits? Can you avoid the lines at the post office? Or do you still have to wait to hand the package to the clerk?
Seth
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ewora
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posted on June 16, 2003 12:51:33 AM new
For just the DC label without buying postage use this USPS webpage.
http://shiplabel.usps.com/cgi-bin/api/shipping_label.cgi?sampleLabel=0&labelDate=
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horsey88
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posted on June 16, 2003 06:23:39 AM new
"Only problem is no regular mail."
As Pierre would say " "It's only 13 cents"
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