Ole Jim needs a couple bowls for his weekend recreation so I'm shipping.
Hard to beat the USPS for sending small stuff.
BUT: Post office site doesn't let you print first class parcel labels.
Only way was wander into the local PO. 
Until recently you could just pop on Paypal and print first class labels, toss your package in the mailbox and Bob's yer mailman. Now you can only make a label after you've received a paypal payment from the purchaser. So I went looking and found Orange mailer a stand alone shipping site that will let you print out first class and parcel post labels at the same price or slightly less than if you go to the Post Office.
You need to prepay them at least enough to cover the cost of the label before you know the exact cost so you end up with a few bux held in your account there.
But they take paypal, so whenever funds are low it's easy to chuck 'em a couple more bux.
Anyway it seems to work just fine, I've printed labels and sent 4 or 5 packages out using them now.
They offer 4 levels of service with discounts increasing as you pay a larger monthly subscription fee but for now, and us little now and then guys, the basic service is free with the same rates you'd pay at the post office window.
Hard to beat the USPS for sending small stuff.
BUT: Post office site doesn't let you print first class parcel labels.
Only way was wander into the local PO. Until recently you could just pop on Paypal and print first class labels, toss your package in the mailbox and Bob's yer mailman. Now you can only make a label after you've received a paypal payment from the purchaser.
So I went looking and found Orange mailer a stand alone shipping site that will let you print out first class and parcel post labels at the same price or slightly less than if you go to the Post Office.You need to prepay them at least enough to cover the cost of the label before you know the exact cost so you end up with a few bux held in your account there.
But they take paypal, so whenever funds are low it's easy to chuck 'em a couple more bux.Anyway it seems to work just fine, I've printed labels and sent 4 or 5 packages out using them now.
They offer 4 levels of service with discounts increasing as you pay a larger monthly subscription fee but for now, and us little now and then guys, the basic service is free with the same rates you'd pay at the post office window.
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