Priority Mail Big Increase

[Zee09]

Well we got soaked a few months before Christmas with that temporary increase they have been doing for a few years...

However this time they didn't rescind it afterwards.

Now they are seeking a 8% across the board increase supposedly due to the increase in fuel costs due to the current situation. Lovely huh ?

 

[Zee09]

Nobody seems to notice but my shipping costs have about doubled from a year ago ... both UPS and USPS are cranking up the rates.

I ship a ton of 1 to 4 ounce packages and they used to average mid $3 and now mid to high $5's

 

[SC Maintenance]

Nobody seems to notice but my shipping costs have about doubled from a year ago ... both UPS and USPS are cranking up the rates.

I ship a ton of 1 to 4 ounce packages and they used to average mid $3 and now mid to high $5's

USPS has been losing money for years. There have been many threads on it.

Increasing fuel costs surely are affecting USPS just like other carriers.

I assume you just pass this cost on to your customers. If not, you should be.

 

[Pablo]

USPS has been losing money for years. There have been many threads on it.

Increasing fuel costs surely are affecting USPS just like other carriers.

I assume you just pass this cost on to your customers. If not, you should be.

Customers whine if you say the shipping cost is $1

For 55 pounds.

 

[Zee09]

Customers whine if you say the shipping cost is $1

For 55 pounds.

Dang straight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Zee09]

USPS has been losing money for years. There have been many threads on it.

Increasing fuel costs surely are affecting USPS just like other carriers.

I assume you just pass this cost on to your customers. If not, you should be.

Me knows
Pablo is right...... you can't pass anything on to your customers these days.... trust me
I haven't seen 40 years of fuel charge fees refunded ever...........

 

[SC Maintenance]

Customers whine if you say the shipping cost is $1

For 55 pounds.

Whine sure.

Will they pay?

I don't think Zee has many competitors. They can pay or not buy. Why shrink your own margin?

 

[Zee09]

More crying on FedEx
I'm wasting the day on a settlement check...typical FedEx stupidity.
To arrive 9:20 AM To 1:25 PM and now 2:35 pm to 6:35 pm....

Last minute call about a settlement I didn't know about.... the settlement company is only 8 miles away... I had no knowledge of it until it was over... Picking it up would be just to easy ... you can't fix stubid.....

 

[alarmguy]

When shipping to residential addresses USPS is by far less costly than FedEx or UPS.
We use “click to ship” at our house with USPS