James Silverton wrote:

> Hello, All!
>
> It is probably OT for this group but I had to look at the new postal
> rates this morning since I had some heavier letters to send. The US
> Post Office seems to have done a wonderful job of complicating things
> with no simple formula applicable over a large range. Have a careful
> look at letter post rates if you have to go from 3 oz to 4 oz.
>
> Fortunately, most things I mail to Europe and Canada are under 2 oz
> but the 1 oz increments are really erratic!
>
> A rationale for the new rates is that they will increase efficiency
> but it seems to me that they will increase business at the actual
> post offices!
>

Potentially the biggest gotcha is the thickness regulations. Envelopes
over 1/4" thick cost more. Companies are pretty unhappy, because it's
much tougher to measure accurately beforehand, unlike weight.




Brian

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