Postal Service’s New Dimensional Surcharges Could Pack A Wallop

Zubu Brothers ^ | 3-31-2022 | Mark Solomon of Freight Waves

[Reno89519]

And how about charging bulk and junk mail users the same rate as regular users. AND maybe require them to get permission before sending junk?

[wally_bert]

I would love that.

So much junk mail comes here.

[Red Badger]

THEY SHOULD HAVE A “NO JUNK MAIL LIST” LIKE THE PHONE COMPANIES HAVE “DO NOT CALL LISTS.”.............

[posterchild]

Do chinese originating ePacket mailings still get a steep discount?

[proxy_user]

Resellers are all switching to UPS and FedEx - it is evident that USPS does not want their business.

[discostu]

They do. My wife says she signed us up for it. I have my doubts. Honestly I don’t care. The recycle bin is between the mailbox and the front door, junk mail doesn’t get in the house.

[Yo-Yo]

Resellers are all switching to UPS and FedEx - it is evident that USPS does not want their business.

Do you know how many Amazon packages I've received with UPS tracking numbers but were delivered by my USPS route driver?

UPS and FedEx are subcontracting with USPS for 'last mile' delivery of many of their packages.

https://www.simplfulfillment.com/support-center/what-does-tendered-to-service-provider-actually-mean

So what does "tendered to delivery service provider" mean? In simple terms, it means that your package has been dropped off at the nearest post office. DHL, FedEx, or UPS have passed off the box to the subcontractor to send it to you. Usually, USPS is the subcontractor, but sometimes, it may also be a postal service that completes the delivery.

[rlmorel]

I gave up on that concept years ago, but my stubborn wife sticks with it, and it seems to work for a while. She gets a bunch of calls, then attacks the registry people again.

It does seem to work for a little while. I think...:)

[cgbg]

I am willing to receive junk mail—as long as the post office raises their shipping cost to double or triple or more....

Let the junk mailers subsidize the rest of their operations.

[Boogieman]

But I didn’t even mail anything to the 9th dimension!!!

[Perseverando]

Sounds like a Fuel Tax to me.

[1Old Pro]

More Bidinflation

[SMARTY]

Didn’t they get enough of a payoff for fixing the election??

[nevadapatriot]

>Resellers are all switching to UPS and FedEx - it is evident that USPS does not want their business.

Be funny if they implemented a discount at the same time just to rub their nose in it

[IndispensableDestiny]

What kind of writer pens "denser than 2 cubic feet?"

[ChildOfThe60s]

I get screwed daily by UPS and Fedex “dimensional weight” charges. It is simply insulting the way they are levied. And BTW, the dimensions that trigger these charges are so small that damn near everything I work with gets those charges. For the most part, they *at least* double the actual weight charge.

You ever try to talk to these companies about a problem? They have more firewalls setup to stop customers from getting help than banks.

Well now the post office has picked up on this. Bend over folks.

[Engedi]

I agree. Insane amount of junk mail.

[BfloGuy]

Resellers are all switching to UPS and FedEx

Did you hear that in a dream?

Also, the changes mentioned in this article have been in effect for retail customers for years. Bulk shippers were trying to cut corners.

[US_MilitaryRules]

Yes, they get to stay in business on the taxpayers dime!