Re: Exhibition shipping rates

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Janet Smith


On Sun, 3 Jan 2016 10:57:50 -0800, John Jones <100h@rewrite.aisboard.org>
wrote:
> I don’t see an obvious link on the USPS website. Since you have soem
prior
> information, can you provide a link on the USPS website with the
> information on the Route boxes?
> _____________________________ 
> John Jones
> Director, American Iris Society
> Co-Registrar/Recorder
> 
>> On Jan 3, 2016, at 3:42 AM, 4f80107e1@rewrite.aisboard.org wrote:
>> 
>> I didn't know this until a few weeks ago.  USPS has "route" boxes that
>> are
>> lower in price than "flat rate".  You have to order them from USPS
online
>> but supposedly these Route A, B or C boxes can save money.  
>> 
>> A thought to ponder,
>> Janet Smith
>> 
>> On Sat, 2 Jan 2016 23:57:35 -0500, 31cfa9c51@rewrite.aisboard.org
wrote:
>>> I'll second Susan's motion.
>>> Lois Rose
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> On Jan 2, 2016, at 7:24 PM, Susan Boyce  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> At the fall board meeting I mentioned that I would get back to the
>> board
>>> if the shipping rates go up. Unfortunately, the last week of November
my
>>> husband was injured in an accident and had complications and I lost 3
>>> weeks of time and I did not follow up on checking possible USPS rate
>>> increases. 
>>> I did find out earlier this week that the postage rates for stamps and
>>> postcards are staying the same price, but for packages, the shipping
>>> rates will indeed go up. (The shipping prices did not increase in
2015).
>>> About 60 percent of the orders are sent out via priority mail medium
>> flat
>>> rate boxes. They are going up 80 cents which is an increase of 7
>> percent.
>>> Another 35 percent of the orders are sent out via priority mail in
>> medium
>>> boxes. These are the orders that are lighter in weight and cost less
>> than
>>> the price of the priority mail flat rate boxes, and are shipped to
areas
>>> of the United States that are closer to me. (California to Texas).
These
>>> rates are going up 12 percent. With these price increases we will need
>> to
>>> raise the Exhibition shipping rate to $14.00. 
>>> So, I move: "That we raise the Shipping and Handling fee for the
>>> Exhibition supplies from $13.00 to $14.00 effective Jan 15, 2016."
>>> Susan Boyce
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Links:
>>> ------
>>> [1] mailto:100T@rewrite.aisboard.org
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