10 SHIPPING SECRETS USPS, Fedex & UPS Don't Want You to Know!

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I work for Fedex Express. An additional bit of information I’d like to add is that people that work or are retired from specific jobs can qualify for discounts. Examples include if you are in the military, worked for any kind of airlines, or any mail services along with a lot more. Next time you need to ship something ask the person at the front counter if you are eligable for any discounts from your job. There is a list of like 200 or more jobs that can get discounts👍🏽

One of my favorite shipping secrets is to take your priority mail shipping to the big mail distribution center in your city. Its usually in an industrial area close to the Airport- here in Raleigh, its a huge building at 1 Floretta Drive about a mile north of RDU Airport. Luckily, this isn't terribly far from my home. I noticed when I track my packages online that that they spend a day or two making their way from the local post office to these big distribution centers and then zip off to near their destination- its sort of a hub and spoke system. If you drop your express packages directly in the parcel drop at the distribution center, you can often shave two days off of your shipping.

You can print your own usps shipping label with customs form and just drop it off at the post office. If people knew this, the lines wouldn't be so long. I love it when they look at me dropping off a package while they are standing in line.

As someone who works at ups (handling packages at a distribution hub), I want everyone to know how to properly package items. Particular if you are shipping many small items in one package please line the box in some sort of bag and secure the edges of the box to ensure they do not come loose. Every day there is at least 2 or more packages the burst open on a conveyor spreading the contents all over the facility basically. Then not only does this increase the risk of losing or damaging the goods, but the entire system must be shut down until it is cleared up. Even just a few extra pieces of tape are usually enough to prevent disaster👍

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I like that you don’t demonize the workers and you say “they may not realize” I used to work at FedEx Office and sometimes people were very rude to us when they thought we were overcharging them on purpose or even at all

I work at the ups store and everything you have said to me isn't secrets I tell my customers all of this because I want them to get the best price possible

This was a tip I learned from a fabric store that shipped fabric. Use the USPS cardboard envelopes and "box" the bottom corners. Generally, a good finger press is all that is necessary to shape the corners. Makes it easier to get bulkier items into the envelope and avoid the more expensive priority boxes.

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Greyhound shipping is an interesting option as well. About 10 years ago it was the only carrier that would accept an oversized box that was 3'x4'x4'.

THANKS so much this is so helpful I really needed someone to break it down more so I could understand shipping and shipping hacks ! Have an amazing day and stay safe 😃

Perfect timing. I am trying to learn about shipping today.😊 Thank you for the great tips.

Matt, you always have such great tips! Thank you!

I stopped using USPS to ship packages altogether. I sell online and have used them in the past, but what they did to me was criminal. I shipped three small flat rate boxes across country. The box says "One rate, any weight". I got a backcharge from USPS on my account for extra posrage on these boxes for a total of abot $63 in addition to what I alreay paid. There is no recourse for any problem you have with USPS. They are a Government agency and get paid whether they do their job or not. You cannot reach a person on the phone to explain your problem. The second thing they did was, I sent two other small flat rate packages to a customer and thay destroyed the packages and lost the merchandise. I re- sent the identical merchandise to the customer and insured it for $200 they lost the package and then refused to pay me even with insurance. I then sent a third package to the customer and they finally delivered that, The total loss to me for this debacle was about $600. I switched to UPS, and have had two packages damaged, and UPS sent me a letter with a claim form to fill out and rhen after I filled it out and sent it back, received a check for the missing items. They are much more honorable then the thieves at USPS. You also did not mention that UPS has a Simple Rate program where you can use your own packaging and are charged a flat rate for shipping boxes of a certain size. There are four sizes you can choose form depending on the cubic inches of the packege.

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Thanks for the shipping tips!!! I was wondering what would be the best way to figure out which place is cheapest for a larger package that doesn't weigh a lot? Tip #10 covers the cheapest way to shop for small items that don't weigh a lot but not something with a larger volume

My mom double shipped one of my brother’s presents and it was almost as much as the gift itself! Definitely a good idea to ship direct.