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Postage rate armageddon

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:52 pm
by deafmetal

Re: Postage rate armageddon

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 7:12 pm
by inksb
Buy everything you can right now. It's over.

Re: Postage rate armageddon

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 7:46 pm
by ScoJo
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Re: Postage rate armageddon

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:31 pm
by texasvinyl
"Private sector parcel carriers may see a huge bump in business due to new-found pricing competitiveness"

UPS and FEDEX want $100+ to send one record overseas. Fuck these assholes

Re: Postage rate armageddon

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:50 pm
by static14
Well if that doesn’t blow. :(

Re: Postage rate armageddon

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:38 pm
by 334578rpm
Update: "Global postal group reaches deal to avoid US withdrawal"
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/09/25/pos ... mpact.html

Re: Postage rate armageddon

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:36 pm
by deafmetal
334578rpm wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:38 pm Update: "Global postal group reaches deal to avoid US withdrawal"
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/09/25/pos ... mpact.html
I think this is good news, but I still expect to see an increase on packages imported to the US: "would allow the United States to set its own inbound postage rates".

Re: Postage rate armageddon

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:56 pm
by static14
I think it’s mostly gonna be China that sees big rate increases for US shipping.

Re: Postage rate armageddon

Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:53 pm
by texasvinyl
Just noticed postage cost went up again, now $37.50 retail for 2 pounds 7 ounces on USPS.com

Re: Postage rate armageddon

Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 7:14 am
by Mateo Sanboval
texasvinyl wrote: Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:53 pm Just noticed postage cost went up again, now $37.50 retail for 2 pounds 7 ounces on USPS.com
Christ almighty. What a shame.