USPS Ground Advantage
I'm not finding any info on which boxes I'm supposed to use with USPS ground advantage. Can I use just any regular brown box? I'm so confused about boxes. I have a bunch of brown boxes saved, but not sure what to select in the options to be able to ship them.
16 comments
krazzykats
·2 years ago12.x12x12box
4oz, 8oz, 12oz, 15.99oz,1lb,2lb, etc.
vertique
·2 years agoCan I send a package that weighs 6 lbs and is 17in by 16 in by 11in?
fm2000
·2 years agoYou can, but you will get hit with an expensive "balloon" rate because the package is well over a cubic foot.
nobody*s_perfect
·2 years agoYes you can, but USPS imposes a "dimensional weight" for packages with a volume over 1 cubic foot, which is 1728 cubic inches.
Your package is 2992 cubic inches, so it will ship at a "dimensional weight" of (2992/166=) 18.02 pounds, so you will probably be charged the rate for 19 pounds or maybe 18 if you're lucky. If you can safely package your item in a smaller box, even one inch can make a big difference in the postage cost.
scfreak
·2 years agoI know it has the minimum dimensions listed, but you can put 1x1x1 in the postage calculator and it will give you a rate: https://postcalc.usps.com/. If you enter 50x50x50 it rejects it. I'm not suggesting 1x1x1 will fly, just that they don't seem terribly concerned about rejecting small parcels.
worldcoinauctions
·2 years ago90% of my sales can be shipping in a 6x10 padded envelope, so I just don't use boxes.
theteamsetguy
·2 years ago@toysandfiguresstore ,
Before worrying about what color boxes you can use for shipping. You need to find some small black boxes and put them on the anatomy of some of your listings.
krazzykats
·2 years agoI use the actual weight + any size brown box up to 12x12x12.
Calculated Shipping:
4oz 12x12x12
8oz 12x12x12
etc.
1`lb 12x12x12
4lb 12x12x12
etc.
I may ship an 8x6x4 4oz box, but the cost is the same as a 4oz 12x12x12 box.
fm2000
·2 years agoAccording to the USPS, officially there is a minimum package size of 6" x 3" x .25. And some postage resellers won't let you print a regular GA or Priority label if you put in package dimensions that are smaller. But, I have never had a problem sending smaller packages (like eBay's 4"x4"x4" box), and other sellers have reported the same. You should be ok, as long as the package is big enough to fit a regular sized shipping label, but as the saying goes, your mileage may vary.
tobaccocardyahoo
·2 years agoshellandtell
·2 years agoI have recently shipped in a 4x4x4 box - folding the label over the side as directed by my USPS. I was told ANY size box for GA works. Ebay and Etsy alike!
tobaccocardyahoo
·2 years agoI use boxes, stayflat mailers, bubble mailers, plastic shipping bags and other methods appropriate for protecting the merchandise with ground advantage.
And I do not use any previously used packaging. Some sellers do, some sellers don't. Some buyers care.
ms.rodriguez*
·3 years agoUse any box that you would use for first class and parcel (post/select). If you use a box that contained batteries or something flammable like Bic Lighters, you should put that entire box inside a plastic shipping baggie. For sure so that it's not rejected by the post office. Do NOT use any box that contained fresh meat or frozen meat because it might have bacteria.
1tuna
·3 years agoI always use brown boxes. I purchase 2000 a year of the 5x5x5
I like to use the new ground that replaced first class
you can always use a brown box for any class like priority/express but not flat rate
you will become familiar with boxes and rate classes when you ship enough
a heavy item for me is between 1-2 pounds, rarely over 2 pounds so flat rate is throwing money away in my case
@toysandfiguresstore
nobody*s_perfect
·3 years agoYou can use any box, up to a length-plus-girth of 130 inches.
shellandtell
·2 years ago...don't they have to be the minimum 6" x 3" x .25"? Can they truly be "any" size?