Annoyed: Calculating Shipping for Multi-Item Order

[klassic*kids]

So I had a mult-item order and I was trying to figure out the shipping cost so I could adjust the buuyer's invoice.  I went into "print label" and pretended I was going to and put in what would be the total weight of the box and it gave me a total of $14.45  (2.2 lbs from NJ to CA).  

Modified the invoice to that amount and sent to buyer.  Buyer pays I just went to print off the actual label.  To my suprise that $14.45 was not the retail rate: it was the online rate after the discount.

Never noticed before that it did it that way.  I am very annoyed though I suppose I have no one to blame but myself, should have gotten the shipping cost on usps.com   Anyone else ever gotten stung like this before?

[duchess-at-speakeasy]

Yes, of course it shows the online postage rate. That's what printing a label is supposed to do. Personally, I simply weigh the items and packaging and look at my handy rate chart to see what options are available. In some cases, I already know total weight (and cost) before I list the items for sale. Yes, it helps to anticipate what items might sell together and pre-determine the required packaging, class of mail and weight. I know I keep referring people to Notice 123, but that is the "master source" for USPS commercial and retail pricing as well as Priority Mail box and envelope sizes: http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm ~~C~~

[duchess-at-speakeasy]

Yes, of course it shows the online postage rate. That's what printing a label is supposed to do. You print online labels for a reason -- to get the commercial rate. Personally, I simply weigh the items and packaging and look at my handy rate chart to see what options are available. In some cases, I already know total weight (and cost) before I list the items for sale. Yes, it helps to anticipate what items might sell together and pre-determine the required packaging, class of mail and weight. I know I keep referring people to Notice 123, but that is the "master source" for USPS commercial and retail pricing as well as Priority Mail box and envelope sizes: http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm ~~C~~

[cynthealee2]

Yes I've got myself bit as well...

Since I wander in and out of TRS I never know exactly which discount I'm going to qualify for and what the amount is going to be.

Now I go to USPS and get that rate and tell the buyer what that amount is. 

At least it was only 3.00.... cheap lesson 😉

[berserkerplanet]

Use this in the future and there shouldn't be any issues:
http://www.ebay.com/shp/Calculator

[klassic*kids]

@berserkerplanet  Thank you.  I will bookmark it.