USPS rate increase and a positive solution to offset increase.

[foster9]

Hi everybody or anybody who might happen upon this post.

I would like to take a moment to explain a simple solution to 

offsetting the incoming USPS rate changes. It's simple...

Lower my shipping rates just by maybe 5 percent or so.

I will not go into further details about how this may swing to my

advantage.

But I am hopeful it may result in more sales. We'll see.

I will initiate this change for a 1 month period and then study the results.

[toysaver]

I shave boxes down and do all I can to minimize package weight and size.  

[chevymontecarlo88]

If you can remove the remaining air out of the package you might be able to shave it down further. YMMV

[chapeau-noir]

If I spend 15 minutes trying to reduce a box, I'm working for about a dollar an hour.

I wonder if we can force DeJoy to live on a dollar an hour?

[slippinjimmy]

Let's see, you want to "explain" something and then state  that you will not provide details.

Yes reducing prices can lead to more sales, reducing only the shipping portion by a paltry 5% isn't going to impress anybody, Many/most of your listings ship to me for $4.74, reducing that to $4.50 is not going to motivate many buyers.

FYI - The shipping rate increase for Ground Advantage under 1lb (pretty much everything you have listed) is going to be tiny.

[dbfolks166mt]

     It's much easier for me than that since I use calculated shipping on most of my items the adjustment is automatic. For those where I have free shipping, which are very few, it usually involves the used of a priority mail flat rate box or envelope so I just adjust the price or absorb the increased cost it all depends on the amount of the increase. 

[toysaver]

The Priority boxes take a couple seconds.  The cardboard has invisible guides that will allow them to fold into smaller sizes.

[hartungcards]

I'm not entirely sure you've used the word "offset" correctly in this case.  I will not go into further details about this grammatical faux pas.

[stainlessenginecovers]

I agree with @slippinjimmy 

Not 1 person is going to Care or Notice...if you want to 'increase' sales- put together 2 or 3 cars together; do 'combined' shipping or a 'shipping discount' (buy 5 get free shipping) etc. 

You ship tiny hotwheels so combining should cost next to nothing.