Using UPS Branded Thermal Labels for Shipping USPS

[doggershark]

Hello,

I was wondering if I would be able to use UPS branded thermal labels to print and ship out my USPS packages. Would USPS accept this? Have you done this before at all?

Thank you 

[inhawaii]

I don't know the answer for sure, but my educated guess would be ..... NO. 

[slippinjimmy]

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@doggershark wrote:

Hello,

I was wondering if I would be able to use UPS branded thermal labels to print and ship out my USPS packages. Would USPS accept this? Have you done this before at all?

Thank you 

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USPS won't care but if UPS finds out you are misusing their supplies they may not be too happy about it.

[the*dog*ate*my*tablecloth]

UPS branded stuff is provided free for shipping with UPS. As a buyer I would wonder if a seller stealing from UPS means they could possibly steal from me. 

[gwzcomps]

Might as well misuse all the other free shipping supplies and media mail while you are at it. Bad actors are the reason why honest users can't have nice things.

[bigdeals.etc]

On a related topic, I’ve purchased bulk quantity thermal labels on eBay from different sellers. Many times the ones I get from them are in fact the free ones that UPS offers. With these particular types of labels... you wouldn’t know they were UPS other than the wax paper they are on. Sometimes the seller doesn’t even bother to re-pack the labels and they come to me in a UPS box with my address label slapped onto it. 

I can’t remember, but I wonder if I’ve even received any that was sent to me DIRECTLY from a UPS location... like the seller just ordered from UPS and had it delivered to my address.

[lex-talon]

I've been using the ups labels for inkjet printers with no problems. Not sure about the thermal labels though.

[buyselljack2016]

Often see those labels used on the packages that come through USPS.

USPS apparently has no problem with people using free UPS labels.

[gwzcomps]

Wow the gall. I have started reporting sellers I buy from that misuse the "free" carrier shipping supplies. I enjoy my "free" priority mail boxes too much to lose out on them. Those boxes easily save me $1 per order when applicable.