What to do if the package weights 1 pound 7 oz

[freshgear4less]

HELP! My package weights over  1 pound and now I must use USPS priority mail. Now I must find out how to weight a heavier object properly so the post office doesn’t send my package postage due. What should I do if the package weights between 1-2 pounds round up, round down, or use the exact weight? 

Ps my package is 1 pound and 7 ounces 

[littleguineapiggy]

You always round up to the nearest ounce if it's a partial ounce, use exact weight if it's an exact ounce.

Ex: 1 lb. 5.5 oz. = 1 lb. 6 oz.

For yours, it's just 1 lb. 7 ounces.  USPS does not require you to use whole pounds.

If you plan on selling regularly, I suggest you get a scale from ebay (we paid $9 for ours 4 years ago and it's grand), and print from home.

[*smedley*]

if possible, use a small flat rate box or flat rate bubble mailer...

[freshgear4less]

Thank you for your advice and I do have a scale. I am wondering though should you round up to the nearest pound, or just use the exact weight for objects over a pound?

[partial*eclipse · Accepted solution]

For domestic postage, other than First Class, the prices go by full pounds.  Postage for 1 pound 1 ounce costs the same as for 1 pound 15 ounces, and they both cost the same as 2.0 pounds.  If you look at the USPS price publications, the columns are headed "Weight not over (lbs)".  So anything over 1 pound has to ship at the 2-pound rate.  

I usually put the exact weight on (1 pound 7 ounces, in your example) but you can also just go with 2 pounds and pay the same postage price. Conversely, if you put 1 pound 7 ounces and it actually weighs 1 pound 12 ounces, there will be no postage due because it's all the same price.

[couldabeenworse]

I am wondering though should you round up to the nearest pound, or just use the exact weight for objects over a pound?

It doesn't matter.  You're paying for 2 lbs either way.

Anything over 1 lb up to 2 lb is the same price.