Regional Priority Mail

[dencins]

I recently received some parts to be plated that were sent Regional Priority Mail.  This was the first time I had seen this so I checked into it on the USPS web site.  It is a newer way to ship and is less expensive than Priority Fixed Rate boxes.  Somewhat difficult to find information but it is part of USPS Click-N-Ship.  You can not get the boxes from the post office.  There are several differrent size boxes and they have to be ordered (free) on-line and USPS delivers them.  You have to use USPS Click-N-Ship to  print the labels.  I have not compared all the rates but the shipments I have made are a few dollars less than Fixed Rate Priority Mail.  The price varies depending on where it is being shipped but it is another option for shipping.

Dennis Hallworth   

[LarryInMichigan]

The regional rate boxes are somewhat smaller than the flat rate ones, but the shipping rates can be much lower for destinations within a few hundred miles or so.  Most phones will not fit into the regional rate boxes.


Larry