USPS have started offering free tracking

[tea-party]

I went to my local Post Office on Friday and they normally they charge me 2.97$ for postage with tracking for first class. Today they only charged me 2.07$,which is regular shipping charge without tracking. I told the teller I wanted tracking as well , she informed me that they will no longer change the extra .90cents for tracking . I think this is good for sellers as a whole . What do you think about this move by the USPS??


John

[simonm]

Hmmm...I would think that the USPS would be trying to earn every cent they can...

[GrumpyEd]

They made some changes.

Free tracking and free $50 of insurance on priority mail.

I think first class is only free tracking if you use ebay shipping but it's been that way for a while.
Unless they changed something else for first class.

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/us-postal-service-offers-free-services-on-priority-mail-packages

http://announcements.ebay.com/2012/01/attention-sellers-you-now-get-free-delivery-confirmation-on-first-class-mail-with-ebay-labels/

[tea-party]

They made some changes.

I think first class is only free tracking if you use ebay shipping but it's been that way for a while.
Unless they changed something else for first class.

I was just sending out a regular first Class.It looks as if they have made some all around changes. This is good because each year their price keep getting higher and higher!!



John

[Maineman750]

I was just sending out a regular first Class.It looks as if they have made some all around changes. This is good because each year their price keep getting higher and higher!!
John

Yeah...and it's a shame because they actually do well...the government has been dipping into the USPS funds...just like everything thing else they can get their hands on

[jallengomez]

I swear the USPS loses most of it's money on people using their free flat-rate boxes and envelopes as packing materials.

[Peter]

USPS actually turns a profit every quarter. They are losing $ because Congress has made them fund 100% of their next 75 yrs of pensions in the next 5 years and not on a yearly basis as any other business is required by law to do. Go figure. No company makes enough of a profit yearly to do that.

[admrose]

USPS actually turns a profit every quarter. They are losing $ because Congress has made them fund 100% of their next 75 yrs of pensions in the next 5 years and not on a yearly basis as any other business is required by law to do. Go figure. No company makes enough of a profit yearly to do that.

No LEGITIMATE company.

[koinmon]

Mailed First Class package this morning with tracking cost me $2.97; either you got a heck of a deal or I got ______!
George