"New Studio Bergstrom website" Topic

It has been pointed out to me that not all USPS postage options are being offered on the orders, and the cost has been somewhat inflated. When an order is submitted, a PayPal request is sent to me to confirm the amount of the bill that will be charged, but this is where I can reduce the cost of postage by using 1st class instead of Priority if that is what you want. Sadly, the USPS has recently increased their postage costs a bit, and that can seem to be excessive (sorry, but I don't control that.) The website gets updated postage rates, but for some reason it is not offering the 1st Class rates. I can still ship US domestic orders for $4.00 USD, but the website is still not forwarding out the emails to me or my customers it seems.

I will always ship in the method and lowest cost possible, and I will double check when I can other rates if requested by email. I'm sorry if there has been any confusion or concerns over this, and for the process of a second step in order to achieve your wishes, but I am still working on getting the bugs out of the website and solve these problems. Your patience is appreciated!

I was just there, and saw on their board that anything weighing more than 3.5 ounces is now a package, as is anything that is about 1/8" – 1/4" in thickness.

Not sure on the thickness gauge, but the weight is right from the USPS.

Small, flat-rate boxes are the way to go, but even they're $7.15 USD a pop, and are really small. Still, weight in them isn't an issue – if it fits, it ships.

With Priority Mail, you at least get $50 USD of insurance coverage, not that it is real useful in many cases, but theoretically it is.

I usually use padded envelopes (package) to ship metal and lightweight orders USPS First Class, and use a small box for resin items by USPS First Class, but all packages now have tracking (which is a plus!)

The USPS Priority Flat Rate small box holds a lot of stuff ($7.15 USD for unlimited weight on domestic packages), and can go up to 4 lbs for International (unfortunately it is also $25.00 USD USD for Canada and $34.00 USD USD for the rest of the world now) with tracking on all of them. Usually this is a better deal, but they keep raising their rates! >:-(

Yep, at far beyond inflation, just like the power company, water company, cable company, etc., etc., etc..