Anartik.com’s Blog

The economy is in the toilet and the price of fuel has plummeted so what does the Postal service do? They raise rates again by about 3% on priority mail. Expect to see new rates appearing over the next few days. The lowest rate moves from $4.8 to $4.95 and climbs based on weight and zone. Flat rate boxes have jumped to $10.35 and $13.95 and they have added a new small flat rate at $4.95. Ever since Fedex took over handling of priority mail some years back from the previous contractor (Emory I believe) service has done nothing but decline while prices have continually climbed. $4.95 (1 pound any zone or 2 pounds same zone) is still pretty good for 2-3 day but rates can climb rapidly by weight and zone. If your not in a hurry and your package is more than a couple pounds UPS ground becomes the best deal. At checkout time you can compare all the rates and select what works for you. Fedex was also behind the zoning and higher rates for express mail which became to complicated, restrictive and forced me to remove it as an option some time back. The post office is well known for bungling just about any endeavor and they really did it when they allowed a direct competitor to handle priority/express mail DC to DC logistics (obvious conflict of interest).

As always we will continue to do what we can to save you on shipping. If you paid more for Priority than the cost of a flat rate box (and the order will fit) we will use flat rate and refund you the difference.