![]() ![]() The easiest and cheapest way is to pay the money to send it with DC. You either want the cheapest way to get tracking or the easiest. I think you actually had two questions in one. So in reality, the easiest way to get DC is to pay for the First-Class package. You can not send a normal envelope that you would send a letter in, and be able to buy DC. FCM packages can weigh 1-4 ounces for the lowest price including delivery confirmation. It depends on where you live and where your buyer lives. I don’t know how much it is to HI and Alaska, I haven’t shipped there since the new rates. People rarely object when you give them more money than you have to, so don’t worry about it.Īt this point with the changes and the zones, a first-class package will cost between $2.68 - $3.09. But USPS will almost certainly not care, because you’re paying more than you’re required to (using parcel rate to get the tracking number, instead of letter rate which your item might qualify for, but doesn’t have the tracking you need). Technically, if your small envelope is less than 1/4" thick (question 4 in your flowchart), it’s considered a letter and, if you are really concerned about it, you can stick a piece of cardboard or some folded paper in the envelope to get it over the 1/4" thickness. USPS doesn’t care if you send a plain old envelope using the more expensive first-class parcel service. You don’t need to do anything special to your envelope to make it ‘qualify’. Since your stated goal is to have tracking, just ship it first-class parcel, which is the ‘first class’ that is available in Amazon’s Buy Shipping system. If it does, great, you’ve saved a little bit of money, but you won’t have a tracking number. If your goal is to save the most money, and you don’t care about a tracking number, then you have to go through the USPS flow chart to see if your mail piece qualifies for either of the lower first-class rates. If your goal is to send a package with a tracking number, your only option is to ship it by first-class parcel. First-class letter is the least expensive, and large envelope/flat is in the middle.
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