Priority Mail FLAT RATE - Domestic and International - Retail & Com base (Updated 2014 prices)

Priority Mail FLAT RATE - Domestic and International - 2014 Prices (Retail & Com base)

By Carrie J Foster on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 12:44pm

Priority Mail 

Retail Flat rate

Domestic

Flat rate Envelope (12-1/2" x 9-1/2" or smaller): $5.60

Legal flat rate envelope: $5.75

Padded Flat rate envelope: $5.95

Small Flat rate box: $5.80

Medium Flat rate Box: $12.35

Large Flat rate box - Domestic Address: $17.45

Large Flat rate box - APO/FPO/DPO address: $15.45 

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Priority Mail 

Commercial Base flat rate (stamps.com, usps.com, endicia or paypal)

Domestic

Flat rate Envelope (12-1/2" x 9-1/2" or smaller): $5.05

Legal flat rate envelope: $5.25

Padded Flat rate envelope $5.70

Small Flat rate box : $5.25

Medium Flat rate Box: $11.30

Large Flat rate box -Domestic Address: $15.80

Large Flat rate box - APO/FPO/DPO address: $13.80 

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Priority Mail

Retail Flat Rate

International

Flat rate envelopes, padded flat rate envelope, legal flat rate envelope & small flat rate box (max weight 4lbs)

Canada: $20.55

All other countries: $24.75

Medium flat rate box (max weight 20lbs)

Canada: $42.25 

All Other countries: $61.75 

Large flat rate box (max weight 20lbs)

Canada: $55.75

All other countries: $80.50  

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Priority Mail

Commercial Base Pricing (stamps.com/usps.com, endicia or paypal)

International

Flat rate envelopes, padded flat rate envelope, legal flat rate envelope & small flat rate box (max weight 4lbs)

Canada: $19.50

All other countries: $23.50 

Medium flat rate box (max weight 20lbs)

Canada: $40.15

All Other countries: $58.65 

Large flat rate box (max weight 20lbs)

Canada: $52.95

All other countries: $76.50 

USPS 1st Class Pkg Services International zones 6, 7, 8, 9 - Retail & Com Base prices (2014 Updated prices)

USPS 1st Class Pkg Services International zones 6, 7, 8, 9 - 2014 Retail & Com Base prices

By Carrie J Foster on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 12:45pm

These rates are for US to international zones 6, 7, 8 & 9- 2014 - USPS 1st Class Package Services - and are based on USPS RETAIL rates. 

Countries included in zones 6-9 are:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua/Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Ascencion, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Beliz, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Columbia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote  d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgystan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal,  Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Pitcairn Island, Qatar, Reunion, Rwanda, St Christopher/Nevis, St Lucia, St Helena, St Vincent & Grenadines, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic (Syria), Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tristan Da Cunha, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe 

Weight not over (oz)

1 - $6.55

2 - $6.55

3 - $9.15

4 - $9.15

5 - $12.15

6 - $12.15

7 - $12.15

8 - $12.15

12 - $14.30

16 - $16.25

20 - $18.20

24 - $20.15

28 - $22.10

32 - $24.05

36 - $26.00

40 - $27.95

44 - $29.90

48 - $31.85

52 - $33.80

56 - $35.75

60 - $37.70

64 - $39.65

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International 1st class package services zones 6, 7, 8, 9 Commercial Base Pricing (paypal/stamps.com)

Weight not over (oz)

1 - $6.16

2 - $6.16

3 - $8.60

4 - $8.60

5 - $10.94

6 - $10.94

7 - $10.94

8 - $10.94

12 - $12.87

16 - $14.63

20 - $16.38

24 - $18.14

28 - $19.89

32 - $21.65

36 - $23.40

40 - $25.16

44 - $26.91

48 - $28.67

52 - $30.42

56 - $32.18

60 - $33.93

64 - $35.69

USPS 1st class pkg services International zones 3, 4, 5 - Retail & com base pricing (Updated 2014 Prices)

USPS 1st class pkg services International zones 3, 4, 5 - 2014 Retail & com base pricing

By Carrie J Foster on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 12:47pm

These rates are for US to international zones 3, 4, & 5 - 2014 -

USPS 1st Class Package Services - and are based on USPS RETAIL rates. 

Countries included in zones 3, 4, 5 are:
Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia

Bulgaria

China

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Finland

Greece

Georgia

Germany

Gibraltar

Great Britain/N Ireland

Greece

Greenland

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

South Korea

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

St. Pierre/Miquelon

San Marino

Serbia

Slovak republic

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

Vatican City 

Weight not over (oz): 

1 - $6.55

2 - $6.55

3 - $9.45

4 - $9.45

5 - $12.75

6 - $12.75

7 - $12.75

8 - $12.75

12 - $14.90

16 - $16.75

20 - $18.60

24 - $20.45

28 - $22.30

32 - $24.15

36 - $26.00

40 - $27.85

44 - $29.70

48 - $31.55

52 - $33.40

56 - $35.25

60 - $37.10

64 - $38.95

 Weight over 64 oz (4lbs) package must go USPS Priority International or Express international

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International groups 3, 4, 5 - Commercial Base 1st class International package services pricing (stamps.com, usps.com, endicia or paypal)

1 - $6.16 

2 - $6.16

3 - $8.88

4 - $8.88

5 - $11.48

6 - $11.48

7 - $11.48

8 - $11.48

12 - $13.41

16 - $15.08

20 - $16.74

24 - $18.41

28 - $20.07

32 - $21.74

36 - $23.40

40 - $25.07

44 - $26.73

48 - $28.40

52 - $30.05

56 - $31.73

60 - $33.39

64 - $35.06

Weight over 64oz (4 lbs) must go USPS Priority Mail International or Express international

USPS 1st Class Pkg Services Int'l (Mexico) 2014 Retail & Commercial Base Rates

USPS 1st Class Pkg Services Int'l (Mexico) 2014 Retail & Commercial Base Rates

By Carrie J Foster on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 12:48pm

These rates are for US to Mexico - 2014 - USPS 1st Class Package Services - and are based on USPS RETAIL rates.

Weight not over (oz)

1 - $6.55

2 - $6.55

3 - $8.85

4 - $8.85

5 - $11.55

6 - $11.55

7 - $11.55

8 - $11.55

12 - $13.50

16 - $15.05

20 - $16.60

24 - $18.15

28 - $19.70

32 - $21.25

36 - $22.80

40 - $24.35

44 - $25.90

48 - $27.45

52 - $29.00

56 - $30.55

60 - $32.10

64 - $33.65

Weight over 64 oz (4lbs) package must go via International Priority Mail or Express International.

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International - Mexico 1st class package services Commercial base pricing (Paypal/stamps.com)

Weight not over (oz) 

1 - $6.16

2 - $6.16

3 - $8.32

4 - $8.35

5 - $10.40

6 - $10.40

7 - $10.40

8 - $10.40

12 - $12.15

16 - $13.55

20 - $14.94

24 - $16.34

28 - $17.73

32 - $19.13

36 - $20.52

40 - $21.92

44 - $23.31

48 - $24.71

52 - $26.10

56 - $27.50

60 - $28.89

64 - $30.29

Weight over 64 oz (4lbs) package must go via International Priority Mail or Express International.

USPS 1st Class International (Canada) Rates (Updated 2014 rates)

USPS 1st Class International (Canada) Rates 2014

These are INTERNATIONAL 1st class Package Services US to CANADA - 2014 Rates - these prices are based on USPS Retail 

Weight not over (oz) 

1 - $6.55

2 - $6.55

3 - $7.65

4 - $7.65

5 - $8.80

6 - $8.80

7 - $8.80

8 - $8.80

12 - $9.55

16 - $10.95

20 - $12.35

24 - $13.75

28 - $15.15

32 - $16.55

36 - $17.95

40 - $19.35

44 - $20.75

48 - $22.15

52 - $23.55

56 - $24.95

60 - $26.35

64 - $27.75

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International 1st Class Package Services - Commercial Base Pricing 2014 rates (stamps.com, usps.com, paypal, or endicia)

Weight not over (oz)

1 - $6.16

2 - $6.16

3 - $6.91

4 - $6.91

5 - $7.70

6 - $7.70

7 - $7.70

8 - $7.70

12 - $8.24

16 - $9.50

20 - $10.76

24 - $12.02

28 - $13.28

32 - $14.54

36 -$15.80

40 - $17.06

44 - $18.32

48 - $19.58

52 - $20.84

56 - $22.10

60 - $23.36

64 - $24.62

These rates are good up to 64oz (4lbs) after that the package must go USPS priority mail international or express international.

These rates are the same regardless of what zip code you ship from in the US.

Eductate Yourself: Tibetan Silver - Real or Myth

As a jewelry creator I often get asked to include charms as part of custom orders. In recent years there's been a lot of customers asking if I can get what they ask which often times reads like so:
Customer: I want Tibetan Silver beads that look like turtles.
Me: You're sure you want Tibetan Silver charms? I can get Silver plated Turtle charms from supplier x for cheaper than I can get Tibetan Silver charms of turtles.
Customer: Yes Tibetan silver - you know monks make them out of pure silver and they're really valuable.
Me - to myself *sigh not another one* - to the customer I reply. "I do hate to be the bearer of bad news but Tibetan Silver is not made by monks, and in most cases contains microscopic amounts of actual silver. Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and the atomic number 47A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal."
Customer: Oh...then why do all of these ads online show Tibetan Silver as being more valuable than other components?
Me: Because mis-information leads to more sales for the Chinese Export Industry.

Unfortunately I've had this very typical conversation more than once every time informing a customer that Tibetan silver usually isn't even silver plated. Its usually something else entirely.

If you've read my other blogs you'll see that and informed consumer is my best customer. Informed customers will be back to purchase more things from me more often because I know my materials, I know my components and I refuse to charge extra for something that isn't real.

GENUINE Tibetan Silver may contain some silver in its alloy but most Tibetan silver isn't marked as genuine as it is made by counterfeiters in China and other Asian countries then sold for export at exceedingly low cost and low cost usually means low quality control as well.

Be informed - read the following articles for more information on what constitutes Tibetan silver - and just to be safe don't EVER put this stuff in jewelry or toys intended for kids. The odds of the pieces you have containing lead above the FDA standard of 600ppm is too high to risk your business.

For more information please read the following articles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_silver 
http://reviews.ebay.com/Tibetan-Silver-A-Buyer-s-Advisory?ugid=10000000003804484
This blog has a good test for determining if the pieces you have actually contain silver:
http://polyclaycorner.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/tibetan-silver-getting-what-you-paid-for/

Lastly a link that contains VERY useful information for those purchasing items containing silver and other metals - and their alloy content:
http://www.wedunit.com.au/pages.php?pageid=20

Simply put. Be informed, be educated. Know WHO you're buying from, ask questions, demand answers. If the person you're buying from doesn't know the answers to your questions, go somewhere else.

Information to ask:
Is this item .925 Sterling Silver?
Is this item solid silver, silver plated, or silver filled (more on this in another blog)?
If not .925 Sterling Silver, is it Argentium Silver (.925 alloy of Silver, Germanium & Copper), is it 99% fine silver, or is it something else? If its something else, ask them for the EXACT alloy components. If they don't know, they aren't informed and you could be buying something that is 99% lead.
Do you know if this meets the current FDA limits of no more than 600ppm lead content? If they don't know - don't buy it.

You and your business are important. Don't fall prey to buying cheap knock offs of fraudulently produced (stolen copyright) items with unknown origins. Don't put your business at risk because you don't know your product. CPSIA requires you know your product and your customers will come to expect it.