When mailing things, cost counts. This is especially true if you are sending lots of care packages to a deployed service member, or mailing stuff to a family stationed overseas. Sometimes, the United ...

The flat rate boxes offered by the U.S. Postal Service can be an attractive shipping option for small businesses. The flat rate negates the need for weighing or measuring a package before shipping, ...

Pssst—hey, kid. Do you want to save fifty cents every time you mail something from the post office? You do? Then gather ‘round and listen closely. As you’re probably aware, your local U.S. post office ...

The U.S. Postal Service on June 3 filed an “experimental” rate case with the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) to give its Priority Mail customers two flat-rate box options. In its filing, which could be ...

When you take a package to the post office or a private shipping company or order something online, you face a variety of shipping options. Some of these are affected by how much your item weighs, its ...