Canada Shipping HOLY increase??!!

[SillyLily]

Originally Posted by KumfyKozies Yes, as of January 28, 2013, all shipping prices through USPS increased. International shipping most noticeably so. Many went up 75-100+%. And the previous poster is correct- There is still no delivery confirmation unless you ship Priority.

First-Class Package International Service
Effective January 27, 2013, the Postal Service is transferring First-Class Mail International packages and rolls from the market dominant (Mailing Services) product list to the competitive (Shipping Services) product list and renaming it First-Class Package International Service™ (FCPIS). The same mailing requirements such as price groups, maximum value, and weight limits apply.
The pricing structure for FCPIS will be more simplified in that there will be one price of $6.55 for 1- to 2-ounces to anywhere in the world; 3- to 4-ounces within each country price group will have identical prices; and 5- to 8-ounces within each country group will have identical prices. New for January 2013, free electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation International offers scan events for customers using select software or online tools. E-USPS DELCON INTL is optionally provided for First-Class Package International Service to select destinations. It will be available only to Canada to start with.

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That is from here: http://about.usps.com/postal-bulleti...2/html/kit.htm

It is only available if you print shipping online. I ship through either stamps.com or ebay/paypal and it IS included through both of those shipping services.

[fish3737]

Originally Posted by SillyLily First-Class Package International Service Effective January 27, 2013, the Postal Service is transferring First-Class Mail International packages and rolls from the market dominant (Mailing Services) product list to the competitive (Shipping Services) product list and renaming it First-Class Package International Service™ (FCPIS). The same mailing requirements such as price groups, maximum value, and weight limits apply. The pricing structure for FCPIS will be more simplified in that there will be one price of $6.55 for 1- to 2-ounces to anywhere in the world; 3- to 4-ounces within each country price group will have identical prices; and 5- to 8-ounces within each country group will have identical prices. New for January 2013, free electronic USPS Delivery Confirmation International offers scan events for customers using select software or online tools. E-USPS DELCON INTL is optionally provided for First-Class Package International Service to select destinations. It will be available only to Canada to start with. ------------------------ That is from here: http://about.usps.com/postal-bulleti...2/html/kit.htm It is only available if you print shipping online. I ship through either stamps.com or ebay/paypal and it IS included through both of those shipping services.

That makes sense as to why the postal guy had no idea what I was talking about. LOL


Can anyone do this online. I tried to follow expats tutorial the other day about making a label, but I never could get it to go all the way through.

[Beesgirl]

$7.65 for ONE PUL cover...that's at least a 100% increase!

[canadianbakers]

Yup, it sucks for using FSOT.
It's always sucked for us to sell stuff online, cuz to sell we need to price things the same as everyone else, but we have to pay that shipping cost out of it - making pretty much nothing on every transaction.
Now it just makes it useless to buy used as well. Might as well pay for new and have less shipping (or no shipping, with a lot of sites/stores).

[kirst]

Originally Posted by canadianbakers Yup, it sucks for using FSOT. It's always sucked for us to sell stuff online, cuz to sell we need to price things the same as everyone else, but we have to pay that shipping cost out of it - making pretty much nothing on every transaction. Now it just makes it useless to buy used as well. Might as well pay for new and have less shipping (or no shipping, with a lot of sites/stores).

This is exactly the problem...doesn't really encourage people to keep things out of landfills by buying/selling used baby items online.

I pretty much don't bother with eBay anymore....it's the same to buy new from a big box site that have free shipping over a minimum for most things.

I still buy and sell a fair bit on Kijiji, but not anything that requires postal service or PayPal.

[era]

A tip for you US mamas, if you can flatten your diapers/covers and seal it in a zip lock bag, you can actually mail it via letter mail and it will cost much less, usually a couple dollars. This is especially useful for covers since they don't have much bulk. That is how I've been able to afford shipping to the US

[canadianbakers]

Originally Posted by kirst This is exactly the problem...doesn't really encourage people to keep things out of landfills by buying/selling used baby items online.

Yup. And I hate that.
I usually do just sell my stuff FSOT and eat the $$ I lose - which is essentially all of it. Noone is going to pay $15-20 for a used diaper, and that would still only get me back half of what I paid, if that. So, $8-10 per, and then it all goes to shipping. Basically, everything I have sold ends up at or darn near FFS.

[Heathsal78]

Originally Posted by era A tip for you US mamas, if you can flatten your diapers/covers and seal it in a zip lock bag, you can actually mail it via letter mail and it will cost much less, usually a couple dollars. This is especially useful for covers since they don't have much bulk. That is how I've been able to afford shipping to the US

I'm a newbie to shipping to Canada. How do you ship via letter mail?

[tygr2410]

Here's a chart

US to Canda rates (up to 4lbs), in store.....
Weight - Price
1-2 oz. - 6.16
3-4 oz. - 6.91
5-8 oz. - 7.70
9-12 oz. - 8.24
13-16 oz. - 9.50
1 lb. 4 oz. - 10.76
1 lb. 8 oz. - 12.02
1 lb. 12 oz. - 13.28
2 lb. 0 oz. - 14.54
2 lb. 4 oz. - 15.80
2 lb. 8 oz. - 17.06
2 lb. 12 oz. - 18.32
3 lb. 0 oz. - 19.58
3 lb. 4 oz. - 20.84
3 lb. 8 oz. - 22.10
3 lb. 12 oz. - 23.36
4 lb. 0 oz. - 24.62

[Beesgirl]

Originally Posted by tygr2410 Here's a chart US to Canda rates (up to 4lbs), in store..... Weight - Price 1-2 oz. - 6.16 3-4 oz. - 6.91 5-8 oz. - 7.70 9-12 oz. - 8.24 13-16 oz. - 9.50 1 lb. 4 oz. - 10.76 1 lb. 8 oz. - 12.02 1 lb. 12 oz. - 13.28 2 lb. 0 oz. - 14.54 2 lb. 4 oz. - 15.80 2 lb. 8 oz. - 17.06 2 lb. 12 oz. - 18.32 3 lb. 0 oz. - 19.58 3 lb. 4 oz. - 20.84 3 lb. 8 oz. - 22.10 3 lb. 12 oz. - 23.36 4 lb. 0 oz. - 24.62

Thanks!