Thanks for the suggestions Mountaincacher88!!! I'll check those out. krcartershop, She said they had to be covered up so they didn't show at all. But with Mountaincacher88's suggestions, we should be able to get around that problem. Isaiah, I don't know yet how easy it is. There is another topic on here somewhere that gives an email address to a scheduler who's more than willing to give you the company information. Try searching for it. Or someone else on here who knows the email address can post it for you and others who are interested.@krcartershop wrote:
Can you share what she said? I'm doing my first one for this company tomorrow and would love to know the answer. Thanks!
@aribacat wrote:
I have used white plastic envelopes for the shops and haven't had any issues. Last time I did one the girl put my envelope inside one of the priority envelopes before I even knew what she was doing. She said it would save me $9 in shipping and get it there faster. I couldn't really say no or she would have known I was a shopper. I hope she still has a job but I had to report what she did as I am not supposed to use those envelopes and didn't want to fail the shop when the receipt showed what I mailed.
Double check the guidelines. I believe they say that if they tell you it's the same price or cheaper to ship it express or something else that's an equal or higher class, you're supposed to accept it. Otherwise, it makes you look too suspicious.@SoCalMama wrote:
@aribacat wrote:
I have used white plastic envelopes for the shops and haven't had any issues. Last time I did one the girl put my envelope inside one of the priority envelopes before I even knew what she was doing. She said it would save me $9 in shipping and get it there faster. I couldn't really say no or she would have known I was a shopper. I hope she still has a job but I had to report what she did as I am not supposed to use those envelopes and didn't want to fail the shop when the receipt showed what I mailed.
I haven't had them do that on my mailers, as they are usually bigger than the Flat Rate envelopes.
I did have one clerk last week tell me that I could put it in a flat rate box, and she started to do it. I told her that I had more money than time, and I wasn't re-doing it. I had to think quick and stand there looking really entitled, Am Ex in hand. I need an Academy Award some days.
I'm not worried about it. I shipped Priority and am done with it. I have no interest in explaining anything on the report if something goes south. I have literally done 1000's of these over the past 15 or more years.@sassymmmm wrote:
Double check the guidelines. I believe they say that if they tell you it's the same price or cheaper to ship it express or something else that's an equal or higher class, you're supposed to accept it. Otherwise, it makes you look too suspicious.@SoCalMama wrote:
@aribacat wrote:
I have used white plastic envelopes for the shops and haven't had any issues. Last time I did one the girl put my envelope inside one of the priority envelopes before I even knew what she was doing. She said it would save me $9 in shipping and get it there faster. I couldn't really say no or she would have known I was a shopper. I hope she still has a job but I had to report what she did as I am not supposed to use those envelopes and didn't want to fail the shop when the receipt showed what I mailed.
I haven't had them do that on my mailers, as they are usually bigger than the Flat Rate envelopes.
I did have one clerk last week tell me that I could put it in a flat rate box, and she started to do it. I told her that I had more money than time, and I wasn't re-doing it. I had to think quick and stand there looking really entitled, Am Ex in hand. I need an Academy Award some days.
I have never chosen that, and I have had dozens shipped that should not have shipped. So, since no editor has informed me otherwise, I'd say the answer is no. Let us know if you find out otherwise please.@sassymmmm wrote:
Just thought I'd mention it. Do you know the answer to my question about whether the clerk allowing me to ship priority constitutes a "catastrophic failure"?
I'm glad this helped you nor 999. One of the best things about this company I've discovered, is how fast they pay. My first shop with them wasn't a USPS shop, and they paid really quickly.@nor999 wrote:
Thanks for this thread. After reading this I saw a few of these shops with a company I just joined last night, signed up for one and knew exactly where to buy the box. Now someone else will pay for my son's college care package!