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Has anyone had a USPS shop rejected because the package is over 2lb? I have a 2.5 lb package to mail and don't want the shop to be rejected, it's a regular box shop. Thanks.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/17/2021 11:33PM by tlin.

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No, if it's over the allowed reimbursement, you pay the difference. I've mailed packages over 2 lbs. The box size can't be over 12 x 12 x 12 I think.

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Quite right, you will not be reimbursed for the additional cost of mailing the package.

Caveat: It's been months since I've done one, and the rules MAY have changed. Read your guidelines CAREFULLY.

Thank you @ceasesmith and @MsJudi. I'll check with the scheduler also.

I've done TONS of regular box shops where my package was over 2 lbs...usually sending something to son and family. I have to pay the total postage, even if it goes over the $14 reimbursement, which it never does, since it's only in the next state. For example, I may ship them a 3.5 lb box and the shipping cost will be 10.75. I will get full reimbursement of $10.75, since I did not go over the maximum $14 reimbursement amount, even though it's over 2 lbs. ON THE OTHER HAND, I have a nephew in Calif that I mail something to now and the on a regular box shop. I try to keep it UNDER 2 lbs. Last time I mailed him something on a regular shop, it was 1 lb 14 oz. Priority mail was 14.55. Even though I was under the 2 lb recommendation, the cost was over the reimbursement. So I was only reimbursed the $14 and had to eat the $0.55 on my own. Hope that helps.

I got an e-mail telling me the box had to be less than 36. I e-mailed her back and asked if she didn't mean "12x12x12". She replied that was the same thing.

Ooops.

Do not rely on schedulers for correct info -- rely on guidelines. Some schedulers in some MSCs do not have access to details of the shops.

@ceasesmith wrote:

I got an e-mail telling me the box had to be less than 36. I e-mailed her back and asked if she didn't mean "12x12x12". She replied that was the same thing.

Ooops.

Do not rely on schedulers for correct info -- rely on guidelines. Some schedulers in some MSCs do not have access to details of the shops.

Quite right. Someone needs to educate that scheduler, though.

The scheduler is correct; the total has to be less than or equal to 36”
So a box that has one side that is 18” is perfectly fine, as long as the total is less than or equal to 36”.

@guysmom wrote:

@ceasesmith wrote:

I got an e-mail telling me the box had to be less than 36. I e-mailed her back and asked if she didn't mean "12x12x12". She replied that was the same thing.

Ooops.

Do not rely on schedulers for correct info -- rely on guidelines. Some schedulers in some MSCs do not have access to details of the shops.
Quite right. Someone needs to educate that scheduler, though.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/19/2021 09:47PM by SoCalMama.

Oh, this utterly DELIGHTS ME!

12"x12"x12" describes a SPACE -- one cubic foot.

36" describes NOTHING.

The box MUST be smaller than a cubic foot.

Yes Cease, when you add up the length, width, and height of the box, the total of those three measurements has to be 36" or less. So a box that is 12x12x12 is right at the limit. it could be 16x10x10, or 18x10x8, or just about anything that equals 36" or less.

Just a friendly warning, be careful with fractions though! The box may be stamped 12x12x12 on the bottom, but actually measure 12.5x12.25x12.25 which would actually equal 39" according to the clerk since they can and will round up any of the three measurements. I have found it is better to err on the conservative side with both the weight and measurements so as not to give the clerk anything to ding you on.

"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl -- year after year..."

Yes, but 36", with no descriptor or explanation, is not the same thing as 12x12x12.

Forget it. Not worth it. Carry on.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/2021 05:37AM by SoCalMama.

ROTFLMFAO.

They used to reimburse it all in the same era that they let you buy ANY 'small item' or book of stamps. That era is sadly gone. I no longer do hazmats now that I can only get 2 stamps on top of the fee. A whole book or getting to buy tape was worth it but no longer.

@pambam57 wrote:

They used to reimburse it all in the same era that they let you buy ANY 'small item' or book of stamps. That era is sadly gone. I no longer do hazmats now that I can only get 2 stamps on top of the fee. A whole book or getting to buy tape was worth it but no longer.

I do lots of those shops and send food to food banks in zone five. I must do 100 a year at least? When my cat passed away recently, I had a giant order from chewy.com, and I sent all of that premium cat food to friends that have cats.

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