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wiseguy182 · 03-08-2013, 02:34 AM

As most U.S. citizens are probably already aware, the USPS has recently announced that it is discontinuing Saturday mail service later in the year due to financial constraints. This certainly sucks as it will undoubetly take it longer to ship and receive things.

Also, the traditional delivery confirmation is gone, although it's replaced with something very similar: delivery tracking. The green slips are gone, and the tracking number is printed right on the receipt.

Zoneboy · 03-08-2013, 02:40 AM

Only first class mail is being stopped, anything priority or express will still be delivered.

three 14 · 03-08-2013, 08:46 AM

i like priority mail its safer faster it cost's a little more but i like it better than media mail the snal mail i hate media mail.

seanmc1114 · 03-08-2013, 12:15 PM

I think they have also dropped parcel post and media mail. I was in the post office this morning and a woman in front of me was trying to send a book to Germany. The cheapest rate was $24.00 and I thought I heard the postal employee say they have gotten rid of everything but first class, express and priority, at least for overseas shipments.

Last week I sent a set of discs from the U.S. to Canada. They didn't mention the service but it certainly wasn't priority or express. It seems like a package like that used to cost around $5 to send but this one was over $9.

Zoneboy · 03-08-2013, 12:24 PM

Parcel post is still available but it's now called parcel select. Media mail is also still in use. I believe some changes have been done to international first class but I'm not certain as to what they are.

wiseguy182 · 03-09-2013, 01:02 AM

Somebody did tell me the price to ship from U.S. to Canada went up.

DeWilson · 03-25-2013, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy182

Somebody did tell me the price to ship from U.S. to Canada went up.

So did all the international services. $9.75 to send a DVD in a full case to europe!

Also, apparently Saturday delivery will also include first class parcel, parcel select and media mail.

03-08-2013, 02:34 AM	#1
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03-08-2013, 02:40 AM	#2
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03-08-2013, 08:46 AM	#3
three 14 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 20, 2006 Posts: 428	priorty i like priority mail its safer faster it cost's a little more but i like it better than media mail the snal mail i hate media mail.

03-08-2013, 12:15 PM	#4
seanmc1114 seanmc1114 Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 02, 2006 Location: Reynolds, GA Posts: 96	I think they have also dropped parcel post and media mail. I was in the post office this morning and a woman in front of me was trying to send a book to Germany. The cheapest rate was $24.00 and I thought I heard the postal employee say they have gotten rid of everything but first class, express and priority, at least for overseas shipments. Last week I sent a set of discs from the U.S. to Canada. They didn't mention the service but it certainly wasn't priority or express. It seems like a package like that used to cost around $5 to send but this one was over $9.

03-08-2013, 12:24 PM	#5
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,433	Parcel post is still available but it's now called parcel select. Media mail is also still in use. I believe some changes have been done to international first class but I'm not certain as to what they are.

03-09-2013, 01:02 AM	#6
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	Somebody did tell me the price to ship from U.S. to Canada went up.