FYI the postal increases, last week, affect larger light weight boxes via PRIORITY mail. They now multiply dimensions by weight depening on distances. While shipping pkgs from Minnesota to another midwest city, not much has changed. However shipping from MN to the east or west coast has increase by 2 or 3 times on larger light weight boxes.
If the box is w/in 1 cubic foot, the rates haven't changed much. But, if it's greater, than that, it sky-rockets. For example, I sent a 1 pound 12 oz box containing handlebars to California. Because it was over a cubic foot, the cost increased from about 9.00 to 26.00 dollars via priority. Also shipping frames has doubled in cost.
One way around this may be to ship light/large boxes via parcel post. They don't add dimensions to parcel post.
So, I suggest considering parcel post for pkgs over a cubic foot.
Scott Davis Twin Cities, MN USA
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