Some sellers who print postage online take advantage of the US Postal Service’s Package Pickup service, handing off their outgoing packages to mail carriers. But apparently it’s not available everywhere. This week, the USPS said it had expanded Package Pickup Read more
Australia Post crowed recently that the pandemic had fueled the country’s online shopping boom, with Food and Liquor growing 77% over the prior year. But just weeks later, a news report says the postal service will stop accepting food and Read more
A law firm in Canada is going to court over allegations that shipping courier DHL misrepresented its fees to recipients. CBC News reported on Thursday: “Court documents claim that DHL leads customers to believe that fees they must pay once Read more
Etsy sellers will pay 5% more when purchasing Australia Post shipping labels through its system. The new rates will take effect on April 15. As Etsy notes, sellers in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada can buy shipping labels on Read more
UPS is changing rates for packages sent through eBay’s shipping label program. eBay said in some cases the rates would be higher than they are now through eBay Labels, in other cases, they would be lower. UPS rates through eBay Read more
Is anyone else experiencing unexpected returns from eBay when using its international shipping service? Today we received an email from a seller who unexpectedly got two orders destined for overseas sent back to them without explanation. “I have had two Read more
Online sellers who are concerned about the US Postal Service’s decision to slow the speed of First Class Mail have a chance to weigh in next week, but you only have until Tuesday (March 30) to register. UPDATE 4/1/2021: The Read more
The US Postal Service’s main job is to get mail and packages from Point A to Point B for the American people. But as it faces declining mail volumes and increasing competitive pressure in the package space, instead of vowing Read more
The US Postal Service wasted no time after announcing its 10-year plan on Tuesday and filed immediately with the Postal Regulatory Commission on a key provision. The USPS wants to change service standard for First Class Mail to give it Read more
A politician quipped, “There’s no DeJoy in the Post Office tonight,” after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced his 10-year plan to revive (rescue?) the US Postal Service on Tuesday. The US Postal Service also announced the formation of a task Read more
