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Although we ship your order for free here at BigBrandWholesale.com, USPS is raising rates... AGAIN on online sellers all over the country. Here's all the details you need to know if you ship your orders using USPS:The Postal Service’s proposed rate hikes are in line with last peak season’s levels, and they “frankly seem pretty reasonable compared to what FedEx has proposed,” Gordon Glazer, a senior consultant and USPS specialist at Shipware, said on LinkedIn.But the operating environme …

It can be frustrating to only receive part of your order, but it is common for orders containing multiple packages to have them delivered on different days, even though they were shipped at the same time.  Here's exactly why this happens (click Play on video below): As you can see, it is very easy for parcels to become separated from their mates.  This means they will arrive on different days.  If you have ordered multiple items, simply wait and the rest should arrive within 7 …

It's always exciting to find business supplies online for cheaper than you would pay if you were to buy direct from the dealer, but when it comes to postage, NEVER click "confirm order".Counterfeit postage is a MASSIVE problem that is plaguing USPS and driving up real postage costs.  So, what exactly IS counterfeit postage?Counterfeit Postage looks so much like legitimate postage that most people would assume it's real! Looking at the image below, can you tell which is the fake?Here's the a …

If you ship multiple parcels each day you have likely discovered, or at least heard about, the supposedly absolutely AMAZING USPS “Scan Sheet”.  The Scan Sheet looks like this:The idea of the scan sheet is outstanding; essentially the seller prints postage for dozens (or hundreds or thousands) of parcels then the seller prints a single “Scan Sheet” which features a single barcode. When the United States Postal Service employee scans the barcode it is SUPPOSED to be the same as the employee …

According to the USPS press release that I received on 9-3-21, the temporary rate increase will go into effect at 12:00 a.m., Central Time, on Oct. 3, 2021, and remain in place until 12:00 a.m., Central Time, Dec. 26, 2021. (So, yes, this includes all of your holiday season USPS parcels). *NOTE:  Here at BigBrandWholesale.com WE SHIP FOR FREE inside the USA, meaning you will not pay us any additional money for this rate increase.  We will deal with the increase on our own.&nb …