USPS mail services offer price, speed, and delivery options for letters, documents, and packages with Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, First-Class Mail, Media Mail, Retail Ground Shipping. Media Mail and Library Mail are not sealed against postal inspection. Regardless of physical closure, the mailing of articles at Media Mail or Library Mail prices constitutes consent by the mailer to postal inspection of the contents. 2.3 Delivery and Return Addresses. All Media Mail and Library Mail must bear a delivery address. The delivery.
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Media Mail is a cost-effective shipping option provided by the U.S. Postal Service that is useful if your business has high-volume, large package shipping needs. Media Mail must weight less than 70 lbs., and the sum of the length, width and height must not exceed 108 inches. You cannot buy postage from the USPS website to use this shipping method; however, you can purchase and print postage through PayPal. This method allows you to avoid waiting for supplies or purchasing a monthly subscription.
1.Weigh your shipment. Measure the box to ensure that it meets size requirements.
2.Navigate to the PayPal website (link in Resources) and log in to to your account using your username and password. If you do not have an account, click the blue 'Sign up' button in the top right of the Web page, and then follow the prompts to activate your account.
3.Click the 'My Account' tab, and then click the 'Profile' link that appears underneath the tab. Click 'My Selling Tools' in the gray box.
4.Scroll down to the 'Shipping my items' section, and then click 'Update' in the right side of 'Shipping preferences.'
5.Confirm the shipping address and name. Click 'Edit address' if you need to adjust that information.
6.Confirm your printer's type under the 'US Postal Service Preference' section. Click 'Edit printer settings,' and then follow the prompts if you need to change your printer information.
7.Select 'US Postal Service.' Review and select the desired options in the 'Display Return Shipping Label Link to Buyer' and 'Display Ship Button' sections.
8.Click the 'Overview' tab, and then click the 'Ship' button next to the item you wish to mail.
9.Select 'United States Postal Service.' Click 'Continue,' and then enter the shipping information on the new page.
10.Click the 'Service Type' drop-down menu and choose 'Media Mail.' Select your package type, enter its weight, enter the date you want to mail the package and enter a message to the recipient, if desired. The page provides you with a option to display the return shipping label link; click the radio button next to this option to activate this setting.
11.Review the shipping and payment details. Edit the information as needed, and then click 'Pay and Continue.' PayPal processes the payment and a pops up a window with your postage.
Tip
- Print your label and affix it to your shipment. You can drop the package off at the post office for delivery, schedule for a pickup on the USPS website or place it in a mailbox, depending on the size.
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Media Mail is a service provided by the United States Postal Service (USPS) that allows customers to send a variety of mixed media through the mail at a cheaper rate than ordinary packages. The types of media allowed are limited, though, and by following this guide you will know what you can and cannot send through Media Mail.
Types
Media Mail requires only specific types of media, and these include sound recordings, video tapes, books, film, manuscripts, and computer readable media. Computer readable media include anything like a DVD, CD, Floppy Disc, Zip Disc, and other diskette format. If anything in your package is not considered one of the items listed above, then you cannot ship it using Media Mail. This includes magazines because they contain advertisements and advertisements are not allowed to be sent through Media Mail.
Warning
Every package is subject to a random search, and if it includes items that are not allowed to be shipping under Media Mail, then the packaged will be returned to the sender. This can delay things for businesses or personal transactions, and you may even have to pick the package up at the post office.
Size
When shipping through Media Mail, you can only ship packages that weigh less than 70 lbs. The package's length and girth also cannot exceed a total of 108 inches. The weight also depends on the price and goes up .35 cents for every pound, starting with $2.23 for 1 pound and $26.38 for 70 pounds.
Time Frame
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Media Mail is shipped at the same time rate as a Parcel Post. This means that the packages are shipped solely by trucks and may take 7 through 9 days to reach their destination. All the times vary, though, and if you are sending the package somewhere fairly close, then you will usually get it sooner.
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Considerations
Shipping books through Media Mail may not be the cheapest option if you are mailing the books to a public library. Those books can be sent under a cheaper rate known as the 'Library Rate.' For example, a 1 pound package sent through the Library Rate will only cost $2.12 instead of $2.23. The savings add up with bigger packages.