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FREE 5lb Digital Scale

As a new Stamps.com customer you will receive a FREE 5 lb. Digital Scale. The scale is a $50 value and is yours to keep with no additional obligation. Just pay for shipping and handling (typically $9.99 or less).

$25 Postage Offer

As a new Stamps.com customer you will receive $5 in free postage that you can use during your trial period. After you complete your trial period, you are eligible for an additional $20 in postage. We will give you two $10 postage coupons. You can redeem one coupon per month once you complete your trial.

FREE Supplies Kit

To help you get started we will ship you a free Supplies Kit that includes free postage labels to use with the service (a $5 value). However, you don't need to wait for the Supplies Kit to arrive in order to print postage. You can immediately take advantage of features such as printing shipping labels on plain paper or printing postage directly on envelopes!

USPS Priority Mail

What is USPS Priority Mail?

The US Postal Service’s Priority Mail is a quick yet economical way to mail packages under 70 pounds within the United States. Using Priority Mail Flat Rate packages designed by USPS or your own boxes, you can ship items across the country and have them arrive in two to three days to most locations.

Unlike other services, USPS doesn’t add surcharges for residential delivery, fuel, Saturday delivery or delivery to out-of-the-way places. The US Postal Service even offers two ways to pay for shipping via Priority Mail – flat rate and retail pricing.

Priority Mail Flat Rate Pricing

USPS has a line of flat rate envelopes and boxes with pre-priced shipping costs between $4.95 and $13.95. The post office’s only requirement is that all items fit reasonably inside the container. With flat rate pricing, you don’t have to worry about paying more to send your item further. Everything is included in one flat rate.

Priority Mail Retail Pricing

If you prefer to ship an item in your own box, the post office will weigh your package and determine the Priority Mail rate. If you are a Stamps.com customer, the digital scale will weigh the item and automatically calculate the postage rate into the software. The Priority Mail retail pricing rate depends on how far the packages are being sent. USPS has split the country into eight “zones,” charging more as the distance between you and your package’s destination increases. Rates for this type of shipping start at $4.95 through USPS and $4.80 if you are a Stamps.com customer.

How to Send Packages with Priority Mail

You can get Priority Mail boxes, stickers and forms sent to you free of charge at any USPS Post Office nationwide or through the Stamps.com software. Order free USPS Shipping Supplies now.

To prepare your package, place the address labels flat on the box and affix the postage label on the upper right corner of the box. The post office provides free Priority Mail stickers for plain boxes to further indicate their shipping status. Add any additional services, such as Signature or Delivery Confirmation and insurance before mailing your packages.

If your package weighs less than 20 pounds but is between 84 and 108 square inches, USPS will charge you for a 20-pound package if you’re mailing your package locally or between zones 1 and 4. Packages that are larger than a cubic foot and destined for zones 5 through 8 will cost you either the actual weight or dimensional weight, whichever price is higher. Stamps.com customers will have all of these complex rate calculations automatically performed by the software based on package size and delivery destination.

Examples of Free Priority Mail Shipping Boxes Available from USPS

Examples of Free Priority Mail
Shipping Boxes Available from USPS

Selecting Priority Mail in the Stamps.com software.

Selecting Priority Mail in the Stamps.com software.
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If you can’t get to the post office right away, USPS will come pick your Priority Mail package at home. Just go online and schedule a pickup. Your postal carrier will come to your home or business to get your packages as long as you’ve paid for and attached online postage through a company such as Stamps.com.

If you require pickup of your Priority Mail item before your carrier’s normal arrival time, USPS offers Pickup On Demand for $15.30 per package load. Your carrier will collect your item in a two-hour time frame. This service also is available for Express Mail, Parcel Post and Global Express Guaranteed.

Stamps.com Discounts – Get Up to 11% Off Priority Mail Retail Rates

Stamps.com customers automatically get a discount of up to 11 percent on the retail price of Priority Mail for all packages except the Large Flat Rate box. These discounts are automatically calculated by the Stamps.com software as long as you use the “Package” section.

Also, Delivery Confirmation is FREE when you print a Priority Mail shipping label with Stamps.com.

Every new customer account starts with:

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  • $5 in free postage to use in trial period
  • Free 5lb digital scale*
  • Free Supplies Kit including postage labels
  • Additional $10 postage coupons to use after trial

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