# Some1 know how the post office works? **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [July 4, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648 "2020-07-04T20:44:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kyle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kyle/32/85091_2.png) [@Kyle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kyle)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/1 "2020-07-04T20:44:35Z")
so this happened when i was string trading with @PCaliyoyos ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/e/d/4ed1e7fae40655563aa9a020ac33440415204377.jpeg) its about 3/4 inch thick shipping to Florida. Does anybody know how many stamps it’ll take to ship there? ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/2 "2020-07-04T21:11:52Z")
For standard mail service it is based on weight. What does this package weigh? ---
**Author:** ![Kyle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kyle/32/85091_2.png) [@Kyle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kyle)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/3 "2020-07-04T21:12:26Z")
less than 1 ounce ---
**Author:** ![Kyle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kyle/32/85091_2.png) [@Kyle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kyle)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/4 "2020-07-04T21:12:41Z")
i think it was 2 thick last time ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/5 "2020-07-04T21:14:59Z")
Okay, then it would be classified as a package rather than a letter and would cost $2.74, or five stamps. ---
**Author:** ![Kyle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kyle/32/85091_2.png) [@Kyle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kyle)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/6 "2020-07-04T21:18:32Z")
wow ok thx! ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/7 "2020-07-04T21:32:30Z")
> [@Kyle](#): > > i think it was 2 thick last time I use to sell cards on ebay and if I tried to send too many in an envelope they’d put it back in my mailbox a day or 2 later informing me that it needed more postage. It was always frustrating to me. I ended up just going directly to the post office and paying to ship things there…my post office is less then a mile away from me. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/8 "2020-07-05T01:12:01Z")
> [@Kyle](#): > > i think it was 2 thick last time It’s based on weight and thickness for letters. And as zslane noted beyond a certain size it becomes a package. Best bet is to take it to the post office and have it weighed there. You will get the exact cost. ---
**Author:** ![fatguysnacks247](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fatguysnacks247/32/81478_2.png) [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/9 "2020-07-05T01:21:40Z")
info on shipping limitations at link… [https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm100/mailing-domestic.htm](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm100/mailing-domestic.htm) try shipping between 2 thin but sturdy sheets, (like custom fatguysnacks stickers!!! see attached), to make ‘sliding’ through the mail much easier :wink: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/0/1/301b607938acb2d6d7bdfcdbceff5af0e0b31afb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryanmcg/32/72186_2.png) [@ryanmcg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ryanmcg)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/10 "2020-07-05T01:39:18Z")
Awesome, I’ll remember that. I’ve got a fatguy stack of these you sent me a while ago. ---
**Author:** ![fatguysnacks247](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fatguysnacks247/32/81478_2.png) [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/11 "2020-07-05T01:49:49Z")
i’ve used two of these, an envelope and stamps to send things that should have cost $6, lol… like: pool/yoyo gloves kendama string, beads HIGE STACKS of stickers bearings and strings stuff i can’t remember up to a 0.5” thick… i’ll go back and look…cleverly packaged, and with good relationships with your mail carrier, you can make magic happen :wink: ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/12 "2020-07-05T01:54:48Z")
The thing that really annoyed me when shipping multiple top loaders in a single envelope…is the mailwoman would put them into my mailbox with a note saying I needed to pay more on postage… Then I’d take them up to the post office and they had this plastic measuring thingy they’d slide the envelope though showing it wasn’t too thick to get through everything and they’d tell me everything was fine. So I’d be thankful and hand them over. Only to find them back in my freaking mailbox again a day or 2 later. lol it really was frustrating and I ended up having to give a couple of people partial refunds because of the delays in shipping (I worked damn hard to keep my ebay feedback at 100% positive). ---
**Author:** ![Kyle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kyle/32/85091_2.png) [@Kyle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kyle)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/some1-know-how-the-post-office-works/323648/13 "2020-07-05T02:32:59Z")
> [@twitch77](#): > > (I worked damn hard to keep my ebay feedback at 100% positive). lol relatable