#Shipping packages free#

USPS usually picks up your package on the next delivery day or another designated day.

#Shipping packages free#

Package Pickup during regular mail delivery is free regardless of the number of items scheduled for pickup. Save time sending your packages with USPS package pickups. If you drop it in a blue collection box or Post Office lobby mail slot, it will be returned to you. NOTE: If you put a large package in your mailbox for pickup service, the carrier will leave it. You may also use the Post Office Self-Service Kiosk to buy stamps and drop your package in the lobby package slot.

If your package is more than one-half inch thick or weighs more than 10 oz and you’re using postage stamps, you must take it to a Post Office retail counter to send it.

Drop it in a blue collection box or Post Office lobby mail slot.

Put it in your mailbox for carrier pickup.

If your package is less than one-half inch thick and weighs less than 10 oz, you may use postage stamps and do one of the following: NOTE: Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express come with free boxes you can pick up at your Post Office or order online.

Tape your box so that it closes flat on all sides and reinforce the flaps with 2-inch wide packing tape.

Pack your box to protect your contents and to make sure the box arrives intact.

In most cases, packages may not be more than 108 inches in total length and girth.

Packages must not weigh more than 70 lbs.Remember, size and weight determine price: TIP: If you're going to use Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express, the boxes come in standard sizes and you can get them at your Post Office ™ location or order online, free! Order Shipping Supplies If you’re reusing a box, make sure all old logos, shipping labels, and addresses are covered or blacked out.Use a sturdy box with enough room to add cushioning for fragile items and to prevent items from shifting.