USPS Service Detail

 

ShipRush Endicia offers the following Postal Services shipping services:

 

Domestic Letter Service:

 

 

The Postal Service does not offer Delivery Confirmation on First Class letter post. While there is a "Mailpiece ID" or "tracking number" associated with each piece of First Class Letter post, the mailpiece is not trackable in any way.

 

First Class Letter post is not included in the SCAN form.

 

Domestic Parcel Services:

 

 

ShipRush provides cheaper postage than going to the post office. Priority and Express Mail shipments receive the electronic discount. This makes shipments processed with ShipRush typically 3%-5% cheaper than walking into a post office.

 

ShipRush provides FREE Delivery Confirmation on all Priority Mail shipments. For other services, ShipRush provides the lowest cost Delivery Confirmation available from the Postal Service (just $0.18). With ShipRush, Signature Confirmation is also cheaper than walking into a post office: Just $1.75 in ShipRush ($2.10 at the post office).

 

International Parcel Services:

 

 

International shipments with ShipRush receive the USPS Online Discount: 5% off when shipping Priority International and 8% off Express International.

 

 

Delivery Confirmation (aka DC)

 

What is Delivery Confirmation?

 

From www.usps.com:

 

"Verify delivery with Delivery Confirmation. Our low cost Delivery Confirmation service gives you the date, ZIP Code™ and time your article was delivered. If delivery was attempted you will get the date and time of attempted delivery..." (Full explanation here.)

 

The Postal Service does not offer DC on letter post (letters, postcards and flats). All ShipRush processed parcels automatically have DC.

ShipRush generated parcel shipments qualify for the electronic DC rate, which is only $0.18 (at the post office it is $0.65 - $0.75).

 

For applicable shipments, ShipRush always includes DC. This is by design and cannot be disabled or turned off.

 

To qualify for DC, shipments must be processed as a First Class Parcel, and also qualify for the Parcel rate. At least one of these general rules should be true of the shipment for it to qualify as a Parcel:

 

 

In other words, it is not permissible to take a #10 envelope, put a piece of paper in it, and mail it as a First Class Parcel. (That is what a Priority Mail Envelope is for!)

 

 

First Class Letter Post Rules

 

These rules are general guidelines only. Please refer to the relevant USPS documentation for authoritative rules and procedures. Note that all rules and guidelines are subject to change. The USPS periodically revises its rates and terms.

 

To Qualify as a Letter:

 

    1. Enclosed in plastic or closed with clasps, strings, buttons, etc
    2. Unevenly shaped - i.e. pens...
    3. Too rigid - doesn't bend under 40 lbs around an 11" diameter turn
    4. Delivery address is parallel to the short side
    5. Length divided by height < 1.3 or > 2.5
    6. If more than 4.25" high or 6" long - the thickness is less than .009"
    7. Self mailer folded perpendicular to the address
    8. Booklet piece with a bound edge

 

First Class FLATs