All swappers please note,

When shipping the swap box from the USPS or FedEx please do your home work and ask many question about the shipping charges. This is a large swap box but it should not cost anyone more than $16.00 to ship the box. You can go on line and pre determine what the shipping charges are. Here are the links for USPS and FedEx.

USPS pricing - http://www.usps.com/tools/calculatepostage/welcome.htm
FedEx pricing - https://www.fedex.com/ratefinder/home?cc=US&language=en&CMP=KNC-REM250

Please note the following:

1) Make sure you're NOT shipping it Priority Mail as some have already done
2) Parcel Insurance is NOT needed, (only if you choose to)
3) Make sure its Parcel post.
4) Tracking number is NOT needed, (only if you choose to)


Here is actual shipping cost to ship from Kaboom1 to DaveMac for an example

USPS - $14.77 Parcel Post and Priority was $27.70
FedEx - $15.73 2-business days ground

Couple of things I have learned in the last few months about shipping stuff from the USPS that you might want to note. Also anyone else has anything they have learned and would like to share please do so.

1) If you are shipping a book the USPS has a special charge called Media charge, it is dirt cheap. For example I shipped a book to Alaska and it only cost $1.89

2) Watch these Flat Rate boxes, some are standard charges and some are labeled Flat Rate Priority, they will get you on this one.

3) Ship items in your own brown box and don’t use their Standard packaging, the cost is less.

Please share anything you might know to save a dollar for shipping items out......thanks