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Question about the 13 ounce rule
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:31 am
by rdf8585
There's a rule that any package more than 13 ounces needs to be mailed in person at a Post Office.
If I mail out an 8x10 mailer with a smaller 5x7 mailer, a letter, and 1 DVD insert inside - is that more than 13 ounces?
When you send out requests like that, do you usually just drop them in a mailbox?
Re: Question about the 13 ounce rule
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:36 am
by RYAN-J
You'd have to get a postal scale or some type of small table top scale that people use to weigh food if their on a diet and see how much it weights. But I think if you put 4 stamps on it, that should cover the costs, packages are considered anything bigger than a 9x12 envelope. I work for a post office, so I just take my request with me when I go into work.
RYAN-J

Re: Question about the 13 ounce rule
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:55 pm
by BossC
I agree with Ryan-J. Get a scale so you can weigh it at home and just put it in your mail box. I got one for Christmas a few years ago and I use it all the time.
13 ounces is a lot--think about the weight of a can of green beans, normally those cans are around 15-16 ounces so it is a little heavier than the 13 ounce limit--most things I mail (even packagages) are under that 13 ounce rule.
With what you described, I'd guess at least 4 ounces, maybe 5. Check the usps.com website for the cost to mail.
BossC