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New Free Web App: USPS First Class Package Price Calculator

 
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Posted 03/13/2019   12:53 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add mcgeesorg to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
When the USPS switched First Class Retail Packages to zone-based pricing in January, they added insult to injury by making customers use an online price calculator that requires a bunch of clicking and scrolling.

So, I created a dedicated calculator for determining First Class package rates. It requires just one click, and it's one more click to find the best combination of stamps to use.

Find it here: First Class Package Price Calculator


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Posted 03/13/2019   5:19 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wtcrowe to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you. It is a good service as it comes with tracking and seems to travel at the same speed as a flat rate priority mail envelope.
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Posted 03/13/2019   5:54 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add bookbndrbob to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks mcgeesorg. Very useful.
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Posted 03/14/2019   11:11 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add modernstamps to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for sharing.
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Posted 03/15/2019   08:11 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wkusau to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks
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Posted 07/13/2020   4:40 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Torin to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Excellent Resource! Thank You!

When mailing first class package items from home that do not exceed 10oz per USPS rules, do you write down First Class Package on the envelope so the carrier knows what that's the shipping method you want to use vs Priority Mail for example?
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Posted 07/13/2020   4:45 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add mcgeesorg to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Yep, you got it exactly, Torin! And you're welcome.
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Posted 07/15/2020   4:12 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Bermuda Sailor to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks, I am going to use this a lot.
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Posted 02/16/2026   10:11 am  Show Profile Check revenuecollector's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add revenuecollector to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Just wondering if anyone knows if something happened to the site owner. I've used this rate calculator ssince its inception, and it's been a great timesaver. About 2 weeks ago it started returning error messages, and none of the contact forms on either of the owner's websites are currently functional.

I've sent a PM via this forum. Hopefully everything is ok with the owner.
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Posted 02/16/2026   1:30 pm  Show Profile Check johnsim03's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add johnsim03 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Are people using First Class still? If you do, are you using a Form 888 to get tracking, or just not bothering with tracking or insurance?!

Since USPS Ground Advantage offers both tracking and insurance included, I've been using that for several years.

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Posted 02/16/2026   1:46 pm  Show Profile Check revenuecollector's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add revenuecollector to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
First Class Parcel *IS* Ground Advantage. There is no difference. So even though the website's on-page terminology hasn't been updated, what it spits out are valid Ground Advantage rates.
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Posted 02/16/2026   4:36 pm  Show Profile Check johnsim03's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add johnsim03 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Got it - thanks!
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