F:AT Math Trade --GLORY and REVELRY--

all of my stuff is shipped out, had to freaking fight with the PO about whether a box was flat-rate or not.

Jeb's DS game arrived! Thanks JEb!

Shipping all my small stuff in the morning.

Marked a few more of the games "for trade" on TOS.

Need some big boxes.....

My credit card had some mystery charges show up on it and that's what my FedEx account is tied to, so I may be a little late shipping out, we'll see!

Mrmarcus's package with Warrior Knights and expansion made it here today. There was a huge ding on the bottom of the shipping box that the delivery lady pointed out but the game inside was in fine shape thanks to his superior packing skillz!

Everything went out yesterday, I guess all packages sent from Canada come with $100 insurance & tracking numbers automatically so there isn't an extra charge to the shipping.

lj1983 wrote: all of my stuff is shipped out, had to freaking fight with the PO about whether a box was flat-rate or not.

THIS, THIS A THOUSAND TIMES. Folks, the USPS is becoming a hostile place for flat-rate shippers. You know that big kiosk in the USPS that has all the "flat-rate" examples and lingo on it and is filled with boxes? MANY OF THOSE ARE NOT FLAT-RATE BOXES. There are boxes labeled "Flat-Rate" and boxes which look essentially exactly the same and stored there that are "Postal boxes." They will lose their shit if you try to use them as flat-rate boxes.

Be mindful and bother the shit out of them about this. It's nefarious.

Got me A GAME OF THRONES from Chapel. Looked like the USPS set off a stun grenade in the box itself as chits were everywhere. But the kids got it all organized and I must compliment FFG on a surprisingly effective box insert!

I used a 'board game flat rate box' which is a 'large flat rate box' and says so on the side. they initially charged me an additional $6 for it, which I eventually got refunded. they had just never seen one before.

Guys, I am negligent and bad- I haven't shipped anything yet. I will do so tonight. Squig, I need your address. I didn't realize I had something to send to you.

Flat rate is tricky. You can ship a square box game in a flat rate box with minimal packaging, and I totally recommend it. However, book case games can go in a regular priority box and sometimes it winds up cheaper than flat rate by several dollars depending on where it's going.

I've never seen one of those legendary board game boxes.

A trick I like to use is to just go to the automated kiosks. You avoid the PO staff screwing around, and you can do fun things like accidentally mis-measure your package to avoid the size surcharge. I send stuff via normal priority in a flat rate box sometimes. I've not had any problems e with it.

Michael Barnes wrote:
A trick I like to use is to just go to the automated kiosks. You avoid the PO staff screwing around, and you can do fun things like accidentally mis-measure your package to avoid the size surcharge. I send stuff via normal priority in a flat rate box sometimes. I've not had any problems e with it.

Gods, I wish that were an option. The kiosk here is broken 90% of the time. The one time I saw it working there was a lady there mailing something like fifteen packages from her home business. And taking her time with it.