SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – If you’re planning on shipping out gifts or cards this holiday season… you might want to get a head start.
The United States Postal Service is temporarily increasing their prices on packaging services this holiday shopping season starting this weekend and ending in mid-January. People making shipments of their own Tuesday seemed pretty upset by the news… “That’s really messed up!” Said one customer. “That’s not fair for nobody. Added another. “Holidays are hard enough.” Someone else added.
The postal service stated that the price increases are intended to “help cover extra handling costs” and that the change is “in line with competitive practices.”
The holiday price increase all comes down to the weight. Regardless of the size of the box, if you’re sending a package within 600 miles of where you live, here’s how the price bump will impact you: for packages zero to three pounds there will be a 40 cent increase, four to 10 pounds will be a 60 cent increase, 11 to 25 pounds is a 95 cent increase, and anything 26 pounds or more will have an additional three dollar increase.
The prices are a little different if you plan to ship express or if you are a commercial customer rather than a retail customer. So, you just may want to get those presents purchased and sent before the price goes up this Sunday, October 5.
Western Mass News has reached out to the United States Postal Service for comment on the matter, but we have not yet heard back.
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