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small shipping weight error
 

I just printed out a label for a shipment that I figured to be a certain weight, but I made a mistake and actually the shipping weight is going to be just under an ounce higher. (both my mistaken weight and the actual one were between 1 and 2 pounds)

Anyway if I'm using a USPS Priority Mail Flat-Rate envelope the cost is going to be the same regardless... so my question is do I still need to go through all the trouble of cancelling the label, printing out a new one, and waiting for a postage refund? Normally I would just do that but it seems like such a needless thing to do in this case when I'm using flat-rate and the difference is not even an additional ounce. Would they actually consider it to be "mail fraud" or something? :suspicious:

yeah I'm lazy I know lol

No need to add stamps, Ghost said it's a flat rate envelope. I wouldn't worry about it, should be fine..

Oh... who said that he needed to add stamps? Flat rate envelopes don't need extra stamps.

You did, lol..

^^ yeah I saw that too

Where? I didn't see anything...

Lakey... you phaked my post? Tsk tsk tsk.

Okay then! Looks like we're all about to find out anyway... You're welcome. ;)

I've routinely under posted items... For the most part everything goes through fine.I've had only 1 person ever tell me it arrived postage due. I estimate what the item weighs and add an ounce, as long as it's within 1 or 2 ounces, it goes through fine. Priority flate rate is irrelevant as to the weight.... custom labels are the only ones that ask you for a weight on flat rate envelopes.

^^ that's good.. should be no problem at all then

Yeah, flat rates are just for that purpose...going for a FLAT FEE.

However, in the USA, sometimes going 1st class makes a big difference in savings. Under 2lbs of course.

Yeah, it wasn't the fee I was concerned with anyway. Just not knowing if or how much they'd care about a mis-statement of weight regardless.