Flat-rate, no weight limit envelopes and boxes are still sold by the usps (https://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductCategoryDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10152&categoryId=13354&parent_category_rn=11820&top_category=).
It's usually not as good of a deal as the media mail rates for shipping books, though it's fun to imagine the envelopes as a very cheap way of shipping iridium.
I don't mind the baggage charges so much, except for the lack of information...consumers should be informed before they click on "BUY" that new baggage charges are in effect, but most just find out the first time they're at the airport. That does nobody any good, and generates a lot of ill will towards the airline. I also wonder about collusion...how is it that all of the large airlines ended up with almost the same fee structure? Ah well, they'll all end up as a couple big airlines soon anyway.
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It's usually not as good of a deal as the media mail rates for shipping books, though it's fun to imagine the envelopes as a very cheap way of shipping iridium.
I don't mind the baggage charges so much, except for the lack of information...consumers should be informed before they click on "BUY" that new baggage charges are in effect, but most just find out the first time they're at the airport. That does nobody any good, and generates a lot of ill will towards the airline. I also wonder about collusion...how is it that all of the large airlines ended up with almost the same fee structure? Ah well, they'll all end up as a couple big airlines soon anyway.