An FYI to anyone still using an SSB account with CP
Summary: lotzofuniquegoodies shared an email from Canada Post regarding a promotion for lightweight Expedited packages in Canada, valid until May 20, 2024. mrdutch1001 also received the email, while flipistics noted that the promotion has been ongoing for some time and expressed hope for a new agreement with eBay for packages in the 200g to 500g range. doc_scribe responded, stating that even with discounts, Expedited Parcel services don't match the cost-effectiveness of Flat Rate boxes or XPressPost bubble mailers. reallynicestamps received the information via snail mail and added it to a collection for a postal history dealer.
This just showed in my email today from CP. Intended for ANY sellers with lightweight Expedited packages in Canada.
Full link: Currently valid until May 20, 2024
-Lotz
reallynicestamps
·2 years agoI got that too -- but as snail mail, not an email.
It went in the "collectible but not valuable " box to sell to our local postal history dealer.
flipistics
·2 years agoThat promotion has been going on for quite a long time now. I'd consider it good news that it's being extended again, because that probably means they seeing results from it. Hopefully we'll see a new cheap agreement with eBay as well for stuff in the 200g to 500g range.
doc_scribe
·2 years agoBut even if CP eventually does offer something like that, we're still talking about Expedited Parcel handling and service. Besides, I've yet to see even a discounted Expedited rate (plus Fuel Charge, plus own packaging) match the all-in costs of those sturdy and suprisingly brisk Extra-Small national Flat Rate boxes, or 'get-it-by-the-weekend' regional XPressPost bubble mailers.
Spoiled, I am. So flat, I be. 😄
mrdutch1001
·2 years agoyes... got the email last evening...