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grass disaster
06-06-2006, 07:29 PM
i'm about to mail out some letters can i put in there one of those magnetic business cards or will it weigh too much? for the 37cent stamp
jmartin
06-06-2006, 08:49 PM
Hate to tell you, but postage went up to 39 cents back in January. As long as the envelope doesn't weigh more than 1 ounce yo will be OK.
1MajorTom
06-06-2006, 08:52 PM
personally if it were me, I would just go the post office and take one of the envelopes there with the magnet in it. have them weigh it, then you'll know for sure.
PJDiesel
06-06-2006, 09:27 PM
Mail 200+ and you can get a bulk rate.

I'm pretty sure the magnet cards are too heavy for one stamp......
grass disaster
06-06-2006, 10:01 PM
one envelope
one magnet
one card
one sheet of paper weighs .053lbs

am i good to go?
EliteImpressions
06-06-2006, 11:20 PM
an ounce is .0625 so you should be fine.
ALarsh
06-06-2006, 11:46 PM
No return envelope?
grass disaster
06-07-2006, 12:01 AM
it's just a flyer with my name on it and a list of services.

they can call the number on it if interested
ATVracer
06-07-2006, 12:19 AM
You should not mail magnets in a regular envelope. The Post Office sorts all mail on machinery and it will rip open anything with an odd shaped item in it. You need to pay 52 cents each for them which is the rate for odd shaped mailings and have them hand sorted at you local post office.
grass disaster
06-07-2006, 12:39 AM
this is a small town i think they hand sort all of the mail.

i think i will be fine.

i think i will take my chances.
jmartin
06-07-2006, 01:05 PM
Like I said before, as long as it weighs less than 1 ounce AND isn't thicker than 1/4", a 39 cent stamp will be OK. I've seen things thicker than a magnet mailed for 39 cents and there was no problem.
Lumberjack
06-07-2006, 01:06 PM
this is a small town i think they hand sort all of the mail.

i think i will be fine.

i think i will take my chances.

Hate to tell you this but No your maill will be dumped into a big hamper and shipped to a processing center where the machines will sort it...The USPS does not hand sort mail unless the machines wont take it.

If its a flexable refrigerator magnet then most of them will survive. If there not flexable , well sorry. Also be aware the magnets will stick several letters on the side of the machines and may delay thier delivery some untill they are found. I would guess about a 2-3 percent loss overall.

You may want to mail a few to yourself and friends to help monitor delivery.
grass disaster
06-07-2006, 04:26 PM
Hate to tell you this but No your maill will be dumped into a big hamper and shipped to a processing center where the machines will sort it...The USPS does not hand sort mail unless the machines wont take it.

If its a flexable refrigerator magnet then most of them will survive. If there not flexable , well sorry. Also be aware the magnets will stick several letters on the side of the machines and may delay thier delivery some untill they are found. I would guess about a 2-3 percent loss overall.

You may want to mail a few to yourself and friends to help monitor delivery.

haha your a funny man.

i gave them to the lady she put them in a couple different piles and they were on there way.

oh yeah she also stamped them by hand
Lumberjack
06-08-2006, 12:30 PM
ah, Minnesota.... sorry forgot you guys still use pony express....