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to Cheaper Subscription Box Shipping

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SHIP SUBSCRIPTION BOXES BY CUBIC WEIGHT

Carriers like USPS provide discounted rates for customerswith high volume who ship small, heavy packages.

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Use the cubic weight system to reducethe cost of subscription box shipping.

Eligible packages:

Priority mailpackages

Weighing lessthan 20 poundsMeasuring less than

.5 cubic feet volume

Carriers like USPS provide discounted rates for customerswith high volume who ship small, heavy packages.

Your customers pay for the actual size and distancethe box is traveling rather than how much it weighs.

USE FEDEX SMARTPOST OR UPS SUREPOSTTO SEND SUBSCRIPTION BOXES

The most expensive part of delivery is mail carriers drivingtheir massive trucks to your customer’s home or office.

Standard delivery services from FedEx and UPS add surchargesbased on the delivery area, which can quickly drive up your shipping costs.

SmartPost and SurePost eliminate these surcharges by picking upthe package from your location and delivering it the final zone.

From there the customers' local USPS branch will make the 'last mile' delivery.

USE FEDEX SMARTPOST TO SEND SUBSCRIPTION BOXES

Then your customers' local mail carrieradds those packages to his daily route.

The most expensive part of delivery is mail carriers drivingtheir massive trucks to your customer’s home or office.

USING DISCOUNTS FROM SHIPPING VOLUME

Primary mail carriers like FedEx and UPS add surchargesbased on the delivery area, which can quickly drive up your shipping costs.

Volume can be difficult to obtain, but

SmartPost eliminates these surcharges by delivering packages frommultiple vendors directly to your customers’ local USPS branch.

it doesn’t mean that the savingsare completely out of reach.

Then your customers' local mail carrieradds those packages to his daily route.

Ask your suppliers to useyour corporate shipping account.

Consider using a third party fulfillment centerthat can share the benefits of economies of scale.

Ask your suppliers to useyour corporate shipping account.

Consider using a third party fulfillment centerthat can share the benefits of economies of scale.

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What methods do you use to decreasethe cost of shipping your subscription boxes?

it doesn’t mean that the savingsare completely out of reach.