I have seen several what do you spend threads on cigars accessories etc.

But I am curious if anyone has thought of this one. Between trades, bombs, passes, MAW's, sales what do you think you give to the postal services annually.

I figured mine out and it is staggering.

In 2009 I have spent over $1,800 (USD) I think that the post office should send me a Christmas present :-)

Oh and this is only outbound this does not include shipping to me from vendors etc.
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I don't want to know, but it's several 100 dollars. The small packages I am shipping are about 15 dollars and the bigger boxes somewhere between 30 and 40 dollar. The huge box that I send Tobii and Skills was over 75 dollars. I think it's close to $1000 I spend this year so far.
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USPS doesn't allow me to view more than 31 days of data at a time, but a quick check of a few months of data and I come up with roughly $100 - $125 per month in outbound shipping.
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Around $250 since May.
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I switched from sending everything priority after I looked at my bill last Nov-Dec of over $500. For anything in the same zone First Class is just as fast as long as the box isnt over 13ozs, most fivers run about 8-10oz. Priority is faster coast to coast so I use Priority for long distance stuff.

Shipping to Canada, always use FC, Priority does not get it there any faster. I am not sure about to US from Canada. But I would switch for FC to save yourself some money. :-)

I do not count the packages I send to the troops. Shipped about 10 Flat Rate boxes this year so that's another $100+.
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I do not want to know. I started to do that at one time this year during the summer and quit, it was climbing north of $600.00 then. It was depressing. I am also getting away from using Priority mail, I just don't see the value in the time saved (no issues with FC) or the cost of a DC. If they hit the dog sled route it will be cheaper overall to replace what I sent should that be needed than to keep paying for Priority on each package.

As to teh DC, anyone could post a purchased DC and "claim" what ever was sent and lost.... It is no proof of anything other than a DC was purchased. If someone really needs a DC I'll get one and back charge it, waste IMO of money though.
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My only concern is if it gets there in a timely manner....
I only keep the slips until I know they have landed, then they are destroyed so the wifey dosen't find them....:-)
I honestly don't have a clue, maybe a good thing...:-)
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Between the NST, bombs, and trades I really don't want to know.
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:-) and only back 6 months but about $100 a month for me too... however, December is usually a busy month :-)
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You can get a 'discount' card at Canada post for 10% off.
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Shawn I bet I'm close to you. I think single handedly we both keep them in business in 2009 :-) I know it's definitely 100s of dollars but no idea exactly how much I spent.
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You can open up a business account and that will save you 8% on xpress post shipping.
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LOL

That is with my Venture card...........at full snap add 10%
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Way too much!! Few hundred bucks!!
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Is there any ability to develop a corporate relationship with them that allows registered CA members to access some type of special rates? Probably not, as these are either government agencies/crown corporations or close enough to such that they don't see any point in allowing such arrangements.

Just thinking out loud.....

...hmmm some hotsauce would be good right about now....
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Are you sure all your synapse are firing in sequence? :-)
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Between yesterday and today alone will be about $60. It gets up there, that's for sure. I wanted to participate in more passes, etc. but I don't have the $ this month to do much more.:-) There's always next month though!!!!:-)
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I have a lady friend who both of her parents work for the P.O. I told them about bombing, MAW/TAW, and trades that we do just on our site and they say thanks.

I don't want to know how much I spent so far. Anything over 100 bucks to those thieves is too much :-)
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