Speedy Delivery: First Class mail, in-state, is generally delivered in 1 to 2 days, and rarely takes longer than a week to anywhere in the continental U.S.
Returned Mail: Bad addresses and moves that are 12 to 18 months old come back to the sender at no charge. Moves within 12 months automatically get forwarded (or could be directed by the use of postal endorsements) to come back to the sender. In either case, there is no charge.
Postal employees try harder: Postal employees are instructed to make every effort to deliver first class mail. No directional indicator? Bad handwriting? If it's first class there's a good chance of arrival.
Likely to be opened by the recipient: Because things of importance are mailed first class (bills, travel confirmation, etc.) recipients often feel compelled to open their first class mail.
- Disadvantages:
Cost: The postage on first class mail is higher than some of the other classes of mail to compensate for the additional services provided.
Weight / Cost: Standard mail keeps the same rate as long as the piece weighs less than 3.3 ounces. The cost of first class mail rises incrementally with every ounce.
Weight Restriction: Weight of a single piece cannot exceed 13 ounces.
Standard Mail (Bulk Rate)
+ Advantages:
Low Cost: The Post Office gives standard mail users a low postage rate.
Up to 3.3 ounces: While first class postage increases with every ounce, standard mail gives you the same low rate of postage up to 3.3087 ounces.
Incremental postage increase: After 3.3 ounces, postage goes up incrementally as the weight goes up.
- Disadvantages:
Slow Delivery: Standard mail generally takes 4 to 8 business days, in-state. Across the U.S., 10 days to 3 weeks is normal delivery time. There is no guarantee that a portion of the mail will not take longer.
Not required to return mail: The Post Office is not required to return undeliverable mail, and in fact throws most undeliverable standard mail away. While a mailer can use an endorsement to be notified of moves or bad addresses, it is not a free service.
Weight Restriction: Weight of a single piece cannot exceed 1 pound, unless your piece qualifies for bulk printed matter.
Qualification: To qualify for standard mail, one must have 50 lbs. or 200 pieces of mail. Either way, all the pieces must have identical weight.
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Like most printing, our Magnet Mailer pricing is separated into several tiers based on quantity. The grid below will give you a quick estimate based on pricing, any increments between quantities will have the same price per piece as the starting point for the tier. Our minimum order quantity is 500 and increases must be at least 250 pieces.
Magnet Mailer Technical Specifications
Postcard and Magnet are printed in full color process and the artwork may bleed.
Please extend bleeds .25” beyond edge.
Standard Postcard Size is 5.25”x8.5”
Standard Magnet Sizes are 2”x3.5”
We accepts most Adobe formats but prefer EPS with fonts outlined or PDF with fonts outlined.
We address directly on the postcard and require 2..375” x4” of empty space starting from the bottom right corner of the card for ink jetting.
We can mail First Class, Standard, or Non-Profit. We will always provided the postal indicia.
Magnets must be at least ½ inch from all edges to secure properly.
