Get one over on the U.S.P.S. (Legally)

 

 Free Flat Rate Priority Mail Envelopes, 
Legal size XL:  Only $4.95 to ship!!!!

Here is a little trick  for mailing things via the US Postal Service Priority Mail.

The normal, advertised size for flat-rate envelopes is 12-1/2" x 9-1/2". These are $4.95 to ship anything that fits.  The unadvertised, LEGAL SIZE envelopes also cost $4.95, and are  considerably larger at 15" x 9-1/2". You must ask the postal workers behind the desk for these envelopes, as they are usually not on display.  This doesn't sound like a big difference, but I have been amazed at how much can fit inside the legal size envelope.  You might consider that for shipping a box or thick object inside of an envelope you need a great deal of width to stretch around the sides. For a given object, the small envelope may fit a 6" wide item, and the legal size could fit an item of the same girth 9" wide which is a considerable difference and probably a cheaper way to ship.  I think you can also save on the prepaid international shipping rates this way as well.  But you would need to confirm this. 

Great for saving on shipping with eBay!

Get them online and shipped for free to your doorstep.  Here is the short link:

http://www.USPS.GOV/LEGAL