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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;umtrr-author, post: 290398, member: 5719&quot;]I think &quot;Standard Flat Rate Shipping&quot; sometimes translates to &quot;any way I feel like it&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is, as has been noted, no such thing as a Postal Service &quot;standard flat rate&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is a Priority Mail Flat Rate which is currently $8.95 for whatever fits into a USPS provided box, up to something like 70 pounds.&nbsp; It&#039;s a great deal for heavy stuff going coast to coast.&nbsp;&nbsp; For example, a four pound package going from NY to CA would be $13.45 through &quot;standard&quot; Priority Mail but it&#039;s the $8.95 for the Flat Rate Box.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t see most coins fitting into that category!&nbsp; Supplies, maybe, but not coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although there are many examples of where there are reasonable charges for &quot;Standard Flat Rate Shipping,&quot; say up to $2 or $3 for the lightweight items I buy, anything beyond that has become a red flag for me; second only to &quot;contact seller for details&quot; in terms of what I choose to avoid.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve had the experience of a $5 &quot;Standard Flat Rate Shipping Service&quot; when the item has arrived in a plain white envelope with a stamp or two attached.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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