Guest scottyf Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 can you use it to ship magazines? I know you can send books and other printed materials, but do magazines count too? thanks for answering my stupid question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theinkd Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 they should Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 technically, no because magazines contain advertisements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element101 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I dont think magazines fall under that category although I could be wrong. I think someone i sent a bunch of them was charged for shipping because of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjamieson Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 technically, no because magazines contain advertisements. yeah, weird: "Media Mail® service is a cost efficient way to mail books, sound recordings, recorded video tapes, printed music, and recorded computer-readable media (such as CDs, DVDs, and diskettes). Media Mail can not contain advertising except for incidental announcements of books. The maximum weight for Media Mail is 70 lbs." i never knew about that stipulation and have definitely used media mail in the past for magazines. i know this is totally hypothetical because i don't THINK the USPS would nitpick to this degree, but could they potentially give grief if you stuck in fliers, business cards, or even the inserts that come with records outlining the rest of a label's catalog in with a CD or LP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 just think of all those stickers in with records breaking the law! and then I think of any music I mail via media mail. wow, I hope they never check any. I try to unload as much random stuff as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themullet89 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I don't think they'd say no if you stuck a flyer or something in there, as long as the main product being shipped does not contain advertising. For instance, comics cannot be shipped media mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 i dont enforce the rules, im just passing along what ive learned. if you stick a bunch of magazines in a box and try to send it media mail and the clerk at the counter asks whats in it -- dont say magazines (but know full well that the USPS can inspect a media mail package to check its contents). i dont think they care about flyers, etc. but who knows. there is a flat rate priority box that is just slightly bigger than a magazine and something like 6 - 8 inches tall. suffice to say you can fit a whole lot of magazines in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srcvinyl Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Do magazines not fall under library mail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitizedbyu Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 What is library mail? Also, aren't magazines at libraries reference materials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 no magazines are not media mail. they can be sent "book rate" though, which is essentially the same as media mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitizedbyu Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I've only had a post office ask once, but that was when I lived in the suburbs. A guy refused to send a record media because he said it wasn't media mail. I went home and printed out the "Media Mail® service is a cost efficient..." and gave that and the record back to him and told him to send it media mail. Now that I live in the city that just tell me whatever is cheapest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srcvinyl Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 This is the library mail info.. it applies to books but it says there are restrictions on advertising.. and it can only be sent through educational institutions sorry My friend has a mag I will ask her what she does http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendmail/senditwithintheus/libraryrate.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashingpimp01 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 it'll work. thy only way they can tell it's not media mail is if the postmaster for the office opens and inspects the package which they never do. Just make sure you have the right address when you ship it because media mail doesn't include a return mailing service and you'll have to pay to get your package back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Out of all the records I have gotten shipped to me via media mail only one has been opened and inspected. So odds are pretty good they wont look. I have gotten all kinds of stuff sent to me via media. Tshirts and what not included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themullet89 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 My local post office has started inspecting every outgoing media mail package Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackswanns Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 My local post office has started inspecting every outgoing media mail package The p.o. I use, the clerk warned me they would inspect my package. I guess people are using media mail for other things so they're going the distance of checking everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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