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The Demise of Media Mail?


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probably a stupid question: how is media mail handled differently than things shipped regular ol' first class rate?

Media mail is cheaper and only really can contain anything related to media: books, dvds, cds, vinyl, manuscripts etc. All I know is that to ship LPs first class is more expensive.

i realize its cheaper for 7"'s, was responding to this quote.

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Media mail is cheaper and only really can contain anything related to media: books, dvds, cds, vinyl, manuscripts etc. All I know is that to ship LPs first class is more expensive.

i realize its cheaper for 7"'s, was responding to this quote.

Ah you are correct. My bad. Meant parcel post

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Like was stated earlier first class usually goes out right away, maybe a day or 2 delay. Media mail goes out when it can fit. I have shipped records all over the place and have never had a problem with arrival time or condition of records. That's over 10 years of shipping media mail/book rate as well. I ship records to Denver on the regular. Sometimes it's there in a few days, sometimes a week and a half. Still, I'll take that $4 option any day. Package your records with double cardboard and write a "fragile, please do not bend" and 99 times out of 100 you're golden.

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