Even though I rarely use stamps these days, I was happy to find these “Go Green” stamps from the USPS.  I’m also glad they are FOREVER stamps too.

Just simple little tips for everyday living.  Some of my favorite of all the tips is plant trees, buy local produces and reuse bags.

Artist  Eli Noyes of San Francisco is behind these drawings.  From an interview with the SF Gate, Noyes stated, “Stamps are gentle, subliminal fundamentally political art.  They’re also immensely fun.”

Noyes and his wife lives in an environmentally friendly house in Noe Valley.  They grow roses, quince and peppers alongside worm bins. They also have solar panels on their roof.  Sounds like they are doing their part.

And a note for the USPS, these stamps are great. But I really like to see the USPS recycle more and waste less!

After buying and selling things on Ebay over the years, I’ve learn a lot about shipping packages with USPS.  Ebay makes it easy if you have a scale at home, you can just weight the packages and print out postage at home.

Today I want to share my experiences of shipping with the Unites States Postal Service (USPS).

First Class mail is the best way to ship.   I think it’s just as good as Priority Mail. Priority mail is great if you are mailing heavy items and want a flat rate. It usually delivers within 3 days. My only complaint is that the $4.95 box is too small.

Here is a list of prices for Priority Mail with USPS.

With Priority Mail, Express Mail and International packages you can avoid the lines at the Post Office and use USPS Click-N-Ship service.  These boxes are free and can be requested to send to your home within 7-10 days.

The shipping method I do not recommend is Parcel Post and Media Mail.  It may sound tempting to ship this way as the price is much cheaper.  It is the slowest way to mail anything. Makes you wonder if your mail was still delivered by the Pony Express.

Media Mail is described to be the following items:

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. - USPS

Media mail is subject to inspection and you will have to pay any extras for items not consider media mail. Magazines are not media mail. Calendar was not on the list, but my local mail clerk said it was OK to ship media mail. A good thing to do is bring the stuff and pack it in front of the mail clerk (to make sure everything is legit).

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