ShipThrifty.com

Name: ShipThrifty.com
Address: Cottage Grove, MN, US
Telephone: +18005444992
Price range: $

Empowering you, through shipping, to bring excitement, joy, and happiness to customers, friends, fam

Shipthrifty's free online shipping tools simplify military, nonprofit, college, personal, and business shipping. We are also military shipping experts that support our troops and their families through our tools, volunteering at care packing events, and teaching at pre-deployments. Shipthrifty integrates into over 350 business platforms too.

05/21/2026

Effective May 20, 2026, USPS announced the reopening of the following Diplomatic Post Office (DPO) Zip Codes:

09292, 09294, 09295, 09301, 09809, 09870

05/13/2026

📦 USPS Shipping Update Coming July 12, 2026

The USPS is changing how DIM (dimensional) weight is calculated and updating its package measurement rounding rules.

Dimensional Weight Change:
Dimensional weight pricing applies to packages that exceed 1,728 cubic inches (one cubic foot). The divisor used to calculate shipping costs for larger, lightweight packages will change from 166 to 139.

This change will increase shipping costs for many large lightweight packages because USPS believes it more accurately reflects the amount of space packages occupy in the transportation network.

Updated Rounding Rules:
USPS is moving to a consistent rounding rule for all package dimensions.

Any fraction of an inch must now be rounded up to the next whole inch.

Examples:
• 12.1 inches rounds up to 13 inches
• 13.1 inches rounds up to 14 inches

⚠️ Important Tip:
Don’t rely solely on the printed dimensions shown on a box. Many manufacturers list the inside dimensions, not the outside measurements used for shipping calculations.

Boxes should be measured from outside corner to outside corner for:
• Length
• Width
• Height

Measuring and rounding correctly will help avoid postage adjustments, delays, nonrefundable returns, or delivery issues.

04/24/2026

Military zip codes 09833, 09839, 0987 have reopened, and mailing services are resumed.

Same for the DPO zip code 09847

04/08/2026

Mailing services for ZIP code 09309 have reopened. All mailing services have resumed.

03/26/2026

📦 USPS Shipping Update

The U.S. Postal Service is introducing a temporary 8% price increase on select shipping services due to rising transportation costs.

What’s changing:
• Applies to: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, Parcel Select
• No change to First-Class Mail (stamps)
• Effective: April 26, 2026 – Jan 17, 2027 (pending approval)

Expect slightly higher rates starting late April.

03/13/2026

Mailing services for ZIP code 09321 have reopened. All mailing services are now allowed.

03/10/2026

USPS announced the temporary suspension of the following Diplomatic Post Offices (DPO) until further notice:

09291
09292
09294
09295
09301
09310
09312
09809
09825
09830
09844
09847
09870
09873
09874
09880

We will continue to monitor the temporary mailing suspensions.

03/03/2026

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY March 3, 2026 - Share to help get the word out, please.

USPS just announced the temporary suspension of the following Military ZIP codes from all mailing services until further notice.

09303
09307
09309
09315
09343
09365
09801
09803
09807
09811
09815
09819
09829
09832
09853
09858
09877
09898
09903
09904

This is in addition to the zip codes temporarily suspended on February 19:
· 09305
· 09306
· 09316
· 09330
· 09357
· 09366
· 09835
· 09855

02/20/2026

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY - USPS just announced a temporary suspension for the following military zip codes until further notice :

· 09305
· 09306
· 09316
· 09330
· 09357
· 09366
· 09835
· 09855

01/16/2026

🚨 IMPORTANT USPS UPDATE – DON’T LET YOUR PACKAGE GET SENT BACK 🚨

Starting March 16, 2026, USPS is cracking down on APO/FPO/DPO mail to enforce required customs declarations requirements (HS code, item weight, etc.). If your package is missing the right customs details, it will be returned to sender.

📦 You MUST have a properly completed, computer-generated customs form if your mail:
• Contains any goods
• Weighs 16 oz or more
• Is sent via Priority Mail Express

⚠️ Paper forms won’t cut it. Customs data must be electronically submitted.

👉 If you ship to or from military or diplomatic addresses, now is the time to double-check your process before enforcement begins.

01/05/2026

USPS Postmark Changes: Don’t Accidentally Miss a Deadline

As of December 24, the U.S. Postal Service changed how mail is postmarked. Letters and packages are now stamped with the date they’re processed at a USPS facility, not the day you drop them in a mailbox.

That may sound minor, but it can have real consequences.
If you mail something time-sensitive (tax returns, government forms, ballots, benefit paperwork), dropping it in a blue mailbox on the deadline day may no longer be enough. If it isn’t processed until a later date, it could be marked late.

That distinction matters especially for anything time-sensitive.

Why this matters
If you drop mail in a blue box on the deadline day, it may not be processed until later. That means:
• A tax return mailed on April 15 could be postmarked April 16 or later
• A mail-in ballot dropped on Election Day could be rejected
• Government or benefit paperwork could miss critical deadlines
USPS says this change helps reduce costs and streamline processing by consolidating operations into fewer facilities. The tradeoff? Delays between drop-off and postmark are expected to become more common.

How to protect yourself
When deadlines matter, don’t rely on a mailbox alone. Instead:
• Go inside the post office and request a manual (local) postmark
• Use Certified or Registered Mail for proof and tracking
• Ask for a Certificate of Mailing as official p**f of send date
(Note: certificates don’t include tracking, don’t always override a postmark, and USPS does not keep a copy, so hold onto yours.)
• Look at other carriers as an option

For care packages
When sending care packages, allow extra time for delivery. If someone is leaving a base in a couple of weeks, it may be best to hold the package rather than risk a return because they have already departed the base.

Since only USPS can deliver to a military base, you don’t have the option of using a different carrier.

The bottom line
If timing matters, proof matters. A few extra minutes at drop-off can prevent penalties, rejected documents, or unnecessary stress.

At Ship Thrifty, we’re focused on removing friction and surprises from shipping. When the rules change, knowing how to navigate them makes all the difference.

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https://shipthrifty.com/

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