I just went to the postal website and calculated a price to California and it showed $56. Are you just punching in a reg package? Most of the cost in this one is the oversized 24x12x12 package. UPS & Fed-ex aren't viable options for me, that's what you get for living in the boonies. I guess that is why I stay away from big bottles, you just about limit 1/2 your market. I like shipping inks & small meds, quick, easy, hardly any material, & cheap. Thanks for the help....Bill
That $27.01 price is for commercial based priority mail. Being oversized (12x12x24) they are basing their fee on an 18 pound package ($56.20 to zone 8) going to zones 5-8 per DMM 423.1.6
Thats crazy, no wonder they are going out of business! []
1.6 Dimensional Weight Price for Low-Density Parcels to Zones 5-8
Postage for parcels addressed for delivery to Zones 5-8 and exceeding 1 cubic foot (1,728 cubic inches) is based on the actual weight or the dimensional weight (as calculated in 1.6.1 or 1.6.2), whichever is greater.
1.6.1 Determining Dimensional Weight for Rectangular Parcels
Follow these steps to determine the dimensional weight for a rectangular parcel:
a. Measure the length, width, and height in inches. Round off (see 604.7.0) each measurement to the nearest whole inch.
b. Multiply the length by the width by the height.
c. If the result exceeds 1,728 cubic inches, divide the result by 194 and round up (see 604.7.0) to the next whole number to determine the dimensional weight in pounds.