Shipping & Postage Questions

What should I charge my customers for shipping?

How to determine your shipping costs.

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How can I create a Return Label for a label I already purchased?

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Does Pirate Ship offer one-day shipping?

What is the fastest way to ship something?

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Why can't I refund my label?

There's no option to refund my label.

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Can I get a refund for a Returned Package?

Will I have to pay again to send a returned package?

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How do I cancel a refund request?

What to do when you still need to use a label but you've requested a refund.

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Shipping Insurance Terms and Conditions

Here's the insurance costs & policy details for Pirate Ship's shipping insurance by Shipsurance.

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How to Cut Boxes to Size

Cutting your box down can help save cost!

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How do I ship a Tube?

What option do I select for a tube?

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Why won't USPS accept my Ship From Address, or says Invalid Ship To Address?

Here's what to do when you receive an address error because USPS couldn't find any matches in their database.

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When will tracking emails be sent?

Can I customize my tracking email?

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Can I preview a label before I purchase it?

How to make sure the address is correct before purchasing it.

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I dropped off my package, but it still hasn't been scanned yet

Why hasn't my tracking status been updated?

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Can I choose my Ship Date?

Can I buy a label and use it a few days later?

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How do I create Flat Rate labels?

You need to choose the specific Flat Rate package type you're using to get Flat Rate postage

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Can I edit a label I've already purchased?

There's no way to change the address after you've bought a label.

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Will I be charged again to reprint my label?

My label didn't print right. Can I print it again without being charged?

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Can I get a shipping rate quote?

Here's how to figure out what your postage costs will be

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Why doesn't Pirate Ship offer FedEx or UPS?

Here's why USPS® is better than FedEx or UPS

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Does Pirate Ship offer shipping supplies like boxes or label paper?

Information on shipping supplies, boxes and label paper

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Can I ship to PO Boxes with Pirate Ship?

Information on shipping to P.O Boxes

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How do I ship to military APO, FPO and DPO addresses?

How to format addresses when shipping to military personnel

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Label Printer & Shipping Scale Recommendations

Cost effective label printer and shipping scale options

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What is Commercial Pricing?

Learn about the deepest discounts USPS offers and what happened to Commercial Base Pricing and Commercial Plus Pricing

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Do USPS® shipping rates ever change?

Information on USPS rate increases and updates

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Can I use Priority Mail Cubic with a softpack or padded envelope?

USPS Cubic Softpack is a cheap & fast way to ship envelopes

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Where do I drop off my packages?

Here's how to hand your packages to the Postal Service, either by scheduling a free pickup or dropping them off at your Post Office.

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How do I schedule a pickup?

There are two ways to schedule a USPS package pickup

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My label has the wrong ship date. Do I need to change it?

Correcting the ship date on your label

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Why does the tracking status show “Delivered” when it hasn’t been?

My package is no where to be found

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What can I do about a missing package?

Learn how to submit a missing mail search request

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Does Pirate Ship offer insurance?

Can I add extra insurance to my package?

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How do I file an insurance claim?

Information on USPS or 3rd party package insurance claims

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Why is my international package tracking showing that it’s still in transit?

Information on international tracking issues

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