Some people prefer using flat rate, some prefer regular priority. I have heard here in the forums (although I have not verified this by seeing it on the USPS site), that the PO is going to be doing away with regular priority boxes in the future so that the only way that you will be able to ship regular priority is with your own boxes - they are not doing away with regular priority just the boxes for the regular priority. You can get several different size flat rate boxes and a few of the regular priority boxes on the USPS site. You can only use flat rate boxes when shipping flat rate. If you are using flat rate pricing, be sure NOT to use regular priority boxes or your own box. You can use any regular priority box or your own box. So it's not only padded envelopes people are using for packing, it's boxes too - how hard is it to recycle a piece of cardboard for the same purpose? It makes my blood boil since these irresponsible actions cost us all.If you are using regular priority, be sure NOT to use the priority flat rate boxes. The first victim was free Priority Mailing tape - too many people were using it for just anything and everything. As an online seller since 1999, I see this happening time and again but more so in recent years as people seem to have no problem defrauding the US Post Office. Just today, I received a calendar shipped via Media Mail (already a no-no) in a poly envelope protected by being sandwiched in a Priority Mail Box 4. Unfortunately, USPS free supplies are GROSSLY abused by unscrupulous sellers, driving up the cost of shipping for everyone. Re ''they are finally cracking down on widespread abuse of the free padded envelopes getting used as padding inside shipments instead of for the revenue mail that was intended.''. The Mystery of Missing USPS Padded Envelopes
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