Mail Consolidation: Save Money with Fewer Shipments
Consolidation batches your items so you pay one handling fee per shipment instead of many.
How It Saves
Handling fees attach to each shipment. If you ship five small batches, you pay five handling fees. With consolidation, one larger batch typically costs similar postage but a single handling fee.
Choosing a Cadence
- Light mail: monthly.
- Moderate: twice monthly.
- Heavy or business: weekly, with exceptions for urgent senders.
Tips & Pitfalls
Ship early in the week; watch weight breaks; split batches when postage jumps to a new tier. Review history quarterly for easy wins.