Posted by afn03488 on 02/12/06 01:08

Jeff Rife wrote:

> (afn03488@afn.org) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
> > .... I'm assuming they meet the volume requirements for the
> > rates quoted and the pieces qualify for the single ounce rate.

> That second part is probably the issue. Although I'm not familiar with
> Netflix mailers, a DVD plus a fairly flimsy cardboard sleeve weighs
> about 35 grams, which would put it just over the limit.

Which would add 48 cents to the round trip cost.The mailers I have
seen are more like paper than cardboard. In as much as a DVD itself
about 0.6 ounces, I suspect NetFlix has speced their mailers to remain
under the limit while limiting loss thru breakout of the contents.

The USPS once billed me an extra 23 cents per piece for exceeding
the limit by 0.06 ounces. That's the nice thing about Standard Mail for
things like AOL offers, you can go to 3.6 ounces at the single piece
rate so packaging can be more substantial. Unfortunately, you can't
get the same speed of delivery.

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