Shipping USPS Priority Mail. Now includes $50 of Insurance :)

[stormbird]

Just a FYI, mods move this if I'm in the wrong spot. Dropped off a couple knives at the local PO for shipment to forum member. Clerk mentioned today was the start of nationwide included $50 of insurance coverage, Priority Mail price is still the same.

 

[powernoodle]

Interesting. The devil is in the details, but here is the site.

 

[powernoodle]

More here:

"8) What else has changed with Priority Mail?
Most domestic Priority Mail products** now include up to $50 or $100 of insurance based on the payment method used. If you’re using a stamp or meter to add postage to your package, and a package barcode is not applied, bring your package to the retail counter at the Post Office to receive the automatic insurance.

Subject to the exclusions described below, the Postal Service provides up to $50 of insurance for Priority Mail shipments sent at the Post Office (retail) and for Priority Mail sent using Commercial Base™ Pricing. The Postal Service provides up to $100 of insurance for Priority Mail sent using Commercial Plus™ Pricing.

Insurance will not be included with the following: Merchandise Return Service (MRS), Priority Mail Open and Distribute®, Premium Forwarding Service®, Priority Mail Reship, and Priority Mail packages paid for using meters and stamps (when an Intelligent Mail® package barcode (IMpb) or Retail Tracking Barcode is not applied)."