A home shipping workspace with a laptop, a calculator, and stacked cardboard mailing boxes on a wooden desk

Rate Shopping · Rate Comparison

What Is Rate Shopping? USPS vs UPS

Rate shopping is pricing one packed parcel across every carrier and service that could deliver it, then buying the cheapest one that meets your deadline.…

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A compact mobile thermal label printer printing a shipping label next to two packed parcels

I'd Ship That · Shipping Labels

Print a Shipping Label From a Phone

You can buy a USPS or UPS shipping label entirely from a phone: enter the two addresses, the weight and the box dimensions, pick a rate, pay, then print through your phone’s print dialog.…

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Close-up of a cardboard box with barcode and QR code shipping labels

USPS Tracking Numbers

Why do USPS tracking codes start with a 9?

USPS tracking numbers start with a 9 because the first two digits are not random. They are a channel code that says who printed the label, and the channel codes USPS uses on domestic package labels are 92, 93, 94 and 95.…

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