Do you ever do this?

moursund

I just took a package of coins into the post office to weigh it, put on the postage, and ship it. It weighed 1 lb, .1 oz. So I opened it up an started tearing off "unneeded" bits of packing material, shaving it down to under 1 lb, so when I added the stamps and stickers it would be exactly 1 lb.

I suppose it makes sense for the 1 lb threshold, but do you ever find yourself doing this in order to be "just under' the next 1 oz, so you can save 23 cents or whatever?

am

kieferscoins

Never. I have mine all packaged up. It takes so long to wait in line, I hate to have people stand there and wait while I shred my package.

Cameron Kiefer

moursund

Well, I didn't have to wait in line to use the postal scale, so I did all my shredding "off-line".

am

zenny

just curious how long it took you to save 23 cents?

lathmach

You're either a cheapskate or just plain crazy.

Ray

zenny

that's it, just two possibilities Ray?

moursund

Yeah, aren't there any other choices besides cheapskate or crazy?

am

morganbarber

Moursund,
I've never done that, but, by the time I show up at the Post Office with reused bubble wrap and reused envelopes I've already saved my $.23, and am just glad to get the package mailed.

steventheyn

That sounds like a lot of work for just 23 cents. I think I could make more money looking under the cushions in my couch.

moursund

Actually, for the 23 cents, I had this package, and it wasn't quite sealed yet, and I was going to weigh it, and then buy enough stamps to mail it, and it was Juuuuuust over an even ounce increment, so I removed some packing material, sealed it up, and voila...

What's wrong with that?

am

TomB

I think allowing only descriptions of cheapskate or just plain crazy is a little restrictive, how about adding a just plain crazy cheapskate?