Hey everyone! I made an updated shipping method video where I discuss all of your frequently asked questions and made the new video much faster and more concise! You can check it out here: ruclips.net/video/OoJJFt5ALMM/видео.html&ab_channel=MegDion
Omg thank you! I've been sp nervous about starting my small business and this is a huge help! I didn't wanna spend so much for such a small thing I'd be sending! Thank you thank you!
@@internetmusic123 for me personally, no :( im in the us and they said to ship packages internationally i couldn’t use a stamp, but i had to fill out a customs form and have a shipping label :/ if i have a bubble mailer i use pirate ship but it’s still expensive for intl mail
This is useful information. I’m also starting my own small business and I was worried about shipping cost. I’m going to be making keychains mainly so this is perfect! Thank so much for sharing!
“Lost” in the mail = the postal workers are stealing. Happens a lot here in the US unfortunately. I am glad to see you are still sending hand written thank you notes, that’s such a great touch!
@@sd3864 or it gets delivered to the wrong address on accident and the people just keep it. I really don't think post workers are stealing from the mail... at least not very often. That's a federal offense and would most likely carry prison time Love the info btw, Meg! Trying to get something started myself so I can make some extra income and be creative at the same time 😊
You should look at getting a thermal label printer for ur address labels it will save you a lot of time and you just peel them off and stick them to ur packages.
This video helped me a lot I'm starting my business this month and I was worried that my packages would get sent back by using the stamps and you said you had no problem so I shouldn't stress anymore thanks.
Tracking should work from country to country. When I’ve bought stuff from China you use a different app to be able to track the package within their country that’ll track it through their carrier and then when it gets into the US which is where I am the tracking number updates and works in usps if that’s the carrier it’s transferred to which usually is the case
When you created your listing on Etsy, which shipping class option did you choose? I'm planning on opening my store on Etsy and I'm stuck on which option to select for shipping to the USA and even in Canada. I live in Canada, and want to be able to send my stuff for cheaper too.
I have a question so when you sent it you wrote out the address will it still work if you print out the shipping label put it on and then put a stamp on? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I’m new to this stuff and need answers thanks!
Glad i found your video. I really dont like to go in post office but i started my etsy business. I have few questions, i already bought a bubble mailer and i dont want it to go to waste the size is 6x9 do u think can i still use it to do exactly the same u did, by the way im also selling resin keychains. Thank you so much for ur video its veey helpful.
Hii, I'm new to your channel, and This is really good Information, and I love how you explain things in the video and it helped me soo much than the other videos I've seen cause I've been trying to figure out how it works to ship and the main stuff that goes along with it so thank you so much again cause you made my day a lot better. :)
❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️ Quick question, I have bubble mailers but they are much larger. I am setting up my listing and it’s asking for length, height and width. I know how to get the length and width but how do I get the height for a bubble mailer ? Is it the same as the length ??
I’m baaaaack so I went to the post office in the Bronx NY I paid $5.40 for NY & $5.70 to Florida but that’s ok it’s all a learning curb but the post people told me I couldn’t do regular postage so I opted for the cheapest one 😂
@@MegDion like the post office people idk😂 because don’t you have to pay for shipping for the item or you can just put it in the mailbox to be shipped?
Haha I get what you mean now! You buy the stamp for the item to put in the mailbox which is purchased at the post office :) so that’s how they make money but you just drop it in the mailbox once the stamp is on ❤️
I always use delivery confirmation people Iike to scam and say they didn't get their package, last time someone didn't pay enough to ship and the delivery driver made me pay for it
I have the same polymailers but a 4x6 size for my jewelry biz. I don't have business cards right now but looking to get some. Last time i went to postal office, the guy told me to start putting card board in my polymailers which i thought was weird. is that because i dont have something filling the whole polymailer? I may upgrade to your size polymailers with cards. What size did you get?
Hi I know this is 10 months ago I really hope you see this but where do you get the bubble mailer where you put the stuff in a packaging please this would be very helpful
How about your shipping labels? So if you don’t use shipping labels then you just need a stamp and the address? That’s all? Please reply ❤❤it helps so much
And one more thing… should I just purchase lots of packaging (bubble mail or whatever) from the post office or just whenever a purchase is made I go to the post office and get one? Plz reply ❤❤❤❤
@@MegDion oh 😂 thanks 🙏 1 more question... I don't have a scale ⚖️ and in Etsy when you list a product you have to list it's weight and I don't have One? And don't intend in buying one just to scale some few products once. So are there places where I could just scale something? 😣 Plz help 🙏❤️💗🤕
You can make an estimate or buy a cheap scale on Amazon for around $20.00. I’d recommend having a scale to ensure Etsy charges the right amount of shipping costs to the buyer. If not you can maybe get it weighed at the post office
Hi meg so i am working on my own small business and this is the way that i plan to send mine i am wondering if you are in the uk this is just so i know whether it would work in my country as i am in the uk thank you
Wow what an amazing compliment to get, thank you so much ❤️ yes I ship overseas with this method! (Hopefully I answered your question properly??) thank you for being here ❤️
I believe through Canada post it’s $150 for 6 months for me but it can also vary depending on the size of your PO BOX, whether it’s business or personal, etc!
Thanks for this - what does Etsy think about shipping without tracking? Can you be a star seller this way? Does Etsy keep your $ in reserve with this method? Thanks 👍
I have never had an issue with not providing tracking and I find that people are way more likely to buy when they don’t have to pay for shipping even if it means they don’t have tracking!
@@MegDion awesome!! It never dawned on me to US stamps!! I always pay for shipping there and it’s $9 and change with no tracking that’s insane! I’ll ask for US stamps next time! Thank youuuu!!
@@Eandcostudio I’m opening my small business where I sell some small charms online. Since it’s small I thought I would put it in the envelope buy a regular stamp and ship it. The stamp for a letter that is up to 1oz is $0.60 from where I live. So all in all with all the packaging the weight turned out 0.5 oz. So basically half of what I can put inside. Now let me say that I don’t want to rip my customers off and sell a charm 5 times more expensive so I could make more money. So my margins are very thing. I go to post office with my letter and a stamp, and they were like: what’s inside? Me:”a charm and a thank you card”. They: “you can’t put this in the envelope it’s not going through the machine.” So I ended up putting another stamp on that envelope which totalled in $1.20 for domestic shipping to the nearest state. And with the price that I offered for my product on eBay minus shipping,minus packaging (like stickers, envelope, thank you card, business card, etc), minus eBay fee, minus other fee, I’m hoping to break even, not even making any profit. Just sharing my story to give you heads up. And they take that $1.20 from you, take the letter, and you wouldn’t even know if anyone is gonna deliver it to your customer or put in their pocket. Welcome to America, everybody is making money on you. But when you try to make ends meet, go F# yourself. At least, this is how I feel. I hope you’ll have more luck.
Hi Meg, I’m also a Canadian Etsy seller. Do you find that there are delays in delivery when sending orders to the US via lettermail? I send packages this way and find that it is quite slow.
I want to ship a few pair of earrings. Selling them for $2 a pair. But cost $4 to $5 just for shipping. I could give them an option Free with out tracking.
Hey, so umm I’m quite nervous tho as I’m starting my business on Etsy in just about a week. I made all the preparations but I still got some doubts so it would be really helpful if u answer them🥺 firstly: I’m from India so if I send through mailbox than how am I gonna pass the tracking system on Etsy like is it okay if we delivered the product from our mode of transportation choice instead of theirs? Will I still receive the money? Secondly: I’m gonna start the business of my small artworks and stuffs so if I send them through mailbox then I would’ve to give money I guess So that it could reach them? Thirdly: I’m so broke to invest so much into the vintage look of packing(I’m just 17 tho) so is it necessary to list on Etsy by paying and to pack into that particular bubble mailer? Can’t I use any different envelops of different sizes? I real am in need of answer to these questions so that I could run my small business atleast start it up, help me please!!!!!!❤
Hey! Great to hear you’re starting your business ❤️ 1: you do not need tracking numbers in order to send your items. I don’t use tracking and never have issues. 2: I don’t understand this question can you please reframe it? 3: I’m also not sure what your question is here if you can please reword it for me! Thank you ❤️ talk soon!
Okay so my questions were: if I am sending my products through mailbox then do I have to give money to mailbox so as the product could reach the customers? And I do not have so much money to invest into my business so do I necessarily have to pay for listing on Etsy? (The product names and all listings) And also can I use different sized envelopes or just bubble mailer?
loved this! im starting my business on etsy selling jewelry and dreamcatchers, etc .. im ondering tho about larger items. isnt there a weight and size limit to what we as the sender are mailing out.? plz get back to me
Hi!! Yes sometimes there is a weight limit but if there is an issue they send it back to the return address. I have only had this happen a handful of times in the past few years - sometimes you just get a strict post office worker lol you usually just have to pay an additional 5 cents for another stamp or something if it’s sent back! Also, if you bring it to the post office desk and they weigh it beforehand they can tell you what additional stamps you might need for overweight items. That method is more time consuming though and not necessary (since it rarely happens that items are returned to me) but if you’re nervous about something being too heavy you can bring it to the desk for weighing or purchase a small scale off Amazon! I hope this helped ❤️❤️❤️
Thx for the informative video? Question: so letter mail (bubble mailer) which contain non-document /paper can be sent to international countries? I thought that only applies to domestic Canada.
Same I was wondering this too! I’ve read on a lot of forums that this works in Canada but in the Us, it’s strictly only paper so I’m confused as to how she does it w/o getting her packages lost
Thank you for being here! ❤️ I have personally never had an issue sending internationally with just an international stamp! Small items have been fine for the few years I’ve been doing it ☺️
@@Anyaokarnfjsdhser wow so interesting! I’ve only had an issue with things being lost once or twice in the few years I’ve been doing this! And never an issue with sending items ☺️
Why is it so expensive for the customer? It says the estimated is 18 for their shipping even if I’m selling something for $6 . I understand just using the mail slot why is it expensive? Also do you do it at the post office mail box our your own?
Etsy can be easier for a website because you do not have the build the website itself it’s already done for you! It might be small enough depending on the bottles you use, it’s worth a shot!
What do you mean with the code bars? Can you please explain it to me because i though you have to Buy the shipping labels to print it on esty? Thank if you answer
You don’t have to buy the Etsy shipping labels if you don’t want to! And I’m not sure what your first question is if you want to try and explain it to me again haha ❤️❤️
Hi i live in toronto and am about to start selling jewelry, my packaging is similar to yours so I was wondering which stamps do you use to ship your packages? I am a bit confused with canada post pricing online like most people probably are, I can not figure out if my package is a small envelope size or oversized because of the thickness of the package. It seems like your package might be a little thicker because the resin is thicker than my jewelry.Sorry for the long explanation.
Hey! Hopefully I understood your question but I just use regular stamps and Ive had very few issues with that ❤️ and if there are any issues they send it back to my PO BOX (sometimes I’ll owe an extra dollar or something ) but this has happened maybe 3 times out of the hundreds of orders. Sometimes you just get a super picky post office worker. But overall, regular stamps work for me ❤️
How did you get a PO Box please ? I’m really new to starting out and this would be good to know. I’m in the U.K. but it should be the same I’m assuming x
I live in an extremely small town (population of 800) so we all have a PO BOX automatically for the whole town!❤️ I believe you can go to your local post office and ask to open one ❤️
Oh interesting! I’m going to have to try that! My post office (small town Saskatchewan) told me it needed to be the oversized letter stamps! They are only $1.97 but if I could save a $1 even better! Thank you so much for your videos! They are very helpful!
@@ZenaDoesNails Thats interesting I've never heard of oversized stamps before! Let me know if using regular ones works for you! ❤️❤️ And thank you so much for the love ❤️❤️✨
Would this work if I sent a ring like this? Or is that too bulky to go threw the mail slots?? I’ve been trynna find this out but I can’t find this answer anywhere 😭😭
If it’s too bulky (try it out and if it gets sent back for being too bulky you’ll know) then you can buy oversized stamps which should make it work! So I’d say try a regular stamp first and if that doesn’t work try the oversized stamps!
I started an etsy business. Selling charms. I sell them cheap. $3 and 2.20 for shipping. Made my first sale and lost money shipping my item. Had to increase my shipping prices and that only leaves me with 1.40 profit. So ty for the info this should help. I was thinking sending them in an envelope but that just feels so tacky. So useful
I think that would work! Out of the hundreds of orders I've sent out around that size, only a few have been sent back to me for being oversized. (Sometimes you just get an extra-picky postal worker). Let me know if you have success in sending your items and thank you for watching my video ❤❤
Thank you so much for this idea help me lot I am going to start my small business soon in 2022. One question where can I find the stamps for the shipping??
But isn't the shipping label from etsy also a receipt? And don't u have to include it somehow?I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but I was wondering
It isn’t a dumb question but it isn’t you have to print the receipt separately if you would like to include that into to your order, hope this helped you :)
No! Any time someone has said they didn’t receive their item I find it in my PO BOX! It’s the honour system and I hope people wouldn’t lie. But that can be totally up to you if it’s a risk you’re willing to take as a shop owner ❤️
Hi I’m new to this and very nervous to start selling. I have a question, do you use a tracking number? I’m asking because I’m not interested in giving out tracking numbers because I don’t know how to do that.
Hey everyone! I made an updated shipping method video where I discuss all of your frequently asked questions and made the new video much faster and more concise!
You can check it out here: ruclips.net/video/OoJJFt5ALMM/видео.html&ab_channel=MegDion
Omg thank you! I've been sp nervous about starting my small business and this is a huge help! I didn't wanna spend so much for such a small thing I'd be sending! Thank you thank you!
No problem!! I’m glad it was helpful ❤️❤️❤️
@@MegDion so you put your po address on top left then you just WRITE down the customers address? ❤
Omg yes this helped so much because I’m going to start a little bracelet business
this was the most helpful video! ive been trying to figure out how to sell keychains without paying $14 shipping😭thank you so much!💓
AHHHH I’m so glad 😘😘❤️❤️❤️
Try using pirate ship
Did it work?
@@internetmusic123 for me personally, no :( im in the us and they said to ship packages internationally i couldn’t use a stamp, but i had to fill out a customs form and have a shipping label :/ if i have a bubble mailer i use pirate ship but it’s still expensive for intl mail
@@luvikoos did it work national with a stamp?
This is useful information. I’m also starting my own small business and I was worried about shipping cost. I’m going to be making keychains mainly so this is perfect! Thank so much for sharing!
Thank you so much for the positive feedback!!! ❤️❤️❤️
“Lost” in the mail = the postal workers are stealing. Happens a lot here in the US unfortunately. I am glad to see you are still sending hand written thank you notes, that’s such a great touch!
Wow that’s crazy to think about!! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Bullshit. I work for a big corporation and things get lost easily or put on the wrong carts etc.
@@sd3864 or it gets delivered to the wrong address on accident and the people just keep it. I really don't think post workers are stealing from the mail... at least not very often. That's a federal offense and would most likely carry prison time
Love the info btw, Meg! Trying to get something started myself so I can make some extra income and be creative at the same time 😊
@@spaceedementia Yeah theres been a few times in which the wrong mail has been sent to me.
Had that happen once and i was like welp. Hope who ever got my exploding kittens game had fun 😂😂😂
period queen tysm
You should look at getting a thermal label printer for ur address labels it will save you a lot of time and you just peel them off and stick them to ur packages.
The most helpful video I watched so far.
Thanks a lottttt❤
I'm so glad! Thank you for watching :)
Thank you for this! I’ve been trying to figure out how to ship small things without having to go to the post office and such and this is so nice!
do you just put the package in the mailbox and then the mail man comes and takes it?
@@PurpleBerry-rf2tl Yes!
I’m not a small business but I’m sending a small pin to a friend that lives in another state. thank you for the video it helps a lot!!
Did it work using just one stamp? Did you use the forever stamps?
I'm so glad!!
This video helped me a lot I'm starting my business this month and I was worried that my packages would get sent back by using the stamps and you said you had no problem so I shouldn't stress anymore thanks.
Tracking should work from country to country. When I’ve bought stuff from China you use a different app to be able to track the package within their country that’ll track it through their carrier and then when it gets into the US which is where I am the tracking number updates and works in usps if that’s the carrier it’s transferred to which usually is the case
Thank you for being so detailed!!! I’m going to try this & keep you posted I will be mailing from NY to NY & Miami😂
Thank you for watching and leaving me a nice comment it’s so appreciated! Let me know how it goes!
Thank You from Puerto Rico.
Tracking does stop at the border if you use Canada Post. Not if you use DHL, UPS, FEDEX. Great info and very useful information.
Thank you so much for letting me know!
OMG SOO CUTE AND YOU HELPED ALOT!!
THANK YOU I’M SO GLAD!!
@@MegDion OFC! And i know That you Have a Buisness ! I do To would you like to buy from my shopify shop i just started and it would mean alot!?
Thank you for all of this information. You do a beautiful make up, have you thought of making any video.
Thank you so much! I haven't ever thought of that but I would be happy to! :)
When you created your listing on Etsy, which shipping class option did you choose? I'm planning on opening my store on Etsy and I'm stuck on which option to select for shipping to the USA and even in Canada. I live in Canada, and want to be able to send my stuff for cheaper too.
Heyy love your videos and appreciate your advice may you please make a video about how you priced the different products, thanks ❤️
Hey!! Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️ I can try and do that! ❤️
I came here about mailing but I am totally going to follow you on etsy cuz I love cats and your product got my attention 🥰
Ahhh thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I have a question so when you sent it you wrote out the address will it still work if you print out the shipping label put it on and then put a stamp on?
Sorry if this is a dumb question but I’m new to this stuff and need answers thanks!
I believe you have to pay for the shipping label on Etsy if I’m not mistaken? Which could defeat the purpose but I may be wrong!
So as long as the bubble mailer fits thru the slot its regular mail only no tracking
Yes!
I just have to say: this is so helpful!! Thank you!!!! 🙂
IM SO GLAD!! Thank you for leaving some positivity ❤️❤️❤️✨
Glad i found your video. I really dont like to go in post office but i started my etsy business. I have few questions, i already bought a bubble mailer and i dont want it to go to waste the size is 6x9 do u think can i still use it to do exactly the same u did, by the way im also selling resin keychains. Thank you so much for ur video its veey helpful.
Hii, I'm new to your channel, and This is really good Information, and I love how you explain things in the video and it helped me soo much than the other videos I've seen cause I've been trying to figure out how it works to ship and the main stuff that goes along with it so thank you so much again cause you made my day a lot better. :)
What a sweet comment awwww 🥺🥺❤️ I’m so glad I could help in any way!! Thank you so much for being here ❤️❤️
THANK you this is so helpful !!!!
Thank YOU for being here ❤️❤️ I'm so glad it was helpful 😘✨
@@MegDion Aww I love all of your videos!! Thank you for always being so consistent and all the videos being amazing quality!!
Thank you that was helpful
Thank you for watching ❤️❤️
How heavy does your package end up being when you are shipping within Canada? Is the "P" stamp ($1.07) enough to send anywhere within Canada?
Ya I think so
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Quick question, I have bubble mailers but they are much larger. I am setting up my listing and it’s asking for length, height and width. I know how to get the length and width but how do I get the height for a bubble mailer ? Is it the same as the length ??
I would say put around 1-3cm for the height. Basically measure the thickness of the package!
I’m baaaaack so I went to the post office in the Bronx NY I paid $5.40 for NY & $5.70 to Florida but that’s ok it’s all a learning curb but the post people told me I couldn’t do regular postage so I opted for the cheapest one 😂
So they said no to the stamp method??
@@MegDion yes that post office said first class only but I’m going to try another post office so I can see if it’s true
Hi I have a question do I have to always fill out the customs form and show it to the office even if it’s within Canada?
Nope! Customs forms are only for shipping outside of your country
Girl, literally just watching the first 30 seconds of your video, I already love you😂💕 Thank you so much for the video, definitely subscribing!
Wow that’s a great first impression hahaha I’m so honoured thank you ❤️❤️❤️ so glad to have you here 😘😘❤️
Hi, I love your stamp idea! I’m just asking if I’m shipping to Paris can I use a Australian stamp??
Hi! To ship to different continents, I use an "international" stamp!
tysm for this it helped so much!!! :)
Ahhhh I’m so glad!!! Thank you for being here ❤️❤️
do you have to use a shipping label ? and how much is it if so?
Can I ask where you got the keychain molds? So cute
What about in the US, does anyone know? As I’m looking it up it says I’ll need like 7 stamps
Please share the Bible mailed dimension so I can order them on Amazon?
How does shipping work that way? Like don’t you have to pay for shipping, but if it’s going in the mailbox how do they take money?
How does who take money?
@@MegDion like the post office people idk😂 because don’t you have to pay for shipping for the item or you can just put it in the mailbox to be shipped?
Haha I get what you mean now! You buy the stamp for the item to put in the mailbox which is purchased at the post office :) so that’s how they make money but you just drop it in the mailbox once the stamp is on ❤️
@@MegDion oh got it! Thank you!
@@MegDion but how about shipping labels? You put none on
Hello, what size are your pink poly mailers?
Hi! They’re typically 4x6 or 6x10 depending on the size of the item!
I always use delivery confirmation people Iike to scam and say they didn't get their package, last time someone didn't pay enough to ship and the delivery driver made me pay for it
Wow! Definitely something I will think about/consider going forward. Thank you for sharing ❤️❤️
Do you need a P.O. Box to ship the orders I have small items
so over this is a 1 to 3 oz and can fit in a mail slot?
THANKS SO MUCh but do i just use a normal stamp??
Yes! Worst case if you have a bigger item you can also buy oversized stamps! But I typically use regular :)
how manyitems do you sell per week?
I have the same polymailers but a 4x6 size for my jewelry biz. I don't have business cards right now but looking to get some. Last time i went to postal office, the guy told me to start putting card board in my polymailers which i thought was weird. is that because i dont have something filling the whole polymailer? I may upgrade to your size polymailers with cards. What size did you get?
Thanks you soo much I want to do this!! So helpful!!!!
I’m so glad!!! Thank you for letting me know it was helpful 😘😘❤️
@@MegDion ♥️♥️
Thanks so much
Your video is so helpful! I was scared if I shipped like this it wouldn’t get to them, but I’m glad you covered that tysm!
No problem!! Thank you for watching ❤️❤️
Hi I know this is 10 months ago I really hope you see this but where do you get the bubble mailer where you put the stuff in a packaging please this would be very helpful
Hi! It's from Amazon ❤️ It's linked in the description!
Tysm!😊
No problem! Thank you for being here ❤️❤️
@@MegDion mhm of course 💕☺️
Great video! Well done.
Thank you!!!! ❤❤
So you can send those bubble envelopes for free by just sending it like a letter?
Yes!
Is this bubble mailer big enough for coasters?
How about your shipping labels? So if you don’t use shipping labels then you just need a stamp and the address? That’s all?
Please reply ❤❤it helps so much
And one more thing… should I just purchase lots of packaging (bubble mail or whatever) from the post office or just whenever a purchase is made I go to the post office and get one? Plz reply ❤❤❤❤
Yes just an address and stamp :)
If you’re new to selling just buy packaging as you need it but as you start to expand you can buy bubble mailers in bulk from Amazon :)
@@MegDion plz reply
So do a lot of people ship with stamps? Is it safe and ok?
Plus how many stamps do you put on a package?
Plz reply ❤
Did anyone tried doing this in USA ?
Can someone tell me how to set up in shipping setting so o can use my own packaging and not usps packaging? It keeps asking me for tracking number
Wait hold up 5:36
You have to bring the barcode to the POST OFFICE i thought you did not need to step in one?
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I was just talking about what you typically have to do and how tedious it is, not with this method!
@@MegDion oh 😂 thanks 🙏
1 more question...
I don't have a scale ⚖️ and in Etsy when you list a product you have to list it's weight and I don't have One? And don't intend in buying one just to scale some few products once. So are there places where I could just scale something? 😣
Plz help 🙏❤️💗🤕
You can make an estimate or buy a cheap scale on Amazon for around $20.00. I’d recommend having a scale to ensure Etsy charges the right amount of shipping costs to the buyer. If not you can maybe get it weighed at the post office
@@MegDion oh thanks so much you are saving my life ♥️
When do I have to weight stuff?
I know once for the listing…
Yeah just for the listing :)
Thank you!! Do you have to put VAT number on the envelope?
I’m not sure what that is 🤔 are you in the US?
Hi meg so i am working on my own small business and this is the way that i plan to send mine i am wondering if you are in the uk this is just so i know whether it would work in my country as i am in the uk thank you
I’m in Canada! But you can definitely visit your local post office and ask about it :)
i have been thinking about creating an etsy shop!!
That's awesome!! ❤️❤️✨
I really appreciate your time to do this helpful video
From the outgoing mail could ship to the overseas countries?
love love all your videos
Wow what an amazing compliment to get, thank you so much ❤️ yes I ship overseas with this method! (Hopefully I answered your question properly??) thank you for being here ❤️
If i may ask how much do you pay for a PO Box?
I believe through Canada post it’s $150 for 6 months for me but it can also vary depending on the size of your PO BOX, whether it’s business or personal, etc!
do you put your po box on the corner Then put the customers address?
Yes! Customers address in the middle, yours is top left
Thanks for this - what does Etsy think about shipping without tracking? Can you be a star seller this way? Does Etsy keep your $ in reserve with this method? Thanks 👍
I have never had an issue with not providing tracking and I find that people are way more likely to buy when they don’t have to pay for shipping even if it means they don’t have tracking!
Wonderful and informative!! Do you buy oversized stamps or regular?
I’m so glad you thought so! I buy both depending on what I’m sending I’ll use a regular or oversized! ❤️🤣
@@MegDion awesome!! It never dawned on me to US stamps!! I always pay for shipping there and it’s $9 and change with no tracking that’s insane! I’ll ask for US stamps next time! Thank youuuu!!
@@Eandcostudio I’m opening my small business where I sell some small charms online. Since it’s small I thought I would put it in the envelope buy a regular stamp and ship it. The stamp for a letter that is up to 1oz is $0.60 from where I live. So all in all with all the packaging the weight turned out 0.5 oz. So basically half of what I can put inside. Now let me say that I don’t want to rip my customers off and sell a charm 5 times more expensive so I could make more money. So my margins are very thing. I go to post office with my letter and a stamp, and they were like: what’s inside? Me:”a charm and a thank you card”. They: “you can’t put this in the envelope it’s not going through the machine.” So I ended up putting another stamp on that envelope which totalled in $1.20 for domestic shipping to the nearest state. And with the price that I offered for my product on eBay minus shipping,minus packaging (like stickers, envelope, thank you card, business card, etc), minus eBay fee, minus other fee, I’m hoping to break even, not even making any profit. Just sharing my story to give you heads up. And they take that $1.20 from you, take the letter, and you wouldn’t even know if anyone is gonna deliver it to your customer or put in their pocket. Welcome to America, everybody is making money on you. But when you try to make ends meet, go F# yourself. At least, this is how I feel. I hope you’ll have more luck.
Hi Meg, I’m also a Canadian Etsy seller. Do you find that there are delays in delivery when sending orders to the US via lettermail? I send packages this way and find that it is quite slow.
I haven't found it to be too bad! It can depend on where in the states it's going too I find
I want to ship a few pair of earrings. Selling them for $2
a pair. But cost $4 to $5 just for shipping.
I could give them an option
Free with out tracking.
Yes that sounds good :)
Can I also just go to post office to do it?
Yes :)
Hey, so umm I’m quite nervous tho as I’m starting my business on Etsy in just about a week. I made all the preparations but I still got some doubts so it would be really helpful if u answer them🥺 firstly: I’m from India so if I send through mailbox than how am I gonna pass the tracking system on Etsy like is it okay if we delivered the product from our mode of transportation choice instead of theirs? Will I still receive the money?
Secondly: I’m gonna start the business of my small artworks and stuffs so if I send them through mailbox then I would’ve to give money I guess So that it could reach them?
Thirdly: I’m so broke to invest so much into the vintage look of packing(I’m just 17 tho) so is it necessary to list on Etsy by paying and to pack into that particular bubble mailer? Can’t I use any different envelops of different sizes?
I real am in need of answer to these questions so that I could run my small business atleast start it up, help me please!!!!!!❤
Hey! Great to hear you’re starting your business ❤️
1: you do not need tracking numbers in order to send your items. I don’t use tracking and never have issues.
2: I don’t understand this question can you please reframe it?
3: I’m also not sure what your question is here if you can please reword it for me!
Thank you ❤️ talk soon!
Okay so my questions were: if I am sending my products through mailbox then do I have to give money to mailbox so as the product could reach the customers?
And I do not have so much money to invest into my business so do I necessarily have to pay for listing on Etsy? (The product names and all listings) And also can I use different sized envelopes or just bubble mailer?
I have a question, I’m thinking about starting a bracelet business, so when I ship them, do I have to add a postage stamp?
Yes add a postage stamp 👍
How long would it take for them to ship the “letter” out x
The mail gets collected daily I believe!
loved this! im starting my business on etsy selling jewelry and dreamcatchers, etc .. im ondering tho about larger items. isnt there a weight and size limit to what we as the sender are mailing out.? plz get back to me
Hi!! Yes sometimes there is a weight limit but if there is an issue they send it back to the return address. I have only had this happen a handful of times in the past few years - sometimes you just get a strict post office worker lol you usually just have to pay an additional 5 cents for another stamp or something if it’s sent back! Also, if you bring it to the post office desk and they weigh it beforehand they can tell you what additional stamps you might need for overweight items. That method is more time consuming though and not necessary (since it rarely happens that items are returned to me) but if you’re nervous about something being too heavy you can bring it to the desk for weighing or purchase a small scale off Amazon! I hope this helped ❤️❤️❤️
Thx for the informative video? Question: so letter mail (bubble mailer) which contain non-document /paper can be sent to international countries? I thought that only applies to domestic Canada.
Same I was wondering this too! I’ve read on a lot of forums that this works in Canada but in the Us, it’s strictly only paper so I’m confused as to how she does it w/o getting her packages lost
Thank you for being here! ❤️ I have personally never had an issue sending internationally with just an international stamp! Small items have been fine for the few years I’ve been doing it ☺️
@@Anyaokarnfjsdhser wow so interesting! I’ve only had an issue with things being lost once or twice in the few years I’ve been doing this! And never an issue with sending items ☺️
@@MegDion I sent one jewelry in bubble mailer, 5$ stamp to US. It’s received faster than the small package!
wait i’m very confused, so this is free to ship right? the only thing i’d have to pay for is the stamps at the post office?
Yes! (Well that’s how I do it! ❤️) after the stamp it’s just about putting it in the mail slot ☺️
Why is it so expensive for the customer? It says the estimated is 18 for their shipping even if I’m selling something for $6 . I understand just using the mail slot why is it expensive? Also do you do it at the post office mail box our your own?
Iam just starting a lipgloss business and I haven’t made a website it’s a lot of work. Any tips? Do you think lipgloss would be small enough?
Etsy can be easier for a website because you do not have the build the website itself it’s already done for you! It might be small enough depending on the bottles you use, it’s worth a shot!
@@MegDion ok,thanks for the tip!
What do you mean with the code bars? Can you please explain it to me because i though you have to Buy the shipping labels to print it on esty? Thank if you answer
You don’t have to buy the Etsy shipping labels if you don’t want to! And I’m not sure what your first question is if you want to try and explain it to me again haha ❤️❤️
Hi I recently just started my small business, I tried to use mail ship, but there is no tracking number, will it be a problem for my etsy shop?
It shouldn’t be no! I don’t usually have issues :)
Hi i live in toronto and am about to start selling jewelry, my packaging is similar to yours so I was wondering which stamps do you use to ship your packages? I am a bit confused with canada post pricing online like most people probably are, I can not figure out if my package is a small envelope size or oversized because of the thickness of the package. It seems like your package might be a little thicker because the resin is thicker than my jewelry.Sorry for the long explanation.
Hey! Hopefully I understood your question but I just use regular stamps and Ive had very few issues with that ❤️ and if there are any issues they send it back to my PO BOX (sometimes I’ll owe an extra dollar or something ) but this has happened maybe 3 times out of the hundreds of orders. Sometimes you just get a super picky post office worker. But overall, regular stamps work for me ❤️
@@MegDion I actually meant do you use the “oversized”stamps that are worth the $1.94 or do you use a “ permanent” stamp?
Do you have to ask the person who works at the post office if sending a package as a letter, if that's ok to do?
I personally don't I just put it in the mailbox at the end of my street ❤
thank for sharing.
Thank you for watching! ❤️❤️
How did you get a PO Box please ? I’m really new to starting out and this would be good to know. I’m in the U.K. but it should be the same I’m assuming x
I live in an extremely small town (population of 800) so we all have a PO BOX automatically for the whole town!❤️ I believe you can go to your local post office and ask to open one ❤️
Are your stamps for within Canada the oversized letter stamps or just the regular stamps? :)
Regular!
Oh interesting! I’m going to have to try that! My post office (small town Saskatchewan) told me it needed to be the oversized letter stamps! They are only $1.97 but if I could save a $1 even better! Thank you so much for your videos! They are very helpful!
@@ZenaDoesNails Thats interesting I've never heard of oversized stamps before! Let me know if using regular ones works for you! ❤️❤️ And thank you so much for the love ❤️❤️✨
What about tracking numbers? Etsy requires that in order to become a star seller!
I’ve never heard of this being a thing so I will look into it! Thanks!
Would this work if I sent a ring like this? Or is that too bulky to go threw the mail slots?? I’ve been trynna find this out but I can’t find this answer anywhere 😭😭
If it’s too bulky (try it out and if it gets sent back for being too bulky you’ll know) then you can buy oversized stamps which should make it work! So I’d say try a regular stamp first and if that doesn’t work try the oversized stamps!
I thought with etsy you need a tracking number?
I started an etsy business. Selling charms. I sell them cheap. $3 and 2.20 for shipping. Made my first sale and lost money shipping my item. Had to increase my shipping prices and that only leaves me with 1.40 profit. So ty for the info this should help. I was thinking sending them in an envelope but that just feels so tacky. So useful
I’m planning to ship earrings this way but I’m worried it’s too thick, my largest earring being about 1/4 an inch thick.. will it still mail that way?
I think that would work! Out of the hundreds of orders I've sent out around that size, only a few have been sent back to me for being oversized. (Sometimes you just get an extra-picky postal worker). Let me know if you have success in sending your items and thank you for watching my video ❤❤
Can i ship one in my mail box like my personal mailbox with a stamp and address? Im a kid trying to start a small business i need help 😭😭😭😭😭
Yes you can!! I’m also working on an updated shipping method video right now to answer any questions!
How did you bypass the tracking requirement? I know there's an option to not include it, but then the buyers cannot leave reviews.
It may be different in some countries but I’ve found that people have left me reviews without tracking! I’ll look into this lol
Thank you so much for this idea help me lot I am going to start my small business soon in 2022. One question where can I find the stamps for the shipping??
Thank you for watching!! At your local post office! 😀❤️
How much is the stamp?
what are the dimensions of your pink mailers?
5x7 inches!
But isn't the shipping label from etsy also a receipt? And don't u have to include it somehow?I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but I was wondering
It isn’t a dumb question but it isn’t you have to print the receipt separately if you would like to include that into to your order, hope this helped you :)
Nothing is a dumb question it’s what I’m here for!! ❤️❤️ also agree with this reply ^^
By using only a bubble mailer, has anyone ever had a problem with your items being damaged or bags bursting open or tearing?
Can you do more of these vids
Of course! Do you have any specific questions you’d want covered in the video?
Yeah it was the necklaces do you still sell them
Never mind
It was a another video
Also when is your next video
There’s no tracking with us, so how do you never have a problem people say I didn’t get it
No! Any time someone has said they didn’t receive their item I find it in my PO BOX! It’s the honour system and I hope people wouldn’t lie. But that can be totally up to you if it’s a risk you’re willing to take as a shop owner ❤️
Can u ship the packages from home
Yes! I believe there’s sites such as stamps.com where they pick it up for you
so you just put your package in your very own mailbox and then the mail man comes and takes it?
Yes! Just send it the same way you would send a letter
@@MegDion ok thanks so much
@@MegDion do you need a stamp or just the shipping label?
Hi I’m new to this and very nervous to start selling. I have a question, do you use a tracking number? I’m asking because I’m not interested in giving out tracking numbers because I don’t know how to do that.
Hi! ❤️ I don’t personally use tracking numbers unless I’m sending a bigger item because I mostly just use the stamp method! Hope this helps 😁
@@MegDion thank you