I just combined the PM shoe boxes to send something long, which are the same size. I recommend, instead of cutting the outside box, to cut the inside box along the edges, just where the overlap is going to be. Then it can squeeze and overlap inside without affecting the outside. Worked like s charm!! I did do one wrap-around tape from top to bottom, vertically, just for a little extra support (in addition to the horizontal taping where the boxes meet). Thanks for your videos!!
@@bigphatmike48059 Hi - you would just do the same thing with the bigger boxes (ie #1095 or #1097). It's about slicing the edge of the inside box, not about the size of the box. Good luck!
Just did this yesterday to ship a vintage R/C car body. It's nothing more than a piece of Lexan plastic, and a scratched up one at that, but it's crazy how much people pay for them. Sold it to a buyer in Japan for $51 plus he's paying like $30 shipping. Another buyer from Australia wanted to buy one for the same price but the cheapest shipping option was going to be $78. A UPS employee told me a USPS employee told her that Australia isn't accepting packages right now. Haven't been able to confirm this though. But I do know UPS isn't shipping to Australia right now.
As a former package loader, boxes of all the same size are much easier to load. Having the width be the same is a huge benefit to creating a wall of them inside of a semi trailer. I believe that is the whole idea of those boxes, is to try to reduce the variation in box sizes and make it easier to pack a truck full. A uniform and stable load also helps prevent damage.
Agreed. Funny how Josh thought the change was to benefit the consumer 😅 All about standardization and saving post office time/money which truth be told is smart and they should do more of.
This could also be a production cost reduction thing as well. It's only 1/4" a box but saving that little bit of material over a massive amount of boxes made adds up
My husband has worked for USPS for years. It is a huge running machine that is all about efficiency and cost savings. With the new postmaster who came in, even more changes have been made to run the USPS efficiently as possible. As someone else stated uniformity in size etc makes processing and handling the Mail that much easier saving time and money. Cutting a quarter inch from that dimension may also make it less expensive to produce those boxes. I very much doubt it has anything to do with how the boxes are being used by resellers and other shippers.
This should be retitled “Mr Rogers Neighborhood “ Hairy Tornado style….opening scene where Josh comes through the door….scene with his Christmas Sweater….meeting the neighbor….meeting the Uber driver…drone at the end of your neighborhood…too funny. Just missed Josh changing his shoes to house slippers. Nice video.
As a mercari/postmates driver who does this for a living… please put the item in a box or even a clean trash bag if too big for a regular bag. The item will most likely sit at the buyers doorstep. The buyer didn’t rate you because he was nice and probably perplexed as heck by the bare bones delivery
Yeah, when I had a sale on Mercari local I got a message from Mercari before the driver came with instructions to package the item in a bag or box & label it with address of recipient. Definitely wouldn’t just hand it to the driver with no packaging. Some drivers have multiple packages.
Just a tip: From my experience, nail polish painted on top of dried nail polish will help remove it, makes it easy to wipe off. Hope that was helpful. I really enjoy you and Haley's channel :)
Hey Josh I am so excited you showed the Rae Dunn Mugs I bought off of Poshmark! I have been watching you from the beginning, can’t wait to receive them! Thank You so much 😊
Nice to see such entrepreneurship in young couple. With the fact you have both quit your "regular" jobs and have taken on such a leap in faith and appear to have researched what needs to be done, from taxes, insurance, healthcare and how you structure what you do each day - I say kudos to you both and enjoy being your own boss.
I use two of the same size boxes and just put them together at the flap area. On the inner box, I cut off the flaps so the box fits nicely inside the flaps of the other. I use the peel and stick on one side to attach to the outside of the inner box and then just tape all the way around a couple times. Then I use my box resizer on the other end to reduce the box down to fit the item inside. Works well and the extra cardboard removed helps reduce the weight of the item.
This video showcases why I’m putting a “pause” on my re selling side hustle. 2 of my bedrooms and part of my garage looked like goodwill shelves. I sold my last items and re donated the worthwhile items back to Goodwill. It was a fun year and I made a lot of money but having my rooms cleaned out feels much calmer to my home space. Just the thought of a reseller walking into goodwill and finding the original Luke Skywalker on the shelf that I dropped off makes me happy. Thrift on everyone !
Let's see more of Hailey doing her thing videoing! Really like your giving the flea market vendors a bit more than they ask for. Thinking of how difficult it must be for them to find good deals, too. Be safe you two.
Love Y’ALL so much, Josh! I’ve been watching since summer 2020 and not only do you guys bring me valuable information for my reselling business, but you also bring me joy. I LOVE watching your videos and seeing y’all succeed. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💜
Hey Josh if you go behind like Publix or behind or the dollar stores and inside the recycling trash cans they are full of boxes and you can cut to the size that you need and just tape the sides together
You can use the same size. We’ve always used the same size boxes to send tennis rackets and guitar controllers. Try sliding the box inside the other box before you unfold them. We actually cut the flaps of the ends of the boxes to support the middle of the racket or the arm of the guitar. It’s a tight fit sometimes but it’ll work. 👍👍
Thanks for the video! Heads up, if you ever have a really stubborn stain on white clothing, try leaving it in the direct sunlight (outside or even inside on a window ledge) and the sun will sometimes "bleach" the stain gone.
Oh and ps, never would have found the channel if we were never looking into info about reselling. Your channel popped up on my phone and I have been watching ever since. So thank you because I have learned so much from y'all. I'm grateful to you and your beautiful wife for all the good info on reselling, so thank you. And y'all, positive upbeat attitudes are what really keep us watching, and that is what makes y'all the best reseller RUclipsrs on the web to date! Thanks again!!!
Haley is just as cute as she can be and she's really growing into her role as the Mistress of Mercari with her listings and sales. Glad to see you both continue to be successful and enjoying what you do.
I think you are right about why they changed the dimensions of the boxes. Thanks for actually looking into it instead of jumping to conclusions without trying to back it up. Keep up the good work. You’ll be at 1 mil in no time!
I was in the post office the other day and the woman working there made a comment on how they keep shrinking the box sizes and upping the rates. I dont think they did it to stop people from combining boxes, i think its just a cost savings thing on their part. This happens a lot in the grocery store. Package sizes shrink all the time, but its so slight that most people dont notice.
Thank you so much for your detailed vlogging! Last week I made a Goodwill run to try my hand at reselling and just sold a pair of asics with a 300% turnaround! Thank you! You are awesome!
USPS box change. I used to run distribution for a large company. One thing I can think of for the change in the box size is cost of manufacturing. We used a machine to make our boxes in house and one cost saving method was in labor & materials. In cost evaluation, if there are two items nearly identical (like the two USPS boxes in this example) if there is not an overriding reason to keep the larger of the two boxes I would eliminate or modify to use one or more of the same dimension to reduce waste or scrap. When you think about the thousands of boxes a day they make or have made, that can quickly become a huge cost savings. I think this would be a very high possibility. Thanks for the video. I’m a new reseller and really appreciate your videos greatly!
I been watching your videos for about a year now and love the content. I also resell and have been for 2 years now. When I hear you talk about how much you paid, sometimes you are not sure. I also used to forget. I decided to use the eBay custom sku line to put location and what I paid. It may help you in your future videos! Thanks and keep up the awesome work.
Greetings from Stockholm, SWEDEN 🇸🇪 Just wanted you guys to know that you have been (and still are, of course 😉) a huge inspiration for me! Thanks to you, I recently started my own reseller side op. Thank you both so very much 🤗
I’m pretty sure it has to do with costs. It’s always about money reasons when it comes to business not because of how people use their boxes. Anyways I already figured out how to combine these 2 boxes together it only took a minute to figure another method out. Thanks for the tips you give out on what to look out for. It has definitely helped me out a lot. I’m only 40 days in and already $1,500 in sales. Small amount but we are just getting started.
Dang that’s crazy on the 1095 box! Sounds they are trying to keep people from altering them. Also those under cabinet radios have been selling great for me on Facebook lately. Thanks for tips about golf clubs too! That’s something I really need to learn more about.
Hey just so you know about those Rae Dunn mugs - they are still up on your eBay store. Didn’t want you to have another issue like with Facebook marketplace. Thanks for making great content!!😊
Hailey and Harry, My husband and I watch your RUclips videos, because as we are enjoying our eBay side-hustle we enjoy your style of bringing us knowledge. Thank you! Sheri
The size change is a cost cutting measure. When I worked in newspaper, when they were trying to figure out how to save money, one of the things they'd do is cut fractions of an inch off the width of the paper. Doesn't make much difference per newspaper, but over the thousands and thousands printed, every day, it adds up quickly. Same deal here, I'm sure.
A bunch of people in the comments are saying that but one would think that the USPS is ordering hundreds of thousands of these boxes every single month. What could this change possibly save? A penny per box? I'd much rather just pay an extra penny to ship the old boxes than deal with these new boxes. It would be the exact same cost savings without any of the changes to manufacturing.
@@HairyTornado well, they do both, right? They raise the shipping rates twice a year, AND they save money on the boxes they give away for free. When you’re coat cutting, it becomes penny pinching time. And you said it … a penny a box at hundreds of thousands a month … that adds up to a hefty savings for just shaving down on size. If they go newspaper route - which would make sense, as they are also now an operating trying to find every cost cutting measure possible, expect them to trim them down again in the future, or even eliminate a particular size
Nice scenic ending shot. We passed through your neck of the woods 2 weeks ago going to and coming from Asheville NC. On I26 we saw so much color on the trees it was stupendous! A far cry from our home in Naples FL.
Mose was being nice when he barked at his girlfriend. He was just saying "Whats up girl. You know I got that good grass to roll around in. Get your human to bring you over here." Also he didnt bark at the doggo in the truck going by as he quickly assessed the situation and the dog in the truck KNEW it is Mose's neighborhood and wasnt going to start any shenanigans.
Found your channel… addicted. I used to do eBay in the late 90s. Have some good stories about some awesome sales. Gave it up as it got so much more complicated and people got so dishonest. But I also hate shipping.
I saw some amazing hats at the Goodwill Bins the other day but I didn't pick them up because I didn't know how to clean them. Do you think you could do a video on hat cleaning?
It may be due to delivery, printing and supply issues/costs. If they wanted to stop the franken boxes they could just ban them (🤞🏻 hope they don't). You can use 2 - 1095's or 2 - 1092's together for shipping. Slipping them over each can be done as I have done it many times. I sort of taper the end flaps (cut a triangle off each end of the flaps) to help them slide into the other box with a little squeezing/compression action. I do the same thing with the PM shoe box.
Large FRB, Regional B2, 1092,1095, and Box 7 are all getting small reductions in size. 1095 is now 3-1/8" tall and 1092 is now 2-7/8" tall. Order new 1092's, they'll still fit in eachother.
I USE 2 USPS SHOE BOXES TO SHIP THE GUITAR HERO CONTROLLERS, BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. It fits in sideways, just put padding in the bottom and top and your good to go.
There is an option that I will probably never use but is around that many don’t realize with the USPS boxes. They sell similar sized boxes to the free ones. Red and blue stripes. Places like Target, Home Depot, Staples I have found them at it the past. Some retail stores and online. Stores you can buy singles if available near you, online multipacks like 20ct. There is a very slightly wider box, but it is also slightly thinner to maybe still make a tight slide. Keep ordering the box that changed, I’ve received older versions before. Sometimes like ten years earlier versions that were located in stock. Also ask at your local branch. They may or may not have a stock. Failing all that, I would probably try a narrow press roller alongside the edges of one side, maybe down the stripes, to press that side inwards
The drone footage was stellar! Deep breath on the boxes! It's so frustrating when they change things randomly for no apparent reason. I bet you'll find an EVEN better way to ship them now and educate folks on that as well. Now you can count on folks commenting on previous videos where you tell how to do that "this doesnt work". Lol. Anyway, great video. I'll keep my eyes peeled for the books Hayley scored. Those seem like great sellers.
They say that the box size charge are for a different reason The USPS has announced they will be reducing the size of some free Priority Mail boxes and envelopes. ... The USPS states these changes are being made to help process Priority Mail boxes and envelopes more efficiently on their sorting equipment, reducing the need for manual package sortation.Oct 15, 2021
Probably they changed the size of the box due to printing efficiencies, too. Their box manufacturer is probably giving them a better pricing to print the same size width. Their box assembly is more efficient if the width is the same, less time setting up equipment.
I just love you , Haley and Moses. You're the most sincere, helpful and honest people on RUclips! This is now my favorite channel 💕 I wish you all the merriest Christmas season ever👍
Awww Josh, bless your heart. So sweet that you worry about the way you come off, anyone who knows you knows how much you care, and I think you're probably correct, they probably didn't want people to combine the boxes. It keeps life interesting though, doesn't it?
The priority box sizes have gotten smaller over the last 15'ish years. Maybe this is your first time experiencing the changes, but it's occurred randomly over time (as well as the prices continuing to increase).
So I'm watching this on Dec 1 and went to the Wal Mart app. Someone must have tipped them off because the padded mailers you mention are not there anymore or the price changed. I enjoy your videos. Thank you so much!
I'm surprised you didn't box the guitar. Only because just like with any delivery the Uber driver only has to deliver the item to that address and not physically hand it to the buyer. So potentially the guitar could have been sitting in front of that persons door out in the open for a while. Also Is your nail polish remover acetone free? If so that's probably why it wasn't working.
I have never boxed with the boxes you were talking about. But I have boxed with the 12x12x10s and the 7x7x6s and have never had a big problem with them splitting the only problem is when you get to where they're joined the box together you have to push on one on the inside and with something Sharp like a pair of scissors to get past the joint and then keep sliding I've been selling for 20 years and have never had a major issue. And if you find this a problem just take the one you want smaller and slit the seams so they will fold inward when you push the ends should go right in. My issue is that they got rid of two priority sizes and made them into A and B and now I have to buy boxes to get that size or remake a priority shoebox.
Poshmarks deal with USPS just proves to me, that Ebay is making bank off shipping. You can't tell me they haven't negotiated a deal with USPS, and just passed on a portion of the savings to us, and they bank the rest....if they haven't negotiated better rates than they are idiots.
Contrarian view: how many 1095 boxes does USPS buy in a year? How much LESS material used per box in the new size? My WAG is the new size is based on lower manufacturing cost for millions of units... Liked the drone outro 👍👍
The USPS probably buys hundreds of thousands of these boxes every month and when you're doing that kind of volume your manufacturing costs are already incredibly low. I'd rather they increase the shipping price by a penny for each box instead of decrease in the manufacturing cost by a penny on each box. The cost savings will be exactly the same and we would still have the convenience of being able to easily combine the two boxes.
As a USPS employee, I don’t believe combining boxes is a problem. I would think it is a cost cutting measure when producing the box. That small savings will add up over the 1000’s of boxes being manufactured. 🤷🏻♂️
They could have changed the size based on their cost for the boxes… also it could just be some decision by whoever makes their boxes… I doubt they did this because of the use case you used it for…
I like poshmark the best out of all the platforms only because their customer service is amazing they have the sellers back as well as the buyers oh and the check I like getting paid with a check LOL old school person here
Not sure if someone else commented this but to ship the Wii only in a padded flat rate envelope I use a 1096L box from USPS and then slide that box in the padded flat rate envelope, you should be able to bubble wrap the Wii once or twice before putting it in the 1096L
I literally always use USPS shoeboxes. It’s perfect for putting the Wii, a controller or two and all the wires. On top of that you can usually put the usps box in a poly bag which could save you even more money if you use PirateShip
Most likely it was to cut cost from the manufacturer of their boxes. Going down that small size could save a small amount that translates to millions a year depending how many of those boxes they order.
The flat rate game board box changed sizes beginning of the year and completely changed what can go inside. They used to be 12' wide and now are 11.75" - that 1/4 inch means nothing 12" can fit like standard paper packs, frames, even many board games, which is what the box was intended for. So frustrating. The least they could do is announce the new measurements when ordering supplies.
I usually hate a what sells video but yours I'm smiling, enjoying and loving it ! Oh and bought a SLOB poster. My first RUclips buy but well worth it !
Definitely changed the box to keep people from combining them. But keep in mind, they are a business too and it cuts into their costs if people are using two free boxes vs one. Love the channel and the content brother!
I love the drone view at the end of your video. Here’s a thought, when you’re done at the flea market close that segment by showing a drone view of the flea market. Keep up the great job. I love watching your adventures.
I don’t know if anyone else mentioned this or not, but most likely the small change in dimensions of the box is to save them money (make them cheaper). In marketing, there’s something called the “LND”, or “least notable difference”. It’s done with food items all the time. One good example of this is the size of a potato chip bag. Over the years, there’s been a huge change in the size of their largest bag of chips. BUT, they did it slowly, so that it wouldn’t draw much attention to it. If they had cut the size of their bag by a third, in one fell swoop, folks would’ve complained, and probably stopped buying them. So, by using the LND concept they made it happen. And it has saved them a lot of money. And cutting the size of their boxes, by even a small amount, multiplied by a huge number of boxes will save them a significant amount of money. Hope this helps! 😊 Jacqui
Hi Josh, went to USPS and they have a 1097 that would be just slightly smaller than the 1092, check it out, enjoy your channel, keep up the good work, Jim
I just combined the PM shoe boxes to send something long, which are the same size. I recommend, instead of cutting the outside box, to cut the inside box along the edges, just where the overlap is going to be. Then it can squeeze and overlap inside without affecting the outside. Worked like s charm!!
I did do one wrap-around tape from top to bottom, vertically, just for a little extra support (in addition to the horizontal taping where the boxes meet). Thanks for your videos!!
still not wide enough for guitars or tennis rackets
Just did this yesterday by accident and it definitely works!
@@bigphatmike48059 Hi - you would just do the same thing with the bigger boxes (ie #1095 or #1097). It's about slicing the edge of the inside box, not about the size of the box. Good luck!
Would LOVE to see a video of this..the
frankenbox technique
Just did this yesterday to ship a vintage R/C car body. It's nothing more than a piece of Lexan plastic, and a scratched up one at that, but it's crazy how much people pay for them. Sold it to a buyer in Japan for $51 plus he's paying like $30 shipping. Another buyer from Australia wanted to buy one for the same price but the cheapest shipping option was going to be $78. A UPS employee told me a USPS employee told her that Australia isn't accepting packages right now. Haven't been able to confirm this though. But I do know UPS isn't shipping to Australia right now.
As a former package loader, boxes of all the same size are much easier to load. Having the width be the same is a huge benefit to creating a wall of them inside of a semi trailer. I believe that is the whole idea of those boxes, is to try to reduce the variation in box sizes and make it easier to pack a truck full. A uniform and stable load also helps prevent damage.
Agreed. Funny how Josh thought the change was to benefit the consumer 😅
All about standardization and saving post office time/money which truth be told is smart and they should do more of.
I didn't think a quarter inch change would make that much of a difference for shipments, but good point!
Dane Hart this makes sense. Small difference in size but makes a big difference in stacking and packing.
This could also be a production cost reduction thing as well. It's only 1/4" a box but saving that little bit of material over a massive amount of boxes made adds up
My husband has worked for USPS for years. It is a huge running machine that is all about efficiency and cost savings. With the new postmaster who came in, even more changes have been made to run the USPS efficiently as possible. As someone else stated uniformity in size etc makes processing and handling the Mail that much easier saving time and money.
Cutting a quarter inch from that dimension may also make it less expensive to produce those boxes. I very much doubt it has anything to do with how the boxes are being used by resellers and other shippers.
This should be retitled “Mr Rogers Neighborhood “ Hairy Tornado style….opening scene where Josh comes through the door….scene with his Christmas Sweater….meeting the neighbor….meeting the Uber driver…drone at the end of your neighborhood…too funny. Just missed Josh changing his shoes to house slippers. Nice video.
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😂🤣
If only the uber driver was mrs mcfeely....lol
Look at Haley's excitement when an item she picked up sold " yes with a big smile" ...Reselling is addictive Haley
IT IS very addicting!
It really is, I love reselling!
hhahahahahahhaha yeaah it is tbh
Yes, she was so proud! She's going to take over 😆
We love you guys as well. Y’all are a wholesome, humble couple that many appreciate.
As a mercari/postmates driver who does this for a living… please put the item in a box or even a clean trash bag if too big for a regular bag. The item will most likely sit at the buyers doorstep. The buyer didn’t rate you because he was nice and probably perplexed as heck by the bare bones delivery
Who cares?
Yeah, when I had a sale on Mercari local I got a message from Mercari before the driver came with instructions to package the item in a bag or box & label it with address of recipient. Definitely wouldn’t just hand it to the driver with no packaging. Some drivers have multiple packages.
I deliver items too and was thinking about the porch thieves with it sitting out of a box. Maybe it’s just here in San Antonio lol!
Just a tip: From my experience, nail polish painted on top of dried nail polish will help remove it, makes it easy to wipe off. Hope that was helpful. I really enjoy you and Haley's channel :)
Hey Josh I am so excited you showed the Rae Dunn Mugs I bought off of Poshmark! I have been watching you from the beginning, can’t wait to receive them! Thank You so much 😊
Thanks for the support!
Love to see how confident Hailey is becoming. You inspire me. We are just getting started. Your videos are so helpful to us. Thanks
Haley has such a beautiful spirit. The Lord has blessed you Josh. You have a great personality. Much success to you both.
Aww so pleased for Hayley that the VCR combo sold for a decent price ! You go girl !
Her face holding that combo unit is pure joy! Love that her decision to start selling with you is working out so well for y’all!
Nice to see such entrepreneurship in young couple. With the fact you have both quit your "regular" jobs and have taken on such a leap in faith and appear to have researched what needs to be done, from taxes, insurance, healthcare and how you structure what you do each day - I say kudos to you both and enjoy being your own boss.
The connection between you two is amazing. I enjoy watching.
I use two of the same size boxes and just put them together at the flap area. On the inner box, I cut off the flaps so the box fits nicely inside the flaps of the other. I use the peel and stick on one side to attach to the outside of the inner box and then just tape all the way around a couple times. Then I use my box resizer on the other end to reduce the box down to fit the item inside. Works well and the extra cardboard removed helps reduce the weight of the item.
im so glad for yall.. you seem so happy and that's refreshing in our negative world. may God bless you both.
This video showcases why I’m putting a “pause” on my re selling side hustle. 2 of my bedrooms and part of my garage looked like goodwill shelves. I sold my last items and re donated the worthwhile items back to Goodwill.
It was a fun year and I made a lot of money but having my rooms cleaned out feels much calmer to my home space.
Just the thought of a reseller walking into goodwill and finding the original Luke Skywalker on the shelf that I dropped off makes me happy.
Thrift on everyone !
Should have taken them to a flea market and sold them for a dollar or two a piece
Hi Watch your Videos all the time...Learn a lot, Thanks...Haley seemed So Happy with Herself for that DVD VHS Combo Player sale..You Go Haley!!!!!
Let's see more of Hailey doing her thing videoing! Really like your giving the flea market vendors a bit more than they ask for. Thinking of how difficult it must be for them to find good deals, too. Be safe you two.
I think you have some of the best content out here for reselling. I would like to see how you clean things such as hats, shoes, and etc.
Love Y’ALL so much, Josh! I’ve been watching since summer 2020 and not only do you guys bring me valuable information for my reselling business, but you also bring me joy. I LOVE watching your videos and seeing y’all succeed. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💜
Hey Josh if you go behind like Publix or behind or the dollar stores and inside the recycling trash cans they are full of boxes and you can cut to the size that you need and just tape the sides together
You can use the same size. We’ve always used the same size boxes to send tennis rackets and guitar controllers. Try sliding the box inside the other box before you unfold them. We actually cut the flaps of the ends of the boxes to support the middle of the racket or the arm of the guitar. It’s a tight fit sometimes but it’ll work. 👍👍
Thanks for the video! Heads up, if you ever have a really stubborn stain on white clothing, try leaving it in the direct sunlight (outside or even inside on a window ledge) and the sun will sometimes "bleach" the stain gone.
Oh and ps, never would have found the channel if we were never looking into info about reselling. Your channel popped up on my phone and I have been watching ever since. So thank you because I have learned so much from y'all. I'm grateful to you and your beautiful wife for all the good info on reselling, so thank you. And y'all, positive upbeat attitudes are what really keep us watching, and that is what makes y'all the best reseller RUclipsrs on the web to date! Thanks again!!!
It’s ok Judgy Tornado, it’s nice that you pointed it out for us followerers. Another great info sharing video. Thanks for all you 2 do for us all.
Haley is just as cute as she can be and she's really growing into her role as the Mistress of Mercari with her listings and sales. Glad to see you both continue to be successful and enjoying what you do.
I think you are right about why they changed the dimensions of the boxes. Thanks for actually looking into it instead of jumping to conclusions without trying to back it up. Keep up the good work. You’ll be at 1 mil in no time!
I was in the post office the other day and the woman working there made a comment on how they keep shrinking the box sizes and upping the rates. I dont think they did it to stop people from combining boxes, i think its just a cost savings thing on their part. This happens a lot in the grocery store. Package sizes shrink all the time, but its so slight that most people dont notice.
Thank you so much for your detailed vlogging! Last week I made a Goodwill run to try my hand at reselling and just sold a pair of asics with a 300% turnaround! Thank you! You are awesome!
Man I learn so much from your channel. Just wanted to say thanks. I sold my first golf bag "calloway" on mercari last week. Keep up the great content.
USPS box change. I used to run distribution for a large company. One thing I can think of for the change in the box size is cost of manufacturing. We used a machine to make our boxes in house and one cost saving method was in labor & materials. In cost evaluation, if there are two items nearly identical (like the two USPS boxes in this example) if there is not an overriding reason to keep the larger of the two boxes I would eliminate or modify to use one or more of the same dimension to reduce waste or scrap. When you think about the thousands of boxes a day they make or have made, that can quickly become a huge cost savings. I think this would be a very high possibility.
Thanks for the video. I’m a new reseller and really appreciate your videos greatly!
I been watching your videos for about a year now and love the content. I also resell and have been for 2 years now. When I hear you talk about how much you paid, sometimes you are not sure. I also used to forget. I decided to use the eBay custom sku line to put location and what I paid. It may help you in your future videos! Thanks and keep up the awesome work.
And it's necessary for income tax purposes, too.
Greetings from Stockholm, SWEDEN 🇸🇪
Just wanted you guys to know that you have been (and still are, of course 😉) a huge inspiration for me! Thanks to you, I recently started my own reseller side op.
Thank you both so very much 🤗
I’m pretty sure it has to do with costs. It’s always about money reasons when it comes to business not because of how people use their boxes. Anyways I already figured out how to combine these 2 boxes together it only took a minute to figure another method out. Thanks for the tips you give out on what to look out for. It has definitely helped me out a lot. I’m only 40 days in and already $1,500 in sales. Small amount but we are just getting started.
Dang that’s crazy on the 1095 box! Sounds they are trying to keep people from altering them. Also those under cabinet radios have been selling great for me on Facebook lately. Thanks for tips about golf clubs too! That’s something I really need to learn more about.
Hey just so you know about those Rae Dunn mugs - they are still up on your eBay store. Didn’t want you to have another issue like with Facebook marketplace. Thanks for making great content!!😊
Good looking out!
Hailey and Harry,
My husband and I watch your RUclips videos, because as we are enjoying our eBay side-hustle we enjoy your style of bringing us knowledge. Thank you!
Sheri
Love Hayley's reaction 😂 I love that feeling of buying an item that is bought for a couple of $ and sells for way way more... Great vid as always
Great show you two! Love the drone.
Many Blessings to all.
💋 for Mose.
The size change is a cost cutting measure. When I worked in newspaper, when they were trying to figure out how to save money, one of the things they'd do is cut fractions of an inch off the width of the paper. Doesn't make much difference per newspaper, but over the thousands and thousands printed, every day, it adds up quickly. Same deal here, I'm sure.
A bunch of people in the comments are saying that but one would think that the USPS is ordering hundreds of thousands of these boxes every single month. What could this change possibly save? A penny per box? I'd much rather just pay an extra penny to ship the old boxes than deal with these new boxes. It would be the exact same cost savings without any of the changes to manufacturing.
@@HairyTornado well, they do both, right? They raise the shipping rates twice a year, AND they save money on the boxes they give away for free. When you’re coat cutting, it becomes penny pinching time. And you said it … a penny a box at hundreds of thousands a month … that adds up to a hefty savings for just shaving down on size.
If they go newspaper route - which would make sense, as they are also now an operating trying to find every cost cutting measure possible, expect them to trim them down again in the future, or even eliminate a particular size
I really enjoy your videos. I don't resale, but I do shop at resale places for fun. Your outgoing personality, and your sweet wife lift my spirits.
So cute that Mose has a girlfriend 😂
Nice scenic ending shot. We passed through your neck of the woods 2 weeks ago going to and coming from Asheville NC. On I26 we saw so much color on the trees it was stupendous! A far cry from our home in Naples FL.
I noticed the size difference yesterday!! I was shipping I couldn’t figure out what the problem is. What a pain!
You two+Mose are my favorite people to watch. I’m learning so much! Thank you for the videos!
Mose was being nice when he barked at his girlfriend. He was just saying "Whats up girl. You know I got that good grass to roll around in. Get your human to bring you over here." Also he didnt bark at the doggo in the truck going by as he quickly assessed the situation and the dog in the truck KNEW it is Mose's neighborhood and wasnt going to start any shenanigans.
Found your channel… addicted. I used to do eBay in the late 90s. Have some good stories about some awesome sales. Gave it up as it got so much more complicated and people got so dishonest. But I also hate shipping.
Just a few weeks ago I sold an Italian Rimowa laptop bag on Ebay for $375 free shipping so make sure to keep an eye out for those.
“ Your the best” ❤️❤️ Hayley you are definitely hooked now🤣😂❤️ Thank you for sharing all the information!!
I saw some amazing hats at the Goodwill Bins the other day but I didn't pick them up because I didn't know how to clean them. Do you think you could do a video on hat cleaning?
Just search cleaning hats. There are many videos already.
It's not really a secret. Warm water, some sort of soap, and a grout brush
@@HairyTornado It feels like the rim has cardboard in it so I didn't know if it could get wet.
@@lindanavenue3042 it can get wet but I wouldn't soak it for a long period of time
NO JOSH !! You & Hayley are the best .. love your videos Love Mose too .. wishing you guys guys an even better & more successful 2022 🥂🍻
It may be due to delivery, printing and supply issues/costs. If they wanted to stop the franken boxes they could just ban them (🤞🏻 hope they don't). You can use 2 - 1095's or 2 - 1092's together for shipping. Slipping them over each can be done as I have done it many times. I sort of taper the end flaps (cut a triangle off each end of the flaps) to help them slide into the other box with a little squeezing/compression action. I do the same thing with the PM shoe box.
Thank you Josh and Hayley!
Large FRB, Regional B2, 1092,1095, and Box 7 are all getting small reductions in size.
1095 is now 3-1/8" tall and 1092 is now 2-7/8" tall. Order new 1092's, they'll still fit in eachother.
I USE 2 USPS SHOE BOXES TO SHIP THE GUITAR HERO CONTROLLERS, BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. It fits in sideways, just put padding in the bottom and top and your good to go.
Cut the corners on the interior box so you don't have to tape up the seam. It will mash in just fine.
You would still have to tape the seam.
There is an option that I will probably never use but is around that many don’t realize with the USPS boxes. They sell similar sized boxes to the free ones. Red and blue stripes. Places like Target, Home Depot, Staples I have found them at it the past. Some retail stores and online. Stores you can buy singles if available near you, online multipacks like 20ct. There is a very slightly wider box, but it is also slightly thinner to maybe still make a tight slide. Keep ordering the box that changed, I’ve received older versions before. Sometimes like ten years earlier versions that were located in stock. Also ask at your local branch. They may or may not have a stock. Failing all that, I would probably try a narrow press roller alongside the edges of one side, maybe down the stripes, to press that side inwards
The drone footage was stellar! Deep breath on the boxes! It's so frustrating when they change things randomly for no apparent reason. I bet you'll find an EVEN better way to ship them now and educate folks on that as well. Now you can count on folks commenting on previous videos where you tell how to do that "this doesnt work". Lol. Anyway, great video. I'll keep my eyes peeled for the books Hayley scored. Those seem like great sellers.
Nice sales Josh and Hayley! Loved the drones view of your area. The look on Mose's face when the drone went up, was adorable.
He hates it lol
They say that the box size charge are for a different reason
The USPS has announced they will be reducing the size of some free Priority Mail boxes and envelopes. ... The USPS states these changes are being made to help process Priority Mail boxes and envelopes more efficiently on their sorting equipment, reducing the need for manual package sortation.Oct 15, 2021
Love you guys! Thanks for all YOU do to keep your channel interesting and useful! We know it’s not always as easy as you make it look!
Love the Viedos!!! Your reselling skills are top notch!!!!!!
Macari Uber I’ll have to try that!
I got my envelopes from Walmart on Sunday - they price matched in store for me! It was a great deal! Glad you were able to pick some up.
Probably they changed the size of the box due to printing efficiencies, too. Their box manufacturer is probably giving them a better pricing to print the same size width. Their box assembly is more efficient if the width is the same, less time setting up equipment.
I just love you , Haley and Moses. You're the most sincere, helpful and honest people on RUclips! This is now my favorite channel 💕 I wish you all the merriest Christmas season ever👍
I always pick up nerd books, sold a DnD book for 60 bucks that paid for the whole lot! :)
Awww Josh, bless your heart. So sweet that you worry about the way you come off, anyone who knows you knows how much you care, and I think you're probably correct, they probably didn't want people to combine the boxes. It keeps life interesting though, doesn't it?
The priority box sizes have gotten smaller over the last 15'ish years. Maybe this is your first time experiencing the changes, but it's occurred randomly over time (as well as the prices continuing to increase).
Yeah. I remember getting the "new" large priority boxes several years ago and thinking "where's the rest of the box?" So frustrating.
So I'm watching this on Dec 1 and went to the Wal Mart app. Someone must have tipped them off because the padded mailers you mention are not there anymore or the price changed. I enjoy your videos. Thank you so much!
I'm surprised you didn't box the guitar. Only because just like with any delivery the Uber driver only has to deliver the item to that address and not physically hand it to the buyer. So potentially the guitar could have been sitting in front of that persons door out in the open for a while. Also Is your nail polish remover acetone free? If so that's probably why it wasn't working.
I thought the same thing myself
Agree. I do delivery’s and keeping a item safe and secure is not always at the top of the list once it is dropped off
Makes you proud your girl is a GEEK!! Knowing all the cool books!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
If you want to clean up Wii’s, you can sand them down and use car wax. It’s not perfect but they usually look pretty decent
I have never boxed with the boxes you were talking about. But I have boxed with the 12x12x10s and the 7x7x6s and have never had a big problem with them splitting the only problem is when you get to where they're joined the box together you have to push on one on the inside and with something Sharp like a pair of scissors to get past the joint and then keep sliding I've been selling for 20 years and have never had a major issue. And if you find this a problem just take the one you want smaller and slit the seams so they will fold inward when you push the ends should go right in.
My issue is that they got rid of two priority sizes and made them into A and B and now I have to buy boxes to get that size or remake a priority shoebox.
Poshmarks deal with USPS just proves to me, that Ebay is making bank off shipping. You can't tell me they haven't negotiated a deal with USPS, and just passed on a portion of the savings to us, and they bank the rest....if they haven't negotiated better rates than they are idiots.
,,,, loved your greeting to a garage sale holder, some videos back, .... in response to "how are you?", your response was "blessed and forgiven". ;)
Contrarian view: how many 1095 boxes does USPS buy in a year? How much LESS material used per box in the new size? My WAG is the new size is based on lower manufacturing cost for millions of units...
Liked the drone outro 👍👍
The USPS probably buys hundreds of thousands of these boxes every month and when you're doing that kind of volume your manufacturing costs are already incredibly low. I'd rather they increase the shipping price by a penny for each box instead of decrease in the manufacturing cost by a penny on each box. The cost savings will be exactly the same and we would still have the convenience of being able to easily combine the two boxes.
YES! I noticed they changed the size of the box! The "cap" of my box was slightly bigger than the other old one!
As a USPS employee, I don’t believe combining boxes is a problem. I would think it is a cost cutting measure when producing the box. That small savings will add up over the 1000’s of boxes being manufactured. 🤷🏻♂️
Love you back, awesome video thank to both of you, for all you do!!!!
They could have changed the size based on their cost for the boxes… also it could just be some decision by whoever makes their boxes… I doubt they did this because of the use case you used it for…
I suspect Louis DeJoy had a say in it.
Great Video🤗 Love to see Hailey so excited ✌❤😀
I like poshmark the best out of all the platforms only because their customer service is amazing they have the sellers back as well as the buyers oh and the check I like getting paid with a check LOL old school person here
Not sure if someone else commented this but to ship the Wii only in a padded flat rate envelope I use a 1096L box from USPS and then slide that box in the padded flat rate envelope, you should be able to bubble wrap the Wii once or twice before putting it in the 1096L
I literally always use USPS shoeboxes. It’s perfect for putting the Wii, a controller or two and all the wires. On top of that you can usually put the usps box in a poly bag which could save you even more money if you use PirateShip
Most likely it was to cut cost from the manufacturer of their boxes. Going down that small size could save a small amount that translates to millions a year depending how many of those boxes they order.
Another solid video guys! It's been awhile since I've seen SLOB. Keep up the good work 👏
The flat rate game board box changed sizes beginning of the year and completely changed what can go inside. They used to be 12' wide and now are 11.75" - that 1/4 inch means nothing 12" can fit like standard paper packs, frames, even many board games, which is what the box was intended for. So frustrating. The least they could do is announce the new measurements when ordering supplies.
It's a constant increase in prices with a constant decrease in the quality of products and services.
I usually hate a what sells video but yours I'm smiling, enjoying and loving it ! Oh and bought a SLOB poster. My first RUclips buy but well worth it !
Thank you!
I love watching your channel I have learned a lot from you and Haley
Thanks Josh
Great content. Take a look at Uline shipping supplies. They have a wide range of shipping supplies. I believe they also sell in bulk as well.
Enjoyed the video today. Love when you include Mose. That was an awesome deal you got on the mailers!! I look forward to each and every video.
Love seeing all the trees in your neighbourhood. You almost live in a forest. 🌎
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I love your energy. It comes through on the videos for sure.
Definitely changed the box to keep people from combining them. But keep in mind, they are a business too and it cuts into their costs if people are using two free boxes vs one. Love the channel and the content brother!
I love the drone view at the end of your video. Here’s a thought, when you’re done at the flea market close that segment by showing a drone view of the flea market. Keep up the great job. I love watching your adventures.
I don’t know if anyone else mentioned this or not, but most likely the small change in dimensions of the box is to save them money (make them cheaper). In marketing, there’s something called the “LND”, or “least notable difference”. It’s done with food items all the time.
One good example of this is the size of a potato chip bag. Over the years, there’s been a huge change in the size of their largest bag of chips. BUT, they did it slowly, so that it wouldn’t draw much attention to it. If they had cut the size of their bag by a third, in one fell swoop, folks would’ve complained, and probably stopped buying them.
So, by using the LND concept they made it happen. And it has saved them a lot of money. And cutting the size of their boxes, by even a small amount, multiplied by a huge number of boxes will save them a significant amount of money.
Hope this helps! 😊
Jacqui
Hi Josh, went to USPS and they have a 1097 that would be just slightly smaller than the 1092, check it out, enjoy your channel, keep up the good work, Jim
What a beautiful ending 😁 I Love it.
Please do it again for the next video 🙏
Haley-- so genuine and great - love the tornado couple
Thank you for the video. Love watching you & learning from you both! ❤