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TamiL Dolls N Dreams
Aurora, Colorado
Posts: 6,454

I was thinking about buying a scale to weigh my own packages and start shipping that way ..........anyone have a scale, ..........do you use it and purchase your shipping labels online????

millie PottersHouse Bears
Ohio
Posts: 2,173

I have a digital postal scale that I bought on ebay (new) for less than $30 with shipping.  I use it and through USPS click n ship I can print my own labels.  It's very convenient.  Just make sure the scale is for postal use.

desertmountainbear desertmountainbear
Bloomsburg, PA
Posts: 5,399

I use a digital postage scale I purchased at Office Max.  It weighs to 10 pounds, was less than $50.00.  I use it a lot and I love it.
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White Forest White Forest Bears
Southern California
Posts: 556

I use my good ol' kitchen scale that goes up to 10 lbs.  :crackup:  It was super inexpensive, and probably came from Kohls or something.

SueAnn Past Time Bears
Double Oak, Texas
Posts: 22,144

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12 - 15 years ago, I bought a Pelouze mechanical scale that weighs up to 50 pounds at one of the big chain office supply stores.  Seems like it cost around $30 at that time.  The main reason was so I could let customers know shipping costs before mailing the package.  It comes in handy for other uses as well.

Laura Lynn Teddy Bear Academy
Nicholasville, KY
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I've been using a scale that goes to 5#'s or so for my bears - the digital scale from walmart.  I originally got it to weigh fragrance oils so needed the ability to measure 10ths of an ounce ;)

For larger packages I had been using my bathroom scale and adding a little to be sure LOL!  Never had a problem...but finally...

Hubby just picked up a real nice scale from Office Depot as the one by us is closing.  It's a $150 scale we got for $65.  Weighs packages up to 150 lbs and the display 2 feet ABOVE the box so I can read it!!  I really like it because we sell a lot of our stuff we no longer use on eBay and those boxes are quite a bit larger than my bear boxes bear_original

Jellybelly Bears Jellybelly Bears
Australia
Posts: 4,066

tehe, I bought a digital kitchen scale too, it is soo good and very accurate.  Just make sure it goes up to a large enough weight, mine is 5 kilos I think, and its always exact when I take it in to post.

Aleta - The Silly Bear The Silly Bear
Portland, Oregon
Posts: 3,119
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Hi Tami,  bear_flower
I have a 20 lb. capacity Pelouse that is computer compatible.  Ding-a-ling me doesn't know how to hook it up to the computer though so I just use it as a scale and input the information into the USPS website.  It's absolutely accurate.  Highly recommended!

Warmest bear hugs,  :hug:
Aleta

TamiL Dolls N Dreams
Aurora, Colorado
Posts: 6,454
Aleta - The Silly Bear wrote:

Hi Tami,  bear_flower
I have a 20 lb. capacity Pelouse that is computer compatible.  Ding-a-ling me doesn't know how to hook it up to the computer though so I just use it as a scale and input the information into the USPS website.  It's absolutely accurate.  Highly recommended!

Warmest bear hugs,  :hug:


Aleta

Hi Aleta, I just ordered a 20 lb. capacity Pelouse, I did some research and picked that one, my hubby ships stuff out so we needed the 20 lb.
Now I can't wait to get it!  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:

Tami E Tami Eveslage Original Teddy Bears
Milford Ohio
Posts: 2,367

Thanks for asking this Tami. I've been thinking about that too! And thanks for all the good answers.

Bubble-Up Bears Bubble Up Bears!
Murrieta, California
Posts: 1,804

Hey Tami,
It's the only way to go!!  If you ship priority the Post Office will give you FREE, all the boxes, tape everything you need! :clap:  And they will pick the package up from your front porch if you like! It's the only way we ship. bear_wub

FrizzyBear New York
Posts: 198

I ship all the time and use the click and ship along with a postal scale that goes up to 10#.  Very convenient!  Good luck.

TamiL Dolls N Dreams
Aurora, Colorado
Posts: 6,454

I just got my Pelouze scale in today............grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr first I had to go buy a USB to Serial Adapter ($30.00) and then that would not work because my computer would not recognize the COM port...............grrrrrrrrrrrr 2 hours later, I found where I had to download the drivers for the new adapter to make a COM4 on my computer...............well I did it and I have it up and running and have downloaded the latest postal Rate scales... bear_wacko  bear_wacko  bear_wacko

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