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*Heads up for 2016 commissioners - Mailing Rates*
10 years ago
While my prices for artwork are mostly staying the same as they were last year, unfortunately USPS rates for Priority Mail have gone up significantly. An envelope that used to cost me $5.05 to send anywhere in the US is now $6.45, and international rates have gone up even more than that.
I've had to adjust my shipping charges to compensate, because while I could previously eat 5¢ or 10¢ here and there, that extra $1.40 adds up to a lot, especially when I have multiple packages to send off.
So my rate to mail off any artwork that involves a priority envelope is now $7.00, rather than $5.00. And lest anyone complain about that 55¢ over what the post office charges me, that would be the "handling" part of shipping and handling. That's the plastic bag the art goes into to keep it dry, the cardboard that stiffens it, the "Do not bend!" stickers, the self-adhesive label paper, printer toner, and packing tape I use to secure every envelope.
It sucks, but them's the breaks. =-/
On the bright side, I am more than happy to make up "hold envelopes" for anyone looking for more than a single commission. That means you pay ONE shipping fee, and I keep putting art you commission into your envelope until you tell me to send it off. That is always an option open to my commissioners. Just let me know if that's what you'd like to do! Folks who attend Midwest FurFest also have the option of picking their art up from me in person, so there's that.
I've had to adjust my shipping charges to compensate, because while I could previously eat 5¢ or 10¢ here and there, that extra $1.40 adds up to a lot, especially when I have multiple packages to send off.
So my rate to mail off any artwork that involves a priority envelope is now $7.00, rather than $5.00. And lest anyone complain about that 55¢ over what the post office charges me, that would be the "handling" part of shipping and handling. That's the plastic bag the art goes into to keep it dry, the cardboard that stiffens it, the "Do not bend!" stickers, the self-adhesive label paper, printer toner, and packing tape I use to secure every envelope.
It sucks, but them's the breaks. =-/
On the bright side, I am more than happy to make up "hold envelopes" for anyone looking for more than a single commission. That means you pay ONE shipping fee, and I keep putting art you commission into your envelope until you tell me to send it off. That is always an option open to my commissioners. Just let me know if that's what you'd like to do! Folks who attend Midwest FurFest also have the option of picking their art up from me in person, so there's that.
I'm still going to print my own postage, just because it's way faster and less of a hassle than doing it at the post office, but man that was annoying to discover.
I do mostly traditional, so this definitely affects my commissions.
it's refreshing to see.
Yeah, it sucks. But it's hard to blame you guys instead of the post office.
Might be why my cookie-sending charade ended up costing more than used to. Hm.
Ah well, I already decided it would be easier to have a little hold envelope for myself. =3 My three here at home are doing okay, but the envelope is a bit scuffed up.
Your art and time is totally worth the extra bit of money to be able to hold and show off in person the artwork you make. <3