Ship Early

Many of us have family and friends that live in another state. Mailing a package becomes another consideration when gift giving. You have spent your time and money on a nice gift, but now you have to ship it. We all know just how expensive that can be, and if your loved one is out of the country, well that can be even worse. In some cases, you could spend as much or more mailing the package than you spent on the gift.

I don’t know about you, but this part of the gift giving process drives me crazy and I will avoid these costs like the plague. I know that in many cases you are left to the mercy of the post office or one of the shipping services and you can do nothing about it. But, with a little planning, we can cut our shipping costs using these services only when we have to.