USPS Discontinues Priority Mail Flat Rate Large Board Game Box
USPS has announced they will be discontinuing the Priority Mail Flat Rate Large Board Game Box, effective immediately with supplies available while they last.
The United States Postal Service introduced the Priority Mail Flat Rate Large Board Game Box (GBFRB) in 2010. It is available on the USPS.com/Postal Store in packs of 25 at no charge to the customer when used as intended. the Priority Mail Flat Rate Large Board Game Box (GBFRB) has dimensions of 24-1/16”(L) x 11-7/8”(W) x 3-1/4”(H). It was created as a convenience to the Board Game Industry and to provide additional awareness to themail class in processing.
After conducting a Return on Investment (ROI) analysis, it has been decided that it is in the best interest of the Postal Service to discontinue further production of the Priority Mail Flat Rate Large Board Game Box (GBFRB). Factors in this decision include the inability to run this product on package processing equipment, costs associated with manually processing this product, and reduced customer usage in recent years.
The Priority Mail Flat Rate Large Board Game Box (GBFRB) will remain available while supplies last and is expected to be depleted by the end of January 2022.
I am also still waiting on confirmation about the status of Priority Mail Flat Rate Padded Envelopes and will update the story below once I have more information - confirmed as of 1/13/22 Priority Mail Flat Rate Padded Envelopes are back on the USPS site and available to order.
Liz Morton
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