# You know the economy sucks when... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 12, 2011, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-know-the-economy-sucks-when/259930 "2011-08-12T09:38:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 37
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-know-the-economy-sucks-when/259930/37 "2011-08-14T08:24:36Z")
> [@M$FT going to BRD...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/m-ft-going-to-brd/44567/2): > > USPS is already close to or more expensive than UPS. If they raise their rates it will effectively lessen their throughput of packages, because people will look to UPS or what ever else. And if UPS was smart when USPS jacks their prices, they could drop them a little, make the drop in price public and a big deal, and steal a lot more business. I always use USPS because it is always cheaper than UPS/FedEx. I see you have a quote in the next page. But, what dimensions of the box did you use? Also USPS has a flat-rate boxes that are a lot cheaper than using UPS. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-know-the-economy-sucks-when/259930)._