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It's worth noting that "Standard Mail" has a specific meaning here, and refers to things sent in bulk, like newsletters and flyers. It is emphatically not the

It's worth noting that "Standard Mail" has a specific meaning here, and refers to things sent in bulk, like newsletters and flyers. It is emphatically not the standard service you would use to mail your aunt a letter. That service is called First Class Mail, and is not to be opened.

txcwpalpha 7y ago
That's incorrect. "Standard mail" is the type of mail service used for anything that isn't one of the other named mail services, such as First Class or Priority Mail. Things sent in bulk, such as flyers, are an example of standard mail, but that does not preclude anyone from using standard mail to send a normal letter.
- 4ntonius8lock 7y ago
  Wow, you are stretching this into the realm of the unreal. It's like saying no one is precluded from buying military vehicles and driving them, therefore they are not for the military. This is what's needed for standard mail, and no, your letter to your friend will NOT qualify, when will you stop making things up or at least admitting to being wrong? > Standard Mail. Standard Mail usually consists of flyers, circulars, advertising, newsletters, bulletins, catalogs, or other printed pieces that are generally identical in content. Standard mail must be less than 16 ounces and must meet a minimum quantity of 200 pieces or 50 pounds of mail.
- mattkrause 7y ago
  I don’t think it is. Perhaps you have a lot more aunts than I do, but everything I can find suggests standard mail had a large minimum (200 pieces?) and preprocessing requirements. Here’s a page, from the post office itself: “At one time, it was called Third-Class Mail. Today, it's known as Standard Mail. In 2017, it will be called (USPS) Marketing Mail. The U.S. Postal Service has proposed a name change for Standard Mail to better signal to customers that this mail is used primarily to market a product or service.” https://www.uspsoig.gov/blog/names-and-prices-they-are-changinÔÇÖ https://www.uspsoig.gov/blog/names-and-prices-they-are-chang...

txcwpalpha 7y ago

That's incorrect. "Standard mail" is the type of mail service used for anything that isn't one of the other named mail services, such as First Class or Priority Mail. Things sent in bulk, such as flyers, are an example of standard mail, but that does not preclude anyone from using standard mail to send a normal letter.

4ntonius8lock 7y ago
Wow, you are stretching this into the realm of the unreal. It's like saying no one is precluded from buying military vehicles and driving them, therefore they are not for the military. This is what's needed for standard mail, and no, your letter to your friend will NOT qualify, when will you stop making things up or at least admitting to being wrong? > Standard Mail. Standard Mail usually consists of flyers, circulars, advertising, newsletters, bulletins, catalogs, or other printed pieces that are generally identical in content. Standard mail must be less than 16 ounces and must meet a minimum quantity of 200 pieces or 50 pounds of mail.
mattkrause 7y ago
I don’t think it is. Perhaps you have a lot more aunts than I do, but everything I can find suggests standard mail had a large minimum (200 pieces?) and preprocessing requirements. Here’s a page, from the post office itself: “At one time, it was called Third-Class Mail. Today, it's known as Standard Mail. In 2017, it will be called (USPS) Marketing Mail. The U.S. Postal Service has proposed a name change for Standard Mail to better signal to customers that this mail is used primarily to market a product or service.” https://www.uspsoig.gov/blog/names-and-prices-they-are-changinÔÇÖ https://www.uspsoig.gov/blog/names-and-prices-they-are-chang...