For parcel deliveries, last holiday season was my ‘best’ holiday season for my Etsy shop in over 5 years. Priority packages that typically took 5-6 days during the Holiday Season flew cross country in only 2 days. Even though I do not agree with the politics of DeJoy, I cannot complain about service provided by USPS.

As a jeweler on Etsy with price points of $250+, I’ve compensated postal increases by raising my prices and my customers haven’t flinched…they continue to spend. And now that more are vaccinated and lives are returning to normal, sales for Artisan jewelers are stronger. Latest data….40% of the wage earners make over $100K annually; are saving money and are the consumer that continues to spend during inflationary pressures.

The business model for USPS is for smaller packages. This isn’t a failure on the postal service, it’s how USPS can make money. USPS doesn’t have large facilities, nor do they have large trucks for larger parcels.

The reality…it’s all about the business model that Sellers choose. Selling large/heavy/odd shaped products for a cheap price and to a customer with no money is why so many e-commerce Sellers fail.