I've reached out to USPS for comment and will update as more information becomes available - in the mean time, if you do have USPS Priority Mail Padded Envelopes on hand, you may want to use them sparingly. We have some in stock but not near enough.- LynkSpyder January 11, Any estimate on when padded flat rate envelopes will be available to order on your site? I ship over 200 items per month with them and Im running low.- Janet Davis January 11, 2022

Is this something short term, or is this shipping option going away? Preparing to ship several thousand in the next couple months.

Our team can help with packing for a fee. I'm seeing some chatter on Twitter as well, though so far no responses from Padded Flat Rate Envelopes are no longer on your website. Select one of 12 free packaging options, including flat rate boxes, envelopes, paks and tubes, in sizes from small to extra large. I have a feeling they’re gonna do away with all this free packaging soon because people feel the need to misuse this stuff because they’re too cheap for packaging- same thing happened with the free tape they used to have Are USPS Padded Flat Rate Envelopes out of stock or no longer available? Can't even find them on the website. I've had a difficult time getting certain box sizes for a few months now (sizes 7 and 4).Ī reddit user on this thread speculated the change may be in reaction to years of abuse by sellers using the free mailers as packing filler. They suddenly appeared back in the USPS store a couple months ago.

The clear envelopes for customs forms were also 'discontinued' with a 'page not found' about 2 years ago. Generally, if you no longer see something listed, it would be a good indication that they will no longer be supplying that type or that the restocking will be so far out, they don't want to hold orders.

Box inside padded flat rate envelope