Topic: 13 Ounce Rule

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Hawaii-Five-Blows
Episode 238 1:01:28 - 1:03:04

238: Hawaii-Five-Blows

USPS Postal Regulations on Stamped Packages

A listener reports having a package returned by the USPS because it was paid for with stamps and weighed over 13 ounces. This regulation, which was lowered from 16 ounces after the September 11 attacks, requires such packages to be presented in person to a postal employee for security reasons.