{"id":246842,"date":"2023-05-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/?p=246842"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:18:05","slug":"free-usps-priority-mail-boxes-to-become-smaller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/article\/free-usps-priority-mail-boxes-to-become-smaller\/","title":{"rendered":"Free USPS Priority Mail Boxes To Become Smaller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sdc-blog_priority-mail-boxes-smaller.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sdc-blog_priority-mail-boxes-smaller.jpg\" alt=\"USPS Makes Free priority mail boxes smalles\" class=\"wp-image-7960\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The USPS has announced they will be reducing the size of some free Priority Mail boxes and envelopes. 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