Abbeygurl4 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 This is what the USPS says, but I'm still not clear. The one post office I go to says no the other one says yes. <a name="ep998290">Media Mail Service Media Mail® service has special eligibility requirements for permissible contents. Media Mail rates are limited to the items listed below: Books (at least 8 pages). Sound recordings and video recordings, such as CDs and DVDs. Playscripts and manuscripts for books, periodicals, and music. Printed music. Computer-readable media containing prerecorded information and guides or scripts prepared solely for use with such media. Sixteen millimeter or narrower width films. Printed objective test materials and their accessories. Printed educational reference charts. Loose-leaf pages and their binders consisting of medical information for distribution to doctors, hospitals, medical schools, and medical students. Media Mail Packages may not contain advertising except that books may contain incidental announcements of other books and sound recordings may contain incidental announcements of other sound recordings. In accordance with standards in the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM 300) 173.3.2, Media Mail Packages are subject to inspection by the Postal Service™. Upon such inspection, matter not eligible for the Media Mail rate may be assessed at the proper rate and sent to the recipient postage due, or the sender may be contacted for additional postage (DMM 604.8.1). For more information about Media Mail service, please visit www.usps.com or call 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777). Complete explanations of qualified items may be found in DMM 173.3.2. Notice 121 July 2008 PSN 7610-07-000-4037 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 > Sound recordings and video recordings, such as CDs and DVDs. I don't think they need to be educational, either. Any old DVD or CD qualifies, as far as I know. Look here at 4.1e Sound recordings, including incidental announcements of recordings and guides or scripts prepared solely for use with such recordings. Video recordings and player piano rolls are classified as sound recordings. http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/173.htm For what it's worth, I just bought a used CD of children's music from a store on Amazon marketplace, and received a note that it would be shipped media mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tita Gidge Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 My PO says yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbeygurl4 Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Thanks! Wish me luck; I'm off to the scary post office with my media mail package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMC Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Another yes. You may find that 1st class is cheaper depending on the weight of your DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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