Save Money on Holiday Shipping: 5 Tricks for Savvy Shoppers

Don't let holiday shipping costs blow your budget. Here, the clever tricks savvy spenders use to save money on mail during the gift-giving season.

Shop the dollar store

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Need shipping supplies? Dollar stores sell a range of inexpensive bubble mailers, envelopes, packaging tape, and mailing labels for far less than the post office or a shipping center.

Get a month of service up front

Websites like shoprunner.com and amazon.com/prime offer memberships with free two-day shipping. Sign up for a 30-day trial, then decide if you want to keep the membership after the holidays.