If a dropship order is going to a PO Box or a territory, the vendor (Art 101) will be asked to ship via USPS and bill back to the customer. This is the only customer that Art 101 will permit USPS shipments and submit for reimbursement.
- Receive email from 3PL (Expeditors) with PO #, dimensions, and weight.
- Art 101 searches PO # in NS and copy the customerâs name and shipping address from the Ship To field under Shipping Information section â KEEP THIS TAB OPEN
- Art 101 goes to stamps.com and logs in
- On stamps.com, to generate a label, go to the Mail tab
- Change the âPrint Onâ option to âShipping Label â 8 ½ x 11 Paperâ (will be a dropdown)
- Paste customerâs name and address in Stamps
- Enter in the shipmentâs dimensions and weights via 3PL email (Step 1)
- From the Service dropdown, under Priority Mail, select âPackageâ (or Large Package if larger than 22â L x 18â W x 15â D)
- For the Return Label dropdown, select âNo Return Labelâ
- Review and Hit âPrint Labelâ in the bottom righthand corner â make sure to note the $ amount
- Instead of printing the label, select âSave as PDFâ and enter â[PO #] Shipping Labelâ as the file name â DO NOT EXIT OR CLOSE OUT THIS TAB
- Email the label back to 3PL so they can continue with processing
- Return to the order in NS and click âEditâ
- Under the Shipping Information section, change the Freight Pay Code to âBill Customer for Freightâ
- Under the Shipping Information section, add the $ cost to the âShipping Feeâ
- Hit Save.
- Return to Stamps.com and go to the History tab
- Click on a receipt to view the details (check the box left of date printed)
- On the receipt details, click on the 3 dots in the upper righthand corner and click âPrint Receiptâ
- When saving the PDF, enter â[PO #] Shipping Label Receiptâ for easy reference.
- Email AR@Advantus.com (addressed to Faith) with the Subject field as âWM USPS Reimbursement â [PO #(s)] â make sure to attach the USPS receipt
- That is it! With every order, make sure youâve checked off all 3:
- Emailed the warehouse the label
- Added the shipping fee to the order in NS
- Emailed the USPS receipt to AR