I go through periods of frequent shipping, and I find it pretty easy. I bought a small scale and the USPS website is pretty solid for giving price comparisons and allowing you to buy/print postage and drop it in the mail. You can order flat rate boxes and they send them to you. I've almost always found UPS/Fedex to be more expensive so I simply stopped comparing. If it's local, I'll use a courier. I'd rather just work with what I know even if it means rarely overspending a few bucks. Saves a lot of time, money, and hassle in the long run. I guess I don't understand how others seem to overcomplicate or overthink this to the point that something like Shyp existed for as long as it did.