Ship Thrifty | Simplified Shipping, Discounts, Tracking, and Reporting

Easily create prepaid
shipping labels

Pick from major carriers
Save time, money, & hassles
Superior support

No Monthly Fees Create a free account

Send care packages to
support service members

Great for service projects & team building
Turn-key, free to use, & expert support
Create 1 -100's of labels in minutes

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Reach your supporters
where they are

Earn funds & rally support
Share stories & prove your impact
Do it all with zero tech skills or bills

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micro business apart

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Patent-pending technology & shipping solutions

Complete hundreds of labels in minutes with no customs and unnecessary waits.

Send a little joy to loved ones while skipping the lines on all your shipments inside the U.S.

Put your time into running your business by streamlining your shipping tasks.

Travel lighter. Send your luggage, clubs, meeting materials, and more by shipping them instead.

How it works

3 easy steps and your packages are on their way!

Fill in the blanks

Our tools guide you through the steps to get your label(s) done right.

Pay & print your label(s)

4 x6 labels print on any printer; just tape them on your package.

Drop off your packages

Drop packages off at the carrier location that matches the label.

Arrive at destination

Your packages are on their way with the carrier you selected.

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Everything you need to ship packages the easy way

Flexible tools

Copy and edit labels and customs forms, save orders, and prep or print labels ahead of time.

Cut drop off and pick up time by 90%

Skip the lines and turn over all your packages with a single scan using the barcode (manifest) the tools create.

Full tracking and reporting

Know exactly where your packages are at, what you've spent, and access and export any historical data you need.

Automatic savings

Choose from all your options and pick what's best for you based on speed, carrier, or price.

Eliminate handwritten customs forms

Customs details print right on your label so you don't have to write them out and wait for the postal clerk to enter them for you.

Superior support

Our trusted military shipping experts are here to help however they can.

Ship Thrifty is the #1 choice for military shipping and nonprofits sending care packages.

Find service members to ship to & simplify your work

Protect our troops with our secure custom branded care package request form that loads the address right to your Ship Thrifty address book. No more data entry safer troops

Reduce nonrefundable returned packages

Catch errors and stop wasting dollars on undeliverable packages with Ship Thrifty’s proprietary 4-point address validation and inline restriction checking

Cut your shipping label creation time by 90%

Save orders, copy labels and customs forms and skip tedious data entry with Ship Thrifty’s exclusive shortcuts

Earn funds

Offset future shipping costs with our affiliate program. It’s a win-win for everyone

Free advice on extra ways to save on shipping

Talk with us to learn about the different savings opportunities we learned that save most groups huge money.

Complementary label printing

If you have 25 or more labels we’ll print them for you at no extra charge.

Vetted, approved, and trusted shipping solution for the military community

Military OneSource Vetted (The DOD cannot endorse companies or products)

Just fill in the blanks to create thousands of labels in minutes.

The single tool allows you to quickly create a single label.

With the batch tool you can easily create lots of labels.

Ship Thrifty, your optimal choice


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Your future shipping self will love you!

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Hours Saved
1,000,000
Positive Impacts
$676,331
Dollars Saved

Customer Testimonials

Customers Love Ship Thrifty: See what they have to say.

Edna T

2022 Minnesota ALA Unit Member of the Year

“It’s a wonderful service that saves us a ton of money! Thanks so much! The label was prepaid, and I put it on, and no questions asked!”

Stephanie H

ALA Unit 150 Waconia, Minnesota

“Using Ship Thrifty is life-changing, and it saves us time, money, and frustration! I will forever be grateful for your outstanding customer service and attention to detail.”

Karen F

HOI Blue Star Mothers

"We saved over half of our shipping costs and the process was so very easy. No customs forms to fill out, no long time waiting for the postal people to check us out."

Nancy W.

Medtronic, Holiday for Heroes

"We fill and label our boxes in no time with customs information included. Using Ship Thrifty is a great time and paperwork saver! Your help is much appreciated. Thanks so much!"

Kristen L

Center Operations Program Manager

“We were introduced to Ship Thrifty a few years ago and have saved thousands of dollars. Their system is quicker and takes the stress out of doing labels and customs forms. We never looked back.”

Lonnie K

Medical Device Company

Ship Thrifty is a simple tool for our customer service people to use that's very stable and makes my life easier. It's wonderful!”

Eric K

Owner, Signed in Wood

“I use Ship Thrifty to compare, ship, and track my packages. I am extremely happy to be saving money with Ship Thrifty.”

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Easily create prepaid shipping labels

Send care packages to support service members

Reach your supporters where they are

Showcase what sets your micro business apart