@X80 thanks for the update. 

I agree that the credit card requirement is messed up. But we were desperate for a solution and did it anyway. I have not figured out how to turn it off. That third party's USPS shipping options continue to display as the primary shipping options for each new shipment. I've had to warn my people repeatedly to NOT select one of those options when processing a shipment.

If you have multiple users, the setup process for those users will have additional peculiar challenges. Specifically, when each user tries to access the shipping manager for the first time, an Intuit login window is going to pop up. DO NOT use that new user's Intuit credentials: Instead use the credentials for the primary user (presumably you) who initially configured the Shipping Manager for your QuickBooks file. Fortunately it will only ask for this login info one time. Afterwards that user will be able to login on any of your workstations using his regular QB login without the extra Intuit login window popping up for Shipping Manager.