Postal Bulletin – Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)(October 16, 2014 ) Effective November 8, 2014, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) section 508.7.0 to expand Hold For Pickup service to include Parcel Select Lightweight and Bound Printed […]
USPS issue with customer’s priority flat rate envelope
Even more reasons to use USPS Pickup Services You pick the product. We’ll pick up the package. The Postal Service on Sept. 7, 2014, will expand the range of products eligible for free Package Pickup, which enables customers to request that USPS carriers pick up shipments during regular delivery when the request is made by […]
The Postal Service will introduce additional shipping and Extra Services options for customers when new Priority Mail rates take effect Sept. 7. These include an option for businesses to print and send customers return shipping labels. The Call Tag Return Service generates and delivers a return shipping label and instructions to the customer on behalf […]
Price check Priority Mail price reductions will take effect Sept. 7. USPS will reduce Priority Mail rates for high-volume mailers, as well as small businesses and others who ship online, effective Sept. 7. The changes, which USPS announced in July, are part of an ongoing push to attract customers and boost the Postal Service’s package […]
When the U.S. Postal Service advertises that its Priority Mail service comes with $50 of insurance included, you might assume that it comes with, well, $50 of insurance. But that’s not always the case, and the National Advertising Division (NAD) has asked the Postal Service to make more clear the limitations and exclusions. While the […]
The FedEx Corporation is requesting that PRC “blunt the advantages the Postal Service has as a government entity.” It appears Fedex is not happy with proposals by the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”), filed on July 1, 2014, to sharply reduce Priority Mail rates for middle-weight packages and increase prices for low-weight retail packages.” FedEx claims […]
New Pricing Strategy to Grow Priority Mail U.S. Postal Service Capitalizing on Strong Package Growth WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to change Priority Mail prices, including a reduction in prices on average for businesses and other customers who use Commercial Plus and Commercial Base […]
The Postal Service is taking new steps to grow its package business, part of a broader effort to attract new customers and boost revenue. “Make no mistake: The Postal Service is committed to growth. We’re doing everything in our power to build our business and increase our volumes, and packages are a big part of […]
Priority Mail Gets Amazing Endorsement from Spider-Man WASHINGTON — To put some Super Hero Spidey-power into its promotion of Priority Mail, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is teaming up with Sony Pictures for the release of the highly anticipated motion picture “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” in theaters nationwide on May 2, 2014. In a […]