San Diego Postal Newsletter - March 2009
New opportunities to spend and new opportunities to save
On Feb. 10, the Governors of the Postal Service announced new prices and product features for mailing services effective Monday, May 11, 2009. This includes the full service Intelligent Mail services option for First-Class Mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail letters and flats, and Bound Printed Matter flats, effective Nov. 29, 2009
New mailing standards to support the price changes are also being implemented.
According to Mail Pro Magazine:
“The new prices include a 2-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail stamp to 44 cents. The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Prices for mailing services will continue to be adjusted annually each May. For First-Class Mail, there will be no changes to the current prices for additional ounces.”
Other mailing standard and pricing issues are discussed in more detail this newsletter. Among them are new addressing standards for flat mail; and a new discount rate structure called “Commercial” for Priority and Express Mail users .
Find Savings
With the price of a first class letter (first ounce) going up 4.6% it will be more important than ever to examine your mailing practices and find ways in which to save money. At San Diego Postal & Shipping Equipment we specialize in that type of research. Some solutions are obvious and some are less so. We work together with our customers to find the very best solution for their particular need. If you are mailing more than $500 per month, call us (800) 545-0437 or email sales@sdpostal.com. Current prices for all domestic and international products and services are available at the USPS web site
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