What Are The Deadlines to Ship Packages for the Holidays? The holiday season is upon us. And you know what that means: gifts and cards for our loved ones. Last year 8% of holidays packages had delayed deliveries. To make sure your package isn’t one of them, follow the shipping deadlines laid out below. USPS® Domestic Shipping Deadlines Sending packages and...

Shipping costs putting a strain on your brain? We can help! It’s very important that you audit your shipping invoices regularly. In addition to the shipping rate, these invoices also note any additional shipping charges you may have incurred. These additional surcharges and fees can be anything from address correction to oversize packages. Listed below are five common shipping surcharges,...

On June 23, 2019 the USPS enacted a second rate change.  They will start using dimensional weight to calculate the package pricing for Priority Mail®, Priority Mail Express® and Parcel Select. They are also changing the way the calculate dimensional weight. Continue reading for a more detailed breakdown. Dimensional (DIM) Weight All major carriers (UPS, FedEx and now USPS) use...

Mail preparation is one of the most important steps in the mailing process. Because mail preparation involves so many different phases -design, printing, a dressing, insertion and pre-sorting – it quickly becomes a complex and time-consuming task. For businesses relying on manual processing, mail preparation cuts into valuable resources and workload. Failure to integrate modern mailing technology impacts productivity, competitiveness...

Mail has changed in a myriad of ways, but its importance within any successful and thriving organization is still the same. Almost every facet of a business involves communicating information in some form . The mailroom could be considered the heartbeat in a company’s communication efforts with customers, suppliers and employees. It is imperative that mail processes stay up to...

On Sunday, January 27, 2019, the United States Postal Service® rate change will take effect. While the USPS will increase the single-piece first ounce rate to $0.55, the metered mail rate will increase from $0.47 to $0.50. For a complete list of January 27, 2019 changes, visit http://pe.usps.gov/ and look under the header “January 2019 Price Change”. Some details of...

No matter which business you’re in, you’ve seen it. You’ve experienced it. The world is “e”-namored will all things digital. Everyone has a “device.” But despite this reality, there is another reality that exists alongside it. Physical mail isn’t going anywhere. Each day, businesses rely on the mail to send invoices, payments, contracts, announcements and direct mail. Selecting the appropriate...

Everyone who uses it understands the value of certified mail. If you’re sending something really important, you need proof that it was not only delivered to the right address but that it was signed for by the recipient. Details – and dependability – matter. Are you ready to upgrade your mail services? If you’re still using those green certified mail...

It’s probably never occurred to you that an electric paper cutter could help someone’s marriage. How’s that, you ask? Bear with us here. Doing the things that matter – the hard work – is seldom the kind of thing that gets the spotlight. People love their sports, for instance, but they’re mostly not interested in watching exhibition games, or watching...

There’s an old adage that says that what goes up must come down. Well, that’s certainly not been the case for the price of postage over the years. But wouldn’t you know it, for the first time in nearly 100 years, the USPS® has announced just such a reduction. That means, of course, that there’s never been a better time...