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Introduces Priority Mail Flat-Rate Boxes
The U.S. Postal Service will soon provide customers
with more shipping options just in time for the
holiday mailing season. Using Priority Mail Flat
Rate Boxes, customers will be able to mail packages
— regardless of the parcels' weight or destination —
for just $7.70 each.
The Governors of the Postal Service approved this
new Priority Mail option as a two-year test, and it
will be available Nov. 20, 2004 at most Post Offices
and online at USPS.com. The new boxes don't have to
be weighed, and there are no zone chart and rate
calculations required.
Customers can get the value of Priority Mail in two
convenient shapes at one consistent price. “Services
that are easy to access and simple to use provide
real value for our customers,” said Stephen M.
Kearney, Vice President of Pricing and
Classification for the U.S. Postal Service.
“We look forward to testing the convenience of
flat-rate pricing for Priority Mail packages,
especially among small businesses and consumers.”
The Priority Mail Flat-Rate boxes are available in
two shapes: 11-7/8 inches x 3-3/8 inches x 13-5/8
inches (ideal for garments, board games, books and
other relatively thin items) and 11 inches x 8-1/2
inches x 5-1/2 inches.
Kearney said knowing the $7.70 price in advance
should help customers ship packages quickly and
easily, making the boxes very convenient for the
upcoming holiday season.
He noted that paying the flat-rate Priority Mail box
postage also is simple and convenient. The price is
$7.70 regardless of the weight or destination. For
the ultimate convenience, customers can use
Click-N-Ship, offered online though USPS.com, to
print a shipping label and pay the $7.70 postage,
and use Carrier Pickup online notification to let
their Post Office know they have a package to be
collected when their letter carrier delivers their
mail the following day.
Customers can also affix two $3.85 Jefferson
Memorial stamps, use a postage meter indicia or any
combination of U.S. postage stamps.
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