Wednesday, April 10, 2013
United States Postal Service reversed its decision to end standard mail delivery on Saturdays.
The United States Postal Service has backed off a plan to stop Saturday mail delivery, citing lack of cooperation from Congress, ABC News reports. The USPS Board of Governors said restrictive language prevents it from going ahead with the plan to eliminate Saturday delivery of mail by Aug. 1, according to a USPS statement. "The Board continues to support the transition to a new national delivery schedule. Such a transition will generate approximately $2 billion in annual cost savings and is a necessary part of a larger five-year business plan to restore the Postal Service to long-term financial stability," according to the USPS statement. In February, USPS said its current business model of delivery mail six days a week is no longer …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The U.S. Postal Service announced it will end Saturday mail delivery by Aug. 1. Patch wants to know how will this affect you?
Calling the six-days-per-week mail delivery business model “no longer sustainable,” the U.S. Postal Service Wednesday morning announced it will eliminate Saturday delivery of mail by Aug. 1. Post offices will remain open Saturdays and package deliveries will occur on Saturdays, according to the U.S. Postal Service. Patch wants to know: How will this change affect you? Will you miss getting mail on Saturdays? Tell us in the comment section below. According to the U.S. Postal Service, the reasons are continued economic struggles and the increasing use of the Internet for communications and bill paying by consumers. The U.S. Postal Service is also the only federal agency required to pre-fund health benefits for retirees, and those costs are …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The U.S. Postal Service's rates will increase beginning Jan. 27.
If you’re one of those people who believes that every penny counts, you have just over a week to head to the Libertyville Post Office—or any other post office—to stock up on postage stamps before the new price goes into effect. Beginning Jan. 27, a First-Class stamp will cost 46 cents, a 1-cent increase from the current rate for a 1-ounce letter. Postcard stamps will also cost a penny more at 33 cents. By stocking up on “Forever” stamps now, patrons can save $1 for every 100 stamps they purchase before the new rate begins. As the name implies, the stamps can be used forever—even after rates increase. New this year is a First-Class Global Forever stamp, which allows you to mail a letter anywhere in the world for a flat rate of $1.10. Prices…
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2:33 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2013
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