Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Don’t Ship Beer to Sam Adams

Every year the Samuel Adams Brewing Company conducts a home-brewing contest and invites the contestants to ship their finest attempt to Sam Adams for grading. This is the advise from the Sam Adams Contest Site: Packing and Shipping Hints Carefully pack your entry in a sturdy box.  Line the inside of your carton with a [...]

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Public Representative Responds to AMPC Comments; PO Box Rent Ranges

Associated Mail & Parcel Centers (AMPC) members pay dues to support the organization’s efforts to support their businesses. The money pays for a staff to develop benefits, programs, discounts, research, education, and advocacy for the members. Joining AMPC is easy. To help us support your industry and business, go to www.ampc.org and sign up. On November [...]

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

AMPC Comments to PRC: PO Box Enhancements

On November 9, 2010, AMPC submitted the following comment to the USPS Proposed Rate changes for the PO Boxes on the Competitive Price List: Before the POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20268-0001 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS PRICE CHANGES                                     Docket No. CP2011-26 RATES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY Associated Mail & Parcel Centers (AMPC) Comments In response to Notice Of [...]

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Proposed PO Box Prices for 2011

On June 17, 2010, the Postal Regulatory Commission approved the Postal Service’s request to move Post Office (PO) Boxes in 49 retail Post Office locations to the competitive (Shipping Services) product list. As part of the Shipping Services price change, PO Box™ fees in these 49 locations will be priced under a new fee group [...]

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

AMPC Notes Contradiction in USPS 2011 Rate Announcement

The concern that we see that needs to be addressed in the USPS Rate Increase Announcement is: “Post Office Boxes at these Post Offices have been classified as competitive products, allowing the Postal Service to test consumer interest in enhancements to current service and help shape future offerings.” According to the PRC concern regarding enhancements [...]

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

UPS & USPS Announce a 1 – 2 Rate Punch

New UPS Pricing To Take Effect Jan. 3, 2011 ATLANTA, Nov. 1, 2010 –   UPS (NYSE:UPS) today released new published rates for 2011, including a net increase of 4.9 percent for UPS ground packages and a net increase of 4.9 percent on all air express and U.S. origin international shipments. The rate increase for UPS [...]

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Carrier Holiday Schedules & Guarantees

Associated Mail & Parcel Centers (AMPC) members pay dues to support the organization’s efforts to support their businesses. The money pays for a staff to develop benefits, programs, discounts, research, education, and advocacy for the members. Joining AMPC is easy. To help us support your industry and business, go to www.ampc.org and sign up. For a [...]

Monday, October 25th, 2010

The USPS Attempts to Steal Home

According to the DMM Advisory from the USPS: “The U.S. Postal Service today [10/22/2010] announced its decision to appeal the Sept. 30 ruling of the Postal Regulatory Commission [PRC] denying the Postal Service exigent price request. “The Postal Service position is that the PRC misread the statute and applied an incorrect standard in evaluating the [...]

Monday, October 18th, 2010

80% of Post Offices Are Losing Money

… and they are impossible to close, according to FederalTimes.com (http://shipp.in/g/1dr): “The agency has been stymied by procedural hurdles, opposition from lawmakers and unions, and the public’s emotional bond to an institution that it uses less and less.” As soon as the USPS tries to make one of the business decisions that dominates the coffee [...]

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

2011 Postage Rate Increase Options

Associated Mail & Parcel Centers (AMPC) members pay dues to support the organization’s efforts to support their businesses. The money pays for a staff to develop benefits, programs, discounts, research, education, and advocacy for the members. Joining AMPC is easy. To help us support your industry and business, go to www.ampc.org and sign up. It is [...]