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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
… 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 [...]
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 [...]
