Find a penny, pick it up…then next week you'll have more luck sending mail. Starting Monday, May 12, the U.S. Postal Service will increase a First-Class Mail, 1-ounce letter from 42 cents to 43 cents, matching the average inflation rate. Prices for postcards, standard mail and parcels will also change. For businesses that rely heavily on sending flyers or newsletters to customers, count on tacking on an additional penny per letter.
Additional changes include Express Mail's new zone-based pricing system, which means business owners could end up paying less to ship products locally. Postage printing websites such as DYMO Stamps or Endicia will automatically adjust to price changes.
Posted by Kristin Edelhauser at 05/10/2008 12:15:24 AM