The United States Postal Service has been in the news quite a bit lately, and as a major customer, you deserve to hear directly about the issues they are facing. To paraphrase a line from Mark Twain, "I'd like to assure you that the reports of our imminent demise are greatly exaggerated." 

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BACKGROUND:

Prices for most Postal Service mailing services will change on January 22, 2012. Mailing services includes First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services and Extra Services. Prices for shipping services will also change on January 22. We will provide customers the new shipping services prices later this fall.

While actual percentage price increases for various products and services varies, the overall average price increase across all mailing services is capped by law at 2.1 percent, the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

The Berkshire Company presented at Pine Island on National PCC Day, and have set up a special page for attendees at The Berkshire Company website. The website features white papers, articles, and a free newsletter!

Also, you are invited to be the Berkshire Company's guest at its next teleseminar on October 20, Checklists – Simple and Powerful Tools. For more details on this free offer, please check out the Midlands PCC page at the Berkshire Company website by clicking here.

All Business Mail Acceptance Units will be closed on Monday, October 10, 2011 for Columbus Day with the exception of Columbia, Charleston, and Greenville.

These units will be observing their normal acceptance hours on that holiday for customers whose permits are held at those offices.

Mailers are reminded that retail operations are not open on holidays. Therefore funds must be deposited in accounts by COB the Friday before the holiday for Monday mailings.