posted on December 9, 2008 09:04:43 PM new
The site is up and down tonight so if you have a problem printing shipping labels its why. Also I just had a package take 21 days to get to Hawaii parcel post . Sheesh I hope the buyer doesn't neg. me. I mailed it out the next morning so it wasn't me.
posted on December 10, 2008 04:08:56 AM new
Just received this email from usps:
The Postal Service website, usps.com, continues to experience intermittent interruptions to services. We apologize for the inconvenience this is causing, especially at what is one of the busiest times of the year for families and business owners.
As a valued Click-N-Ship customer, we wanted to provide you with two solutions to help you ship now while we continue to work around the clock to resolve the situation.
* Open an online account with Endicia or Stamps.com, PC Postage vendors and Postal Service partners. You will qualify for a FREE, 30-day trial period, while enjoying all the benefits of printing postage and labels from your home or office. Please click here for information and to create a new account: "http://www.endicia.com/SignUp/" OR here: http://www.stamps.com/postage-online/how-it-works/
posted on December 10, 2008 07:49:22 PM new
Sorry to sidetrack the thread, but I'm mourning the sudden demise of most if not all of the stamp machines in the Portland/Salem OR area. They're gone from the post office lobby, gone from the grocery store - heck, even my bank's ATMs (US Bank) are permanently out-of-stock. Googling, I find that the phase-out of stamp machines was first announced in 2006. I can't help but wonder if the arrival of the $1 coin put government pressure on USPS to update or eliminate their machines. How is it cheaper for postal clerks to disperse stamps than machines? I usually don't mind waiting in a short line so I can pick my choice of a variety of stamps, but that doesn't include the long lines at Christmas!
posted on December 10, 2008 10:15:25 PM new
post office is a retail store....they need to increase their profits. You will probably see all these machines on ebay shortly.
The older smaller ones go for $50-100 each. Might get $1,000 or two for these full size ones.
posted on December 11, 2008 05:02:52 AM new
Our post office has an automat - a machine that disburses stamps and mails packages with a credit card. The stamps are thinner than usual USPS issue but the plus side is that it is open 24/7 and you can get first class stamps (I don't think they offer other denominations) for exact $. Perhaps other offices are moving towards the automat too?
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