Tag Archives: USPS Price Changes
What Does the Postal Service Reform Act Mean for Mailers?
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 was passed by both the House and Senate, and the President signed it into law on April 6. It has been over 15 years since Congress passed a major piece of postal reform … Continue reading
Postage Rates Increasing in Middle of the Year
The big news is that the Postal Service is raising postage rates on August 29, 2021, not the traditional January once-a-year increase. And it’s a large increase due to additional pricing authority given to the USPS. This increase is more … Continue reading
Postage Rates Increase January 24, 2021
As we make our way through January and winter, the annual postal rate increase just took place on January 24, 2021. If there is a positive – for mailers this increase is less than the one in 2020 with Marketing … Continue reading
Update on January Postage Increase and USPS Promotions
Postal Rate Increase 2020 It’s that time of the year again – the festive holiday season is over, we are in the midst of winter with its often cold and cloudy days, and another postal rate increase hits marketers’ budgets … Continue reading
Postage Increase Taking Place January 26, 2020
On January 26, 2020 postage prices are going up, and for J&Q direct mail clients we estimate a $.005 increase per package which is less than the 2019 rate increase. In October the U.S. Postal Service filed a postal rate … Continue reading
Postage Increase Implemented January 27th
The Chicagoland area (where J&Q is located), and the rest of the Midwest are coming out of the polar vortex – thank goodness! After surviving wind chills as low as -45 to -55 degrees on Wednesday, mailers are also experiencing … Continue reading
Postal Rates and a Bit of History
Running pony logo used by the U.S. Post Office Department before the creation of the USPS. If you are in the direct mail business you know that postage rates increased in January with First Class stamps … Continue reading
Postal Price Increase Coming in January 2018
Here we go again – another USPS price increase is coming up in January. The Postal Service filed its 2018 postage rate proposals in October with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). The PRC has approved the price increases, and they … Continue reading
Postage Increases January 22 – Download our Postal Rate Guide
As you may know, postal rates are changing on January 22, 2017. For commercial mailers, some rates go up, some remain the same, and some actually decrease. When looking at all the changes, prices increase by about 1%. Here is … Continue reading
Update Your 2017 Budgets – Postage Increases January 22
Price changes for First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodical, and Package Service take effect on January 22, 2017. For consumers that means that the First-Class Forever Stamp increases from 47 cents to 49 cents (which was the price of a Forever … Continue reading
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