: Holiday Hints y yes S33 —wee e.7@ eo.__@@e 2-25; 2 =e os eera~ er ee: eso S23e-2 Handling Your Holiday Mailing Online By Azeez S. Jaffer, Vice President, Public Affairs & Communications, U.S. Postal Service (NAPSA)—During the holiday mailing season, many consumers are looking f a way to ease the pressure of getting their holiday mail out on time. One strategy being used by a growing number of consumersis to go online. By visiting the post office that never closes— www.usps.com—customers can calculate postage, find ZIP codes put mail on hold if going on vacation. They also can purchase stamps, track and confirm mailings, even design, purchase and mail personalized greeting cards. To ship online, all you needis a computer, printer and Internet connection to print out labels and leave packages f carriers to pick up anddeliver. “It’s clear we have a hit on our hands,” said Nick Barranca, USPS vice president, product development. “The easyto-use online shipping service allows customers to mail without leaving their homes offices. With Click-N-Ship, customers can create and print mailing labels— with without postage—and pay via credit card.” Packages can be sent to both domestic and international addresses. F domestic ship- A growing number of consumers are handling their holiday mailing tasks by going to www.usps.com. ments, customers can choose Pri- ity Mail Express Mail. F international destinations, Global Express Mail and Global Express Guaranteedare available. A free guide to handling your holiday mailings—The “Customer’s Guide to Mailing” is also available from the Post Office. It provides clear, concise infmation on virtu- ally everything consumer customers need to know about mailing. The guide, available at post offices and online, includes illustra- tions, tips and helpful infmation about changing an address, putting mail on tempary hold, and choosing extra services such as Insurance Delivery Confirmation. To learn me about the ClickN-Ship print and pay options f shipping f a free copy of the guide, visit www.usps.com.
