Posted on 08/16/2020 12:12:50 PM PDT by DFG
The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of a temporary price change to take effect Oct. 18, 2020.
The planned temporary price adjustments are in response to increased expenses and heightened demand for online shopping package volume due to the coronavirus pandemic and expected holiday ecommerce. As a result of these changing market conditions, the Postal Service is planning a time-limited price increase on all commercial domestic competitive package volume from Oct. 18 until Dec. 27, 2020. Retail prices and international products will be unaffected.
The planned price increase would go into effect at 12:00AM Central on Oct.18, 2020 and remain in place until 12:00AM Central Dec. 27, 2020.
The planned prices, approved by the Governors of the Postal Service on August 6, would raise prices on its commercial domestic competitive parcels – Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, First-Class Package Service, Parcel Select, and Parcel Return Service.
This time-limited adjustment will increase prices for our commercial customers in line with competitive practices without impacting customers at the retail level. In doing this, the Postal Service is protecting the retail consumer during a vulnerable economic period while increasing prices on commercial volume during heightened volume levels.
No structural changes are planned as part of this limited time pricing initiative, allowing customers the greatest ease in implementing the new prices with minimal complexity.
(Excerpt) Read more at about.usps.com ...
Consumer to pay more and get less-—what a plan.
Did UPS and FedEx start that way? Think not.
Pay more for your mail to take longer to get where it’s going.
A great way to grow your business. Charge more, deliver less.
Trump should replace with private services.
How about a $100 surcharge onmailed-in ballots?
After the election. Folks are going to think more than twice about trusting the PO with their ballots now...
To bad it will only hasten their demise.
“How about a $100 surcharge onmailed-in ballots?”
Soros will be happy to cover the cost.
So now even fewer people will use the Us Mail - which is pretty much an anachronism in this day and age.
B*lls**t
I am seeing newly increased prices at my local grocer. This coronavirus over-reaction/Obama operation is going to continue hurting people for a long time.
That’s how a bureaucrat thinks. “Business is down? Raise prices!” It’s no wonder they can’t comprehend why lower taxes might bring in more revenue.
No govt/quasi-govt tax/fee increase is ever temporary.
Temporary..riiiggghhhttt.
>>Trump should replace with private services.<<
Buy something from Amazon and just put your letter as the “from” ;)
What about UPS, Amazon and FedEx packages, which the local PS has been delivering on the weekends? Have their rates gone up? Or is the taxpayer taking the bullet alone?
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