Postal Service offers first-time military discounts

[Marnie Mowles]

Postal Service offers first-time military discounts
by bennobles

For anyone interested please read this through. It's very worthwhile.



Postal Service Offers First-Time Military Discount

For New, Large Flat-Rate Box

WASHINGTON, DC ? Planning to send a care package to a U.S. military service
member serving abroad? Send it after March 3 to take advantage of a new
flat-rate box from the U.S. Postal Service that is 50 percent larger and
delivered for $10.95 to an APO/FPO address ?- $2 less than for domestic
destinations.

?This is the first time the Postal Service has offered a special price for
our armed forces serving overseas,? said Postmaster General John Potter.
?We?re proud that family and friends will be able to use this new
larger-sized box to send much appreciated packages from home to our
dedicated troops overseas.?

The new Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box (12" x 12" x 5 ?" or 800 cubic
inches) will be available in Post Offices nationwide beginning March 3, but
customers can begin ordering them Feb. 20 at usps.com/supplies or by calling
800-610-8734. Some of the new boxes are co-branded with the logo of America
Supports You, which is a Department of Defense program that connects
citizens offering support to the military and their families.

?It?s terrific that the Postal Service continues to think of ways to help
Americans support our troops and their families. Postage is always a concern
when shipping care packages, and this new flat-rate box means our home front
groups and supportive citizens can do more with their resources,? said
Allison Barber, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. ?We?re especially
pleased that some of the boxes will bear the America Supports You logo
reminding our service members that they have our nation?s support.?

The $2 discount is applied when the Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Boxes are
shipped to an APO/FPO destination. The two existing flat-rate boxes (11 ?" x
3 ?" x 13 ?" and 11" x 8 ?" x 5 ?"), which currently retail for $8.95 for
U.S. addresses, are not available for the military discount. All flat-rate
boxes can be used for international shipping.

The new flat-rate boxes will be available in Post Offices starting March 3.
The America Supports You branded box will be available online, at select
Post Offices near military bases, or by calling 800-610-8734.





Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box Prices


Domestic Shipping

$12.95


* Military Shipping




APO/FPO Addresses

$10.95


International Shipping*




* Canada and Mexico

$29.95


* Other Countries

$49.95



*20-pound weight limit



For more information, please visit usps.com.






Forever Grateful For Our Veterans,
Marnie Mowles
"Honoring Those Who Have Given So Much "
http://www.theveteransvoice.com/hero.html
"All Gave Some/Some Gave All "
"Have You Thanked A Veteran Today?"

[darrels joy]

Thank you for the information.

I've emailed it out.

Joy

[SuperScout]

Not really certain how new this news is, but I've been sending flat-rate boxes to our warrior for months and months, but no more. Our #2 pup is now home, and heading for the MI Officers Career Course at that scenic wonderland of Fort Huachuca, AZ. We still have severalother warriors in the Sand Box, both East and West versions, and they will continue to get the flat-rate box of home-made brownies, Texas beef jerky, and other goodies. And just to piss off the ragheads, I sneak in a package of pork jerky every now and then!

[Gunner Carvo]

Originally Posted by darrels joy

Thank you for the information.

I've emailed it out.

Joy

My ship has an FPO address even when we're in homeport.

[Marnie Mowles]

USPS press release
http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2008/pr08_010.htm