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Mountains of mail at the start of the semester?

As the spring semester begins nationwide, many in student housing may notice delays in receiving their mail and packages as the mail that accrued over winter break is finally sorted and collected. Just because the semester ended, doesn’t mean the mail stops coming; it may just stop getting delivered.

US Postal Solutions – The Student Housing Mail Delivery Management Experts – founded in 2000, has serviced the on-campus mail delivery needs of student housing for more than one-decade. Because these on/off campus student housing locations have chosen US Postal Solutions as their provider, there is no delay in student mail, no aging perishable packages sent by Mom, Dad or Grandpa over the holidays, no missing items and no phone calls looking for missing or delayed mail. Most importantly, the text books that were ordered online over the break, or in-time for a new class, those were already delivered too.

The need for consistent timing and professional staff for those on-campus residents who would like to receive their mail and personal belongings in a timely, efficient manner, is solved when using US Postal Solutions. Founded by college students and now in it’s 12-year, US Postal Solutions manages the mail delivery for student housing rental communities and residence halls (on/off-campus). US Postal Solutions manages the collection, sorting, delivery and forwarding of mail for student housing properties receiving a bulk drop delivery by the USPS and offers customer service 24/7/365 by telephone (live-operator), smartphone and online.

If you have a need to outsource your student housing mail delivery management, we would be more than happy to submit a proposal or schedule an online informational meeting with you. We have a long list of references and would be happy to share them with you. Call us today at (866) 378-8157 or visit us online at www.uspostalsolutions.com.

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Postal Solutions is the nation’s leader in the collegiate mail management industry, for both on- and off-campus mail management services. For more information regarding assistance with outsourcing your student housing mail delivery management needs, please call us today at (866) 378-8157 or visit us online at www.uspostalsolutions.com.

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US Postal Solutions’ newest program gains web attention

Recently, US Postal Solutions designed, printed and implemented a new custom 2″ x 2″ square sticker that included both instructions and a QR code to aid residents in reaching the US Postal Solutions 24/7/365 customer service department by mobile device. The sticker will be used on all outgoing mailboxes currently serviced by US Postal Solutions. As the use of QR codes is gaining attention worldwide, so too has the company’s new sticker/program.

The sticker website/blog StickerFly, highlighted the new service addition as their October 5, 2011 story. To read the article, click here. US Postal Solutions prides itself on adapting to the needs of clients and their residents.

Founded by college students, offering on- and off-site student housing mail delivery services since 2000, nationwide service available.

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Postal Solutions is the nation’s leader in the collegiate mail management industry, for both on- and off-campus mail management services. For more information regarding assistance with outsourcing your collegiate mail management needs, please call us today at (866) 378-8157 or visit us online at www.uspostalsolutions.com to save your student rental community or university money.

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Some College Campus Post Offices Set For Closure

As the United States Postal Service faces budget constraints, thousands of USPS stations are scheduled for closure. Included on the list are on-campus post office stations nationwide. The outcome of these closures, would be less service to students and faculty as the possibility of traveling off-campus becomes a reality. The secondary effects may include safety concerns, travel expenses, accessibility and the timeliness related to the ability of mail and parcel collection at a time when ordering online textbooks and other tangible items are at their peak.

On the contrary, come college and university programs are seeking to simply cut costs and develop fixed line items relating to mail and mailings. The trend to outsource campus mail, campus post offices and residence hall mail delivery is on the rise nationwide. In the last few years, Arizona State University, Louisiana State University, University of North Florida, Florida A&M University and many others have accepted proposals from outside companies specializing in this unique service niche. For more information about outsourcing the mail delivery services at your college or university, contact US Postal Solutions, Inc at (866) 378-8157 or www.uspostalsolutions.com.

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Postal Solutions is the nation’s leader in the collegiate mail management industry, for both on- and off-campus mail management services. For more information regarding assistance with outsourcing your collegiate mail management needs, please call us today at (866) 378-8157 or visit us online at www.uspostalsolutions.com to save your student rental community or university money.

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College students creative with laundry needs

In 1923, one postmaster estimated that 2 percent of parcels delivered by his carriers consisted of laundry. College students, especially, found it economical to mail dirty clothes home and have them mailed back clean. The typical “laundry bag” was a canvas-covered cardboard box 4½ by 12 by 20 inches, weighing six to seven pounds.

A city carrier poses with parcels of laundry in front of his mail truck, circa 1923.

(USPS – Facebook Posting 8/23/2011)

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Postal Solutions is the nation’s leader in the collegiate mail management industry, for both on- and off-campus mail management services. For more information regarding assistance with outsourcing your collegiate mail management needs, please call us today at (866) 378-8157 or visit us online at www.uspostalsolutions.com to save your student rental community or university money.

 

 

 

 

 

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Post Offices Pegged for Closure

By JENNIFER LEVITZ
 
Some 3,653 post offices, mostly in small communities, are targeted for possible closure this year under a plan expected to be released by the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday.

The post offices, on a list that that will be made public Tuesday by Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, were chosen because they get the “least amount of foot traffic and retail sales” and because there may be local businesses that could provide some postal services to the community, said agency spokeswoman Sue Brennan.

See a list of post offices the U.S. Postal Service said it was closing starting at the end of 2010.

“Most of them are in smaller communities, but not all of them,” she said, adding that the post offices, about 11% of the total, are spread across the nation.

Moves to close post offices are often unpopular, since many people see them as connecting rural areas and small towns to the rest of the nation. Doctors on the South Dakota plains deliver medicine through post offices, while towns in rural Kentucky and Iowa and elsewhere rely on their post offices as local gathering spots. The postal agency already has closed 100 post offices since January, prompting uproar in many of the affected communities.

Continued, link to article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903999904576467921947248738.html?mod=e2tw

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Postal Solutions is the nation’s leader in the collegiate mail management industry, for both on- and off-campus mail management services. For more information regarding assistance with outsourcing your collegiate mail management needs, please call us today at (866) 378-8157 or visit us online at www.uspostalsolutions.com to save your student rental community or university money.

 

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