Home surveillance cameras are picking up incidents of mail mayhem, from packages being tossed onto porches to worse – and homeowners are posting the videos to YouTube. That may explain a new campaign from the US Postal Service called #PostalProud. Read more
eBay is running a series of promotions to get sellers listing during the week of Cyber Monday. In one promotion, it’s extending Commercial Plus Pricing to sellers who wouldn’t normally qualify for the USPS shipping discount. Not only that, it’s Read more
There’s an increasing sense of urgency about getting orders into customers’ hands thanks to last-minute holiday shoppers. Those using USPS Priority Mail have until December 21st for delivery in time for Christmas. The deadline for First Class Mail is December Read more
The US Postal Service updated its iPhone app on November 20th, and users are complaining about problems with the new version. One of the biggest complaints – users say the process of scheduling a pickup is now so laborious that Read more
Front porch shopping, as mail theft is called in these days of online shopping, is such a problem that the US Postal Service issued an advisory called “Holiday Shipping Security Tips,” asking people to report suspicious activity to local police Read more
eBay requires sellers to do their best to upload tracking information to its system, and in the UK, eBay is now integrating with shipping couriers to help them do that. eBay is introducing an on-time delivery metric that will go into effect Read more
Selling bulky items online like furniture, appliances, and mattresses is difficult due to the costs of shipping and delivering such items, some of which require installation. The Wall Street Journal reports there is an emerging service called “white glove” delivery Read more
Shipping experts say sellers should start preparing immediately for the USPS rate hike that will take effect on January 17, 2016. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) gave the Postal Service the greenlight on Friday for rates that will go up Read more
One of the biggest fans of the US Postal Service is uncertain whether he can continue to use it once new rates for parcels go into effect in 2 months. Mitch Goldstone, CEO of ScanMyPhotos in Irvine, California, credits the flat rate Read more
The USPS says a new machine that sorts small packages is exceeding expectations. Two of the Small Parcel Sorting Systems (SPSS) in operation at a Queens, New York center recently processed more than 1 million packages in a single week, Read more
