Monday, April 25, 2005

USPS: Carrier Pickup reaches 8 million mark

An online company that sells blue jeans worldwide — usedblue.com — has shipped the 8 millionth package collected as a result of Carrier Pickup Online Notification.

Akron, OH, North Hill Station Letter Carrier Rita Shook takes package number 8 million from customer Julie Godfrey-Cornish Saturday.

Julie Godfrey-Cornish of Akron, OH, started her company about a year ago and now ships about 500 Priority Mail parcels a month to U.S. addresses — plus another 60 internationally.

A competitor’s service was “very expensive and not very convenient,” says Godfrey-Cornish. “With the Postal Service, I’m saving $2,000 a month in shipping costs.”

Part of that savings is in Godfrey-Cornish’s use of Priority Mail envelopes and flat-rate boxes supplied free by USPS.

“Carrier Pickup Online Notification is helping us grow package revenue,” says Northern Ohio District Manager Kathy Ainsworth. “Business customers like usedblue.com appreciate the value and reliability of shipping packages with the Postal Service, especially with an option like Carrier Pickup to make their business models work.”
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