Wednesday, June 22, 2005

USPS: Apple a day keeps the brown truck away

Apple a day keeps the brown truck away
Priority Mail Flat-Rate boxes win business

Apple a Day and Beyond, a Greenville, SC, nutritional product supplier, switched from a USPS competitor — thanks to convenient and cost-effective Priority Mail Flat-Rate boxes.

Customers Scott and Hugh St. Clair (left and center) show Sales Account Representative Mike Hill that Priority Mail Flat-Rate boxes are perfect for their shipping needs.

Eastern Area Sales Account Representative Mike Hill knew when they were approved for a two-year test that the boxes would be perfect for the company. He convinced owners Jeanne and Scott St. Clair to try the boxes — they were impressed and now ship 100 to 150 Priority Mail packages daily.

“The Priority Mail Flat-Rate box is a great door-opener for customers like Apple a Day who were using the competition,” said Hill.

“Flat-Rate boxes were developed as a quick, easy and convenient enhancement for shippers,” said Package Services Manager Jim Cochrane. “Sales has done a terrific job of acquiring new customers with this product.”

“We’re very happy with the cost savings,” said Scott St. Clair. And what’s it worth to keep the competition away? In this case, $100,000 in Priority Mail revenue.

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