FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	
Contact: Media Relations 202-268-2155
December 6, 2003
	Release No. 095
	www.usps.com


THE POST OFFICE NEVER CLOSES AT USPS.COM

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The frantic shopper can take the hassle out of 
the holidays by taking advantage of the online holiday offerings and 
services at the Post Office that never sleeps, www.usps.com.  This 
online Post Office is always open! The USPS website offers a 
customer-friendly, step-by-step, easy-to-use Holiday Guide to the 
many holiday offerings and services available online including: 

-- Save a trip to the Post Office by printing a label online 
with Click-N-Ship™.  With Click-N-Ship™ service, print shipping 
labels online, with or without postage, then schedule a pick up. 

-- Stamps for every holiday of the season.  Choose the stamp to 
match the greeting! Thirty-seven cents will buy a First-Class 
postage stamp, just as it will next year and the year after that, as 
the Postal Service keeps it pledge of stable rates through 2006.  
Stamps are available for purchase online and at many ATMs, vending 
machines and local stores, as well as the Post Office.  Find 
Alternative Stamp Locations on the website. 

-- Personalize holiday greetings by designing cards online and 
sending them with a click of a mouse at Net Post™ CardStore.

-- If the customer really needs to go to the Post Office, 
there's a Post Office Locator that offers information on 38,000 
retail locations nationwide, as well as information on how to get 
there and special holiday hours.

-- Find a Zip Code. Don't guess! Using an incorrect Zip Code 
will delay delivery. 

-- Calculate Postage.  Great value for the right price! 

-- The United States Postal Service has been delivering 
America's holiday greetings for 214 years.  Customers can be sure 
holiday cards and packages arrive on time by checking Postal Service 
guidelines for mailing domestically, internationally and for 
military mail.

-- Find unusual gifts at the Holiday Gift Center, from custom 
framed art pieces to Pro Cycling Gear.

-- Track and Confirm Delivery Service. Verify a package's 
delivery status online. 

-- Hold the Mail by making arrangements quickly and easily with 
USPS online service and schedule a date for redelivery.

-- Returning holiday merchandise is hassle-free using 
Click-N-Ship™.  

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