Little Rock, AR - With Mother's Day approaching on May 13 and Father's Day on June 17, now is the time to take advantage of the Postal Service's quick, easy and convenient online services that can save you not only a trip to the post office but a trip to the store.

From the comfort of your personal computer, you can custom design your very own special greeting cards that tell your parents what they mean to you. Here's how it's done. Go to www.usps.com and select the "NetPost CardStore" option. With just a few clicks you can upload a personal photo or select online graphics and add a personal message to create the perfect sentiment.

With a few more clicks you can add a popular gift card from a variety of nationally recognized retailers in denominations from $25 to $200, and pay for it all using a credit or debit card. Within days, a beautiful card will be delivered right to your loved one's mailbox. You can even use NetPost CardStore for mailing to people living outside the United States. Just add a "country field" to the address list before submitting.

Sign up as a NetPost mailing online customer at www.usps.com/netpost or contact customer care at 866-665-2787.

Still wondering what gift to send? Check out the online Postal Store. Go to www.usps.com. This time, click on Buy Stamps and Shop. You'll find a variety of gifts to suit everyone's taste and personality, including a wide selection of stuffed animals, framed stamp art, books, games, DVDs, CDs, NASCAR jackets and toys. If your loved one's interest or hobby is featured on U.S. postage stamps, then a book or framed sheets of those stamps might be a good and practical choice.

For mothers, fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers who live in Latin America, DineroSeguro ("Sure Money") is a fast and secure way to send a money gift through the mail. For information about this service call toll free 888-368-4669.

Click-N-Ship Maybe you've already bought Mom or Dad a gift and just need to mail it. No trip to the post office will be necessary if you use Click-N-Ship, also at www.usps.com. You'll find instructions on how to pay for postage, print mailing labels and purchase insurance or Signature Confirmation service, all using a credit or debit card. You can even make arrangements for your carrier to pick it up the next day at no extra charge through our Carrier Pickup service. A "special instructions" option lets the carrier know the package will be on a side porch or other location if the sender won't be there. Click-N-Ship is also available for mothers and fathers serving overseas and will automatically standardize available APO/FPO addresses.

Express Mail and Priority Mail Services Additional options for mailing your gift are Express Mail overnight service and Priority Mail with 2- to 3-day delivery. Express Mail service offers guaranteed overnight delivery to most locations and no extra charge for Sunday delivery. Our new Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes make shipping more convenient then ever - no need to calculate rates, zones or weights. New this year for a limited period: Express Mail flat-rate envelopes that feature 30th-anniversay Star Wars graphics. Three separate versions of the Star Wars graphics are printed directly on the envelopes and are available only in three-packs at www.usps.com/shop.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits 146 million homes and businesses, six days a week. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to cover its operating expenses. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $73 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.