BLOOMINGTON -- The local post office will offer two free classes Aug. 17 to help customers learn more about the services available at the Postal Service’s award-winning web site, www.usps.com. Sessions will be held at the Bloomington Convention Center, 302 S. College Avenue, beginning at 9 a.m. and again at 1 p.m.

“Millions of consumers and businesses are doing the smart thing and taking advantage of usps.com’s fantastic array of services,” said Bloomington Postmaster Jim Mennel.

“For example, in less time than it takes to brew a pot of coffee, customers can use usps.com and do an array of things. This includes to creating shipping labels and pay for postage, find ZIP Codes, calculate postage, find a Post Office, schedule a pick up, track and confirm delivery of Express Mail or Priority Mail, buy stamps, design and personalize greeting cards, order shipping supplies, and more.”

All of these things can be done from a home or office computer.

On-line services like Carrier pick up, Click-N-Ship, NetPost Card Store, Premium Postcards, Mailing on Line, Internet Change of Address, The Postal Store and the Postal Locator – make it possible – and all are just a click away.

“Our customers are busier than ever,” says Mennel. “That’s why our web site, usps.com, is all about helping customers save time.”

The website provides customers with quick, easy and convenient access to postal products, services, and information, right from their home or office, ‘round the clock.

For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at www.usps.com/news.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation, 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 pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $73 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.