Making it easier for customers to use the Postal Service

Post Offices make it Easy to Send Money to Mexico

The USPS has been in the money order business since Civil War days, when soldiers needed to send money home to their families. Now, in response to customer requests for a faster, more secure way to get money to Mexico, the USPS is employing electronic transfers to extend its money order reach.

Dinero Seguro, which in Spanish means “Sure Money,” is available at more than 2,000 post offices in 35 states. When a customer fills out a form to send up to $2,000, the money is electronically transferred within 15 minutes to one of Bancomer’s 2,300 branches in Mexico. The recipient then can pick up the funds at their nearest Bancomer bank.

The sender pays in U.S. currency, and the recipient is paid in Mexican currency. Proper conversion is computed at the time of the transaction. The price of this service is similar to those of other companies currently sending electronic money orders.

Dinero Seguro is just one of many ways that the Postal Service is responding to the needs of its many customers. For more information on postal products and services, visit www.usps.com.

Customize Your Parcel Mailing With Package Services

Whether you have to ship an order for your business, or just need to get a “care package” to your child at college — it’s a great feeling to mail without worry.

But where can you get safe and reliable parcel service without spending a lot of money?

The answer is simple. The Postal Service is the only shipper that delivers to every address and post office box in the country, as well as to every military address at home and overseas — with no extra charge for Saturday and residential deliveries.

Package Services are the most economical delivery methods the Postal Service offers, with options to give you the level of service you desire. Package Services are used for mailing parcels, books, circulars, catalogs and printed matter.

Package Services offers four subclasses to meet your needs: Parcel Post, Bound Printed Matter, Library Mail, and Media Mail. Packages may weigh up to

70 pounds (exception: 15-pound limit for Bound Printed Matter) and measure 108 inches or less in combined length and girth. Pieces exceeding 108 inches but not more than 130 inches in combined length and girth are mailable at the Parcel Post oversized rate.

You can verify delivery online with Delivery Confirmation and Signature Confirmation services, and add extra services to fit your needs, like insurance, COD, and merchandise return service.

To learn more about your options for shipping packages stop by your local post office or visit www.usps.com.