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3.6 billion: Number of cards and letters mailed over the holidays.

RETURNS MADE EASY

It’s the season for gift giving— and gift returning. Are you looking for a returns solution that’s a perfect fit for your business needs?

The Postal Service’s new Returns@Ease Web page offers companies a convenient tool to help their customers return products.

This new Web page at usps.com contains links to:

• Parcel Return Service — Offers work-sharing discounts to high-volume shippers that generate 50,000 return parcels or more annually, while reducing costly processing and transportation expenses.
• Merchandise Return Service— Convenient end-to-end returns solution. Simply include a return label with each customer’s order or send it to them via mail or e-mail.
• Shipping Assistant— Free desktop shipping application for domestic and international labels. It features an integrated rate calculator, package tracking capabilities, Express Mail service commitments, Package Pickup, the ability to print customs forms and electronic Merchandise Return Service labels with your Permit number, Return Merchandise Authorization code and more.
• Click-N-Ship— Quick, Easy, Convenient way to create and pay for labels from your desktop computer at home or the office.

This holiday season, the returns are easy with Returns@Ease. Go to usps.com/business/packages/learnaboutreturns.htm.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR HOLIDAYS

When you want to send holiday greetings or thank your customers for their business — and let them know you look forward to continuing the relationship in the year ahead — the Postal Service has created a place to find several key mailing solutions to create and send mail online.

Household customers can go to usps.com/createmail and business customers can go to usps.com/createdirectmail to explore the ways to tap into the power of mail from a desktop computer.

With these three unique services offered through our postal partnerships, it’s more convenient than ever to connect with impact — in any season.

Click2Mail is a one-stop service that allows you to create and send direct mail from your desktop. Choose one of many different ways to reach your customers — letters, flyers, booklets, double or signal-sided postcards and self-mailer brochures — all in different sizes and shapes.

You can upload your own logo or graphics and choose from black and white, spot color or full color to create a high-impact piece. Use the powerful mail-merge tool to personalize each mailpiece. Go direct to www.usps.com/createmail/click2mail.htm.

CardStore offers two distinct solutions — one for businesses and one for home use.

Business customers can connect to new or existing customers. Whether mailing to one or 10,000 customers, create and send high-gloss postcards or greeting cards with just a few clicks of the mouse. Choose a card from CardStore’s extensive gallery with a design for every occasion, or upload your own photo or company logo.

Household customers can use CardStore to stay in touch with family and friends. Create and send high-quality, personalized greeting cards, postcards and photo cards. You can even include a gift card from one of 25 nationally recognized retailers.

Learn more about CardStore for business and personal use at www.usps.com/cardstore.

Premium Postcards is the ideal tool for acquiring new customers. Create and send a high-quality glossy postcard and target your audience by adding your personalized message on both sides of the card.

And here’s something new — you can use the power of cartoons to customize your mailings. Click a few buttons to launch your own personalized cartoon postcard campaign — and have it in the mail the next day!

Go to www.usps.com/premiumpostcard for more details.