Postal Increases Go Into Effect January 26

                                       POSTAL INCREASES

Postal Increases Happening on January 26, 2014

Hello everyone, and thanks for stopping by LilacsNDreams!

This is just a friendly reminder to all of you to make note that Postal Increases will be going into effect on Sunday, January 26, 2014. For those who need to know more of the increases, and what raises are being made to some of the postal services, I would suggest visiting the USPS.com website to get some of your answers for this. I do know that first class mail is taking the increase, but it might be different what was approved from what I was first told at the Post Office myself. I am not sure of other increases, and what is all being effected for sure. 

I apologize I did not research this a little bit better for everyone. Been a little bit under the weather myself. I wish you all a splendid weekend! Be safe, and if you're in the cold areas....stay warm! Take care, and see you all again soon.

USPS Proposed Increases for Medial Mail, Parcels, Etc

USPS Proposal of Increases For Media Mail, Parcels, and etc is being shared. 

Hope ya'll had a super weekend! Enjoying the weather here in NW Iowa while we can. Warm, windy, and really hasn't been too bad.

Hope ya'll aren't getting tired of me quite yet with me repeating myself regarding some of the postal increases being announced, shared, and proposals that the Postal Service is submitting. I had found an Ecommercebytes link in one of my emails about this particular issue which tells us just a little bit more about it. Thought I would come by here to share it all with you. 

Visit Ecommercebytes for their article titled "Sellers to Pay More for Media Mail, Parcels under USPS Plan". They are wanting to increase 3 cents for first class mail as I had mentioned before, but many of the changes that the Post Office is trying for would have more of an impact with the online retail community. 

The proposed changes being discussed is just that too . . . Proposed Changes. It will have to be approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission before any changes can be implemented.  

So, when you have a chance to visit, and read more about this issue just click on the Ecommercebytes here, or just above here, and that will take you to it.  

Thanks so much for sharing your time at LilacsNDreams, and hope to see you all again soon. Have a great week!

USPS Postal Increases After First of the Year

 USPS Postal Increases After First of the Year

Just a little note to those who deal with shipping for your hobbies, crafts, online businesses, and etc. If you haven't heard it on the news yet you can expect the famous postal increases we generally get after the first of the year. If I heard correctly they are looking at first class mail charges going from .46 up to .49 is what was reported. Of course nothing is definite with the increases yet, but I am sure they will be coming to us soon enough. 

I know, it makes it hard in dealing with the shipping that we all deal with on a day to day basis. I cringe when I hear it as I always use the USPS services for my shipments, I generally ship priority mail which now includes the insurance up to $50 with it, and knock on wood...so far I have had no issues with this service. I like the free boxes I get that works for the sizes of the items I sell, and I try to be fair in giving the postal service business as well. Just makes it hard when the shipping costs keep rising, and how that effects all of us.  

It's Thursday, and the weekend is almost upon us again. Thanks for visiting with LilacsNDreams, and hope to see you again soon. I wish you all well, and have fun with the rest of the week.