media mail

    By Josh Smith

    | 5:00PM 7/24/2009
    If you're anything like the average consumer you have shelves full of used media; books, games, movies, and music.It's possible that your collection even has a fine layer of dust settled across it in order to help you find your favorites faster. It's likely that a five-minute inspection of your...

    By Jason Cochran

    | 1:00PM 3/17/2009
    Lots of us are sick of going to the Post Office. Prices are up. The elimination of flat rates for a system of national zones has made affordable mailings expensive. And the clerks behind the counter are under orders to relentlessly up-sell us. My postal clerks no longer listen to me or exchange...

    By Bruce Watson

    | 5:32PM 9/22/2008
    In an effort to combat its budget deficit of over $1 billion, the United States Postal Service is, allegedly, trying to upsell its premium services while hiding its less expensive options. According to an anonymous source, the USPS has instructed its employees to stop offering inexpensive shipping;...