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WASHINGTON - The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service is raising rates for its more profitable express mail and priority mail shipping next year, part of its efforts to stave off bankruptcy. The new prices, which take effect Jan. 22, include the introduction of a new flat rate of $39.95 for overnight express mail boxes weighing up to 70 pounds that are sent domestically; the flat rate for express letters is being increased separately to $18.95. Previously, prices for the overnight service were $13.25 or higher based on package weight and distance.
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MAIL SERVICE as we know it, as we have known it since the end of World War II, is going by the wayside. It is being replaced, bit by bit, by e-mail and text message. Like many business models, its future is moving away from a traditional brick-and-mortar presence. We were reminded of that reality again this week when a near- frantic Postmaster General Patrick Donahue appeared at a Senate hearing in Washington, lamenting once more the sad financial state of the U.S. Postal Service.
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Made popular by the "If it fits, it ships" slogan in television ads, the Priority Mail initiative is seen as a bright spot during otherwise tough economic times for the U.S. Postal Service, where multibillion-dollar deficits and declining mail volume have officials moving to cut a day of delivery. But questions have surfaced about whether the campaign is as profitable as it seems.
