Re: [AISdiscuss] AIS Bulletins

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In a message dated 3/22/2006 10:03:18 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
ron2don@alltel.net writes:

Hello  all, I have somw answers from the USPS I am sending an attachment on
page 2  read under Periodicals.As you will see on the addressed portion of  
your
bulletins the USPS Stamp says " Periodicals Postage Paid at Glendale,  CA" the
main word is (Periodicals).I have also e-mailed several post  offices and have
received the same answer which is. "Periodicals- The USPS  does NOT guarantee
Delivery of Periodicals within a specified time.What  now?? Am I fired??


Dear Ron:
    An why in Heaven's name would that be???  Fire  you? Why?  Isn't that 
like "killing the messenger?"
    It seems to me that you have, at the  very least, uncovered a clue to the 
possible  explanation for the problem.  Now the need is to discover if this  
attitude on the part of the USPS is of long standing, or of recent policy?  
How come the mailing service doesn't know about the USPS policy when  dealing 
with the term "periodicals?'  It is their business to know the  vagaries of the 
USPS.  Has the AIS always used  and had the phrase "Periodicals Postage rate 
Paid at  XXX " printed on its  mailing enclosure, or is that a recent change in 
 terminology ? Why does that phrase effect some mail centers  and not others? 
(I rather know the answer to that one having dealt with the  variations in 
postal attitudes between states -- Oklahoma to  California to Virginia to New 
York and back to So. California.)
    With this knowledge, have you  uncovered a problem we can fix?  Will the 
USPS allow us  to  use a different word from "Periodicals, and if we do will 
it  influence a positive delivery time?" 
    Stayed tuned to your local  AISDiscuss --there  may be more news before 
the next Bulletin comes  out!
    Cheers!
     and a very hearty "thanks, Ron." 
        Jeanne

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