Retail

REMINDER

Stamps by Mail — Brochure Ordering Information

The next deadline date for ordering Stamps at Your DoorTM (Stamps by Mail, Stamps Delivered to Your Door) brochures is March 27, 2006. This print run will be for the year-round brochure design.

To order brochures, submit PS Form 3227-0, Stamps At Your Door Supply Order (August 2005), to Cyril-Scott Company:

CYRIL SCOTT COMPANY
PO BOX 627
LANCASTER OH 43130-0627

Telephone: 800-466-0455
Fax: 740-689-0210

You can find this form at http://blue.usps.gov; click on Forms, then select the form by number. A copy of this form appears on page 2 in this Postal Bulletin.

The cost per unit of 500 is $11.00. This cost includes overprinting the address of the fulfillment office placing the order. You may pay for orders with local IMPAC credit cards, checks, or money orders. However, Cyril-Scott Company cannot process the order until it receives payment. Local eBuy procedures may also apply (refer to local procurement procedures).

Postal ServiceTM Headquarters has funded a national procurement for this print run for 4 million brochures for the Stamps By Mail centralized computer processing sites. The distribution amount for each site is available by referencing column J (4MM) of the centralized site address spreadsheet. These quantities are based on revenue generated by site. No local order placement is required to receive brochures from this distribution. However, centralized sites may order additional quantities from Cyril-Scott Company from local funds by following the ordering instructions contained within this article.

All other local Post OfficesTM should follow the ordering instructions contained within this article and utilize local funds.

Cyril-Scott Company will deliver orders within 35 calendar days after printing. Printing begins 1 week after the deadline date, and actual receipt of the order will depend on the ultimate destination and the corresponding delivery service standard. You should save copies of all orders placed at your local Post Office until the order has been received. Please ensure procedures are in effect locally for proper verification of receipt.

— Retail Marketing,
Customer Service, 3-16-06

ALL IRT AND DEBIT/CREDIT CARD OFFICES

Setting Clocks for Daylight Saving Time

Managers must ensure that before opening for business on Monday, April 3, 2006, the clocks in all integrated retail terminals (IRTs) and debit/credit card terminals under their control are set forward (in most locations) 1 hour to reflect the change to Daylight Saving Time. Facilities with Saturday night operations should reset the time as soon as possible after the 2 A.M. start time, Sunday, April 2, 2006.

The correct system time in IRTs is critical since their internal clocks are used to verify Express Mail and Global Express GuaranteedTM acceptance times and service commitments. The IRT system time is also printed on customer receipts and employee reports. It is very important that the debit/credit card terminal clocks be set to the correct day, date, and time as this will help reduce the possibility of accepting an expired debit/credit card.

IRTs

On the UNISYS III Supervisor Disk, select menu item 11, Set System Date and Time, from the Control menu, and perform the following steps:

1. Observe that the date appears.

2. Press the ENTER key to accept the current date. The time appears.

3. Press the CE key to clear the time.

4. Enter correct Daylight Saving Time in military format (examples: 8 A.M. = 0800, 1:30 P.M. = 1330).

5. Press the ENTER key to save the corrected time. The Control menu appears.

6. Observe that the corrected time is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

Tranz 380 Debit/Credit Card Terminals

For Tranz 380 debit/credit card terminals, follow these steps:

You must make an entry for each selection, even if the display is correct.

Note: The date and time of Tranz 380s located in Europe should be set to Eastern (New York) time. The date and time of Tranz 380s located in the Pacific should be set to Pacific (San Francisco) time.

Displaying the Clock and Calendar

To verify the existing date and time of the clock in the terminal, follow these steps:

Retail Consolidation Unit (RCU)

The time for the RCU/CONA will be updated automatically by the San Mateo Host Computing Service Center. However, all RCU operators should validate the correct time and date when they log on to the RCU on Monday, April 3, 2006, and notify Raleigh if the time and date are incorrect.

Mobile Data Collection Devices (MDCDs)

The Delivery ConfirmationTM handheld scanners will automatically change to Daylight Saving Time. No manual changes are necessary.

IBM and NCR POS ONE Terminals

The IBM and NCR POS ONE terminals will automatically change to Daylight Saving Time. No manual changes are necessary.

— Retail Service Equipment,
Delivery and Retail, 3-16-06