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What: |
The Faith Christian Books & Gift Store is set to celebrate the grand opening of Visalia’s first Village Post Office. Village Post Offices, or VPOs, are usually located in established businesses, giving them the added retail advantage of providing customers convenient access to the postal products and services used most often by consumers. |
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Who: |
Mary Bream, Postmaster, Visalia, Calif. |
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When: |
Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 10:30 a.m. |
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Where: |
Faith Christian Books & Gift Store |
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Why: |
Located in Visalia, Calif., the Faith Christian Books & Gift Store VPO will offer Forever stamps and Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes and envelopes and is the perfect place for residents and visitors to pick up stamps and mail letters, packages, memorable photos and postcards in Visalia. The Faith Christian Books & Gift Store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. |
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Background: |
As the U.S. Postal Service continues to evolve to better meet its customer needs, it is rethinking how to provide more convenient access to postal products and services. One concept developed is the Village Post Office. VPOs are part of the Postal Service’s “Approved Postal Provider” network – retail outlets for postal products and services. Approved Postal Providers are operated by third parties and complement the Postal Service’s own network by offering customers expanded retail access to postal products and services at convenient hours and locations. To date, there are over 800 VPOs open in the United States. |
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