TRIBORO DISTRICT, NY — COVERING BROOKLYN, QUEENS, STATEN ISLAND AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND (ZIP Code areas 103-110-111-112-113-114-116) — If time is of the essence this holiday season and you’re looking for an extra set of hands to pack, wrap and send packages on their merry way, then consider a USPS Approved Shipper.   

These full service ‘mail centers’ are outside the traditional post office – offering a wide choose of mailing options and helping to free up your time when shipping a package. Participants in the USPS Approved Shipper Program have received the postal service “stamp of approval” to offer a lineup of USPS products and services.  

“The Approved Shipper Program provides our customers with greater access to postal products and services,” said Frank Calabrese, District Manager overseeing the Triboro District for the U.S. Postal Service.  “This is just another way the Postal Service is working to make it easier for customers to access our products and services.”

Since the inception of the program in 2006, more than 2,000 retail shipping centers are participating in the Postal Service’s Approved Shipper Program offering customers alternate access to postal products. These retail shipping centers have the option of varying rates while continuing to sell competitor products and services.

For additional information on locating other alternate locations that sell stamps or ship packages visit: www.usps.com/Locator.  For answers to your specific Postal Service questions, contact the USPS Customer Care Center at 1-800-275-8777 (800-ASK-USPS), or visit www.usps.com.  To learn more about the USPS Approved Shipper Program logon to: https://www.usps.com/business/expanded-access.htm.

So whether you’re looking for help with wrapping, packing and shipping holiday gifts or simply dropping off prepaid packages prepared using online shipping tools at usps.com, stop by any one of the centrally located retail shipping centers on the attached listing. You’ll know an Approved Shipper by the sign displaying the USPS logo trademark. 

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