COLUMBIA—Postal customers in Forest Acres will now enjoy increased access and convenient hours for retail Postal service at a new Contract Postal Unit (CPU) at Nutrition Warehouse on Forest Drive.  Columbia Postmaster Jim Antill and Nutrition Warehouse owner Mark Bartley will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 10:30 a.m.

Full retail window service is available, including shipping Priority Mail and Express Mail packages, purchase of Delivery Confirmation™ Insurance and stamps. All at face value prices.  “The Postal Service does not receive tax subsidies.  As mail volume continues to drop due to Internet diversion of First-Class Mail, we continue to expand access to retail service by opening alternate access sites like Contract Postal Units,” said Columbia Postmaster Jim Antill.  “Nutrition Warehouse is the 46th CPU location in the Greater South Carolina District, and the 13th in the Columbia area.”

Nearly everything you can do at the Post Office™ without the trip to the Post Office™.  Convenient location and hours with little or no waiting   A CPU can make your business mailings easy and fast.

• Free US Postal Service™ Express Mail and Priority packaging supplies
• Buy stamps (booklets and coils)
• Ship and mail at Post Office™ prices
• Delivery Confirmation, Insurance, Certified Mail and other Extra Services available

Conveniently located on Forest Drive at North Trenholm Road, just one block from the Forest Acres Post Office. We look forward to meeting your mailing needs. The location and hours of operation are:

Nutrition Warehouse
4714 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29206-
Phone: 803-708-5788
Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information regarding CPU locations, contact your local Postmaster or Retail Specialist DeAnn Willard at 803-926-6311.

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