FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [INSERT YOUR NAME]
[INSERT DATE] [INSERT YOUR PHONE NUMBER]
SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE
Post Office Offers Options:
Send Mom's Gifts the Easy Way
This year, the Postal Service'sTM Web site offers the Mother's
Day mailer a quick, easy, and convenient way to create custom-made greeting
cards with personalized text - featuring photos of the children or grandchildren,
and sent with a gift card to a favorite store.
The entire greeting can be composed on a personal computer,
using the Postal Service's NetPost CardStore/Gift Card combination at www.usps.com. A few clicks will upload a photo and let the user
select or create the perfect sentiment. A few more clicks can add a gift
card from a variety of nationally recognized retailers. Payment can be
made by credit or debit card. Within days, a beautiful hardcopy card and
gift card will be delivered right to Mom's mailbox. NetPost CardStore
also offers images and designs to help make Mom's card extra special.
The Postal Service Web site also offers gift items for sale
- from wall art to books. A supply of postage stamps makes a useful gift
for the practical mom or the mom who has everything. The new Spring
Flowers stamps are sure to brighten any day. Save Mom a trip to the
Post OfficeTM!
Those who already bought Mom a gift and just need to mail
it can do so right from the comfort of . With a credit or debit card,
usps.com's popular Click-N-Ship® feature makes it easy to pay for
postage, print mailing labels and purchase insurance or Signature ConfirmationTM
service. usps.com® even lets mailers arrange
for Carrier PickupTM service - at no extra charge. A letter carrier will
pick up the package from a or office while on the route the next
day. A "special instructions" option lets the carrier know the
package will be on a side porch or other location if the sender won't
be there. No trip to the Post Office is necessary.
For last minute shoppers, it's possible to mail gifts or
cards from a Post Office as late as May 7 using Express Mail® service,
and it will still arrive at Mom's on her big day. Express Mail service
offers guaranteed overnight delivery to most locations. There's no extra
charge for Sunday delivery.
Those who can't grace Mom with their presence on Mother's
Day can grace her with a gift by having it arrive on her special Sunday.
Beautifully decorated ReadyPost® boxes, padded envelopes and bubble
wrap add to the charm of a package. They are available in most Post Offices.
Another option is Priority Mail, with 2-3 day delivery.
And new Priority Mail® Flat-Rate boxes make shipping more convenient
then ever. A flat rate of $7.70 does it all - no need to calculate rates,
zones or weights.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [INSERT YOUR NAME]
[INSERT DATE] [INSERT YOUR PHONE NUMBER]
Internet: www.usps.com
SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE/SURE MONEY
Sure Money Offers Way to Please
Mother on Mother's Day
[INSERT CITY, STATE] - Even if Mom lives
in Mexico, Latin America or the Caribbean, Sure Money® (DineroSeguro®), the Postal Service'sTM international
wire transfer service, could be the answer to your Mother's Day gift needs.
Available to Mexico since 1996, Sure Money also
lets users transfer money affordably to the Dominican Republic, Argentina,
Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru.
"Sure Money offers a quick, easy, convenient - and
safe - method of transferring money internationally," said [INSERT
YOUR NAME, TITLE, AND LOCATION]. "It's a great way to show
Mom you care on Mother's Day!" says [INSERT LAST NAME].
Customers can send up to $2,000 per transaction by 2,800 participating
Post OfficesTM. Identification is required for transfers exceeding $1,000.
Sure Money uses secure, electronic wire transfers between
the Postal Service and thousands of participating partner branch offices
in receiving countries. The recipient's funds are available within 15
minutes - guaranteed - and without hidden or additional fees.
Personal identification is required for receipt of funds
in the participating country - and the recipient does not need a bank
account. For more information about Sure Money, call toll free:
888-368-4669.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [INSERT YOUR NAME]
[INSERT DATE] [INSERT YOUR PHONE NUMBER]
SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE/NETPOST CARDSTORE
Postmaster Recommends Online Greeting Card Store:
Mother's Day Greetings Are Just a Click Away
[INSERT CITY, STATE] - "Personalized
Mother's Day greeting cards are just a click away at the Postal Service'sTM
NetPost CardStore," said [INSERT CITY] Postmaster [INSERT FIRST AND LAST NAME]. "NetPost CardStore
offers a quick, easy and convenient solution to sending Mother's Day greetings
cards," said [INSERT LAST NAME].
"Mother's Day gift givers can even use NetPost CardStore
to send Mom on a shopping spree or for a memorable meal by including a
gift card from a choice of several national retailers including Barnes
& Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond, Chili's, Circuit City, Lowe's, Macaroni
Grill and many more," adds Postmaster [INSERT LAST NAME].
It only takes a few easy steps to use NetPost CardStore:
• Log on to the Postal Service's Web site, www.usps.com - open around the clock for customer convenience.
• Register with NetPost Services and go to NetPost
CardStore.
• Create a card by selecting one of thousands of professionally
designed, 5x7-inch cards, or scan in your own photography or artwork.
• Personalize cards online by adding a special message.
• Click to add a gift card.
Then the Postal Service will print the cards, address the
envelopes, include the gift card, add a stamp and mail and deliver them!
"Nothing could be easier," said Postmaster [INSERT
LAST NAME].
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [INSERT YOUR NAME]
[INSERT DATE] [INSERT YOUR PHONE NUMBER]
SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE/CLICK-N-SHIP
Postmaster Recommends Convenient Shipping Option:
Sending Mom's Gift is Easy With Just a Click
[INSERT CITY, STATE] - "Sending gifts
for Mother's Day and other holidays has never been easier than it is with
the Postal Service'sTM Click-N-Ship® online shipping service,"
said [INSERT CITY] Postmaster [INSERT FIRST AND
LAST NAME] "With Click-N-Ship service, customers can send
Mother's Day gifts without leaving their or office."
"It just takes a computer, a printer and an Internet
connection to print labels with or without postage," said the [INSERT
CITY] postmaster. Online postage payment is made by using a credit
card. "Click- N-Ship calculates rates, finds ZIP CodesTM, standardizes
and saves addresses and provides a personal online shipping history -
all in one convenient location," adds [INSERT LAST NAME].
Click-N-Ship service can be used to send packages by Express
Mail® or Priority Mail® service. And, better still, Delivery ConfirmationTM
service is free with Priority Mail service when shipping online. International
packages can also be sent using Global Express Mail® or Global Express
Guaranteed® service.
"Just go to www.usps.com/clicknship to send
your Mother's Day gift today," said [INSERT LAST NAME].
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [INSERT YOUR NAME]
[INSERT DATE] [INSERT YOUR PHONE NUMBER]
SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE/USPS.COM
Postmaster Recommends usps.com for
Mother's Day Greeting Card and Gift Giving Solutions
[INSERT CITY, STATE] - "Sending Mother's
Day cards and gifts has never been easier than it is with the Postal Service'sTM
popular Web site, usps.com®," said [INSERT CITY] Postmaster [INSERT FIRST AND LAST NAME]. "We recognize
that our customers have busy lives," said [INSERT LAST NAME].
"So, we created a secure Web site that puts a suite of quick, easy
and convenient online services at their fingertips - when and where customers
need them."
"Two of our more popular services on our Web site are
Click-N-Ship® service and NetPost CardStore," added the [INSERT
CITY] postmaster.
With usps.com's Click-N-Ship service, customers can create
shipping labels and pay for postage. And with just a few more clicks,
they can request that their letter carrier pick up their prepaid shipments
with the next day's mail delivery - at no extra charge.
With usps.com's NetPost CardStore, users can even create,
personalize, and mail Mother's Day greeting cards from the convenience
of their or office.
"Just go to www.usps.com to send your Mother's
Day greeting card and gift card today," said [INSERT LAST
NAME].
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