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Vending Time Line

 

Rate Case Checklist Task

Responsibility

Time Line

Start

Complete

1

Download the new product identifiers. These are found on the Retail Service Equipment Web site at http://eagnmnsg10d/VFO/vfo_2007RateCase.htm.

See Item Prices for Rate Change Vending Products for the complete list of products by item number.

Vending servicing employee, supervisor

April 6, 2007

 

2

a) Stock machines (PBSM-624 and PC-1625) with the old booklets and Forever Stamp™ booklets on April 14, 2007. Follow the instructions in the machine model maintenance series handbooks. Pricing updates can be found on the Web site at http://eagnmnsg10d/VFO/vfo_2007RateCase.htm.

Vending servicing employee

April 14, 2007

 

b) Set the prices on the keypad for newer machines or on the program board for older machines.

c) Change the product display as necessary.

3

Print Label 223 for the single-stamp vending machines. New labels can be downloaded from the Web site at http://eagnmnsg10d/VFO/vfo_2007RateCase.htm.

Vending servicing employee

April 21, 2007

 

Sample Label 223, May 2007

 

Label 223 — May 2007

1-41c
4-1c
for
45c

Use as of 5/14/07

1-41c
4-1c
for
45c

Use as of 5/14/07

1-41c
4-1c
for
45c

Use as of 5/14/07

1-41c
4-1c
for
45c

Use as of 5/14/07

1-41c
4-1c
for
45c

Use as of 5/14/07

2-41c
3-1c
for
85c

Use as of 5/14/07

2-41c
3-1c
for
85c

Use as of 5/14/07

2-41c
3-1c
for
85c

Use as of 5/14/07

2-41c
3-1c
for
85c

Use as of 5/14/07

2-41c
3-1c
for
85c

Use as of 5/14/07

3-41c
2-1c
for
$1.25

Use as of 5/14/07

3-41c
2-1c
for
$1.25

Use as of 5/14/07

3-41c
2-1c
for
$1.25

Use as of 5/14/07

3-41c
2-1c
for
$1.25

Use as of 5/14/07

3-41c
2-1c
for
$1.25

Use as of 5/14/07

5-41c
for
$2.05

Use as of 5/14/07

5-41c
for
$2.05

Use as of 5/14/07

5-41c
for
$2.05

Use as of 5/14/07

5-41c
for
$2.05

Use as of 5/14/07

5-41c
for
$2.05

Use as of 5/14/07

PRICES FOR SINGLE-STAMP VENDING MACHINES

Label 223 is used in single-stamp machines to identify the available stamps. New Label 223 labels can be downloaded from the Web site at http://eagnmnsg10d/VFO/vfo_2007RateCase.htm.

Item Prices for Rate Change Vending Products

 

Item #

Price

Description

For Machines

314100

$.50

50 1-cent American Kestrel

PCM-1625B and PBSM-624s

315900

.60

30 2-cent Navajo Necklace

PCM-1625B and PBSM-624s

569900

7.38

ATM Forever Stamp
Sheetlets of 18

Automated Postal Centers (APCs)

676500

8.20

Book of 20 Forever Stamp Booklets
(Straight)

PCM-1625B

676511

8.20

Book of 20 Forever Stamp Booklets
(X-Cross)

PBSM-624, PBSM-624B
PBM-2A, 6, 7

784401

41.00

Nondenominated
American Flag
Coil of 100

PCM-1625B

225000

1.40

Pineapple Banded Stamped Postcards

PCM-1625B, PBSM-624s

367200

5.50

Breast Cancer Research Semipostal Stamp
Vending Stamp Pack of 10

PCM-1625B

781500

30.00

1-cent Tiffany Lamp
Coil of 3000

53 Series — Single-Stamp Machines

784500

1,230.00

Nondenominated
American Flag
Coil of 3000

All Single-Stamp Machines and PBSM-624

 

Vending Model and Instructions

Price change instructions for vending models can be found on the Retail Service Equipment Web site: http://eagnmnsg10d/VFO/vfo_2007RateCase.htm for the fol­lowing vending machines: PBM-2A, PBM-6, PBM-7, PBSM-624, PBSM-624B, PCM-1625B, PSM-22, PSM-22B PSM-53C Modified, and PSM-53D. Available in two formats: 1. Model Manual. 2. User friendly guide specific to FY 07 Rate Case. Obsolete machines will not have instruc­tions and you will have to use instructions of current model counterparts. Replace obsolete models with current models.

Forever Stamp Booklets (20 stamps)

As of April 14, 2007, all vending sites with PBM-624 and PCM-1625 are eligible to stock and sell the new Forever Stamp, for the price change effective May 14, 2007. These stamps are in 20-stamp booklets at a cost of $8.20.

All shipments have been completed and are available at accountable paper depository (APD), stamp distribution office (SDO), and stamp service center (SSC) locations. Stock these booklets in postal book/stamp machine (PBSM) models PBSM-624 and PBSM-624B, and in postal commodity machine (PCM) models PCM-1625A and PCM–1625B. These stamps will not be an automatic ship­ment. You will need to order the appropriate stock for your vending machines.

From April 14, 2007, to May 13, 2007, stock these machines with both the Forever Stamp booklet and the existing 39-cent booklets. Beginning May 14, 2007, 39–cent booklets must be removed and replaced with the Forever Stamp booklets.

The book of 50 1-cent American Kestral stamps will be the vending make-up stamp package placed in PBSM–624s and PCM-1625s on April 30, 2007.

Use the numbers from the table above when ordering these vending products from your SDO. As other vending products become available, they will be announced in the Postal Bulletin.

Automated Postal Center (APC)

As of April 14, 2007, all APC sites are eligible to stock the Repository/Vault with the new Forever Stamp for the rate change effective May 14, 2007.

The Forever Stamp in sheetlet form cannot be put into the kiosk for sale until May 14, 2007. The stamps come in 18-stamp sheetlets at a cost of $7.38. From April 14, 2007, to May 13, 2007, Forever Stamp sheetlets should remain in the APC Repository/Vault until the effective sale date of May 14, 2007.

Beginning on May 14, 2007, any 39-cent and 37-cent sheetlets must be removed from the APC kiosk and Repository/Vault and replaced with the new Forever Stamp sheetlets.

Use the numbers from the following table when ordering the APC sheetlet from your SDO.

 

Item #

Price

Description

For Machines

569900

$7.38

ATM Forever Stamp
Sheetlet of 18

Automated Postal Centers (APCs)

Automated Postal Center (APC) Checklist

 

Table Task

Responsibility

Time Line

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Complete

1

As of April 12, 2007, all APC sites are eligible to stock the new Forever Stamp sheetlet in the Repository/Vault for the rate change effective May 14, 2007.

APC supervisor
APC servicing employee

April 12, 2007

 

2

These stamps come in 18-stamp Forever Stamp sheetlets at a cost of $7.38. From April 14, 2007, to May 13, 2007, sheetlets should remain in the APC Repository/Vault until being loaded in the APC kiosk on May 14th.

APC supervisor
APC servicing employee

April 12, 2007

 

3

Beginning on May 14, 2007, all 37-cent sheetlets and 39-cent stamps must be removed from the APC kiosk and Repository/Vault and replaced with the new Forever Stamp sheetlets.

APC supervisor
APC servicing employee

May 14, 2007