The Postal Service™ is reducing the volume pricing tiers for the USPS Marketing Mail Parcels — Simple Samples® commercial offering (formerly Standard Mail — Simple Samples®) from six tiers to two tiers. This will simplify the product for customers and reduce pricing complexity.
USPS Marketing Mail Parcels — Simple Samples allows companies to send trial-sized samples to specific households or to every address in a market area, without the need for outer packaging. This change retains the two addressing categories, Targeted and Every Door, with small and large size options for two price and volume tiers. To learn more about the volume pricing tiers, visit https://www.usps.com/business/product-samples.htm.
n New product name. The name has been changed from Standard Mail — Simple Samples to USPS Marketing Mail Parcels — Simple Samples.
n Reduction in volume pricing tiers. The Postal Service is reducing the volume pricing tiers for USPS Marketing Mail Parcels — Simple Samples from six tiers to two tiers:
n 0 – 200,000
n 200,001+
n Four volume categories have been eliminated:
n 400,001 – 600,000
n 600,001 – 800,000
n 800,001 – 1 Million
n 1 Million+
For more information regarding USPS Marketing Mail Parcels — Simple Samples, please contact your Business Service Network representative.
— Shipping Products and Services,
Product Innovation, 1-19-17
