These days I am all about making things easier.  Maybe it is because as I get older things are a little harder to do.  For instance, due to my husband’s illness, I am doing things that I have never had to do before.  Ken always took care of grilling, that was his thing.  I did not light the grill, I did not cook on the grill.  It seemed like something that just might be a little dangerous if you did not know what your were doing.  At least, that was my story and I stuck to it. Now that I am charge of grilling things are a little more complicated.  Did you know that propane tanks weigh 40 pounds?  They have to be loaded up and exchanged or refilled, who knew. Actually, I did know but hubby was taking care of that.

I have also found that there are ways of making things easier.  Today, I am having a natural gas grill installed.  No propane tanks, no running out of gas in the middle of cooking a steak, it is going to be wonderful.  That is what got me to thinking about having someone else make the problem go away.  That is why a lot of our customers come to us, because we make things easier for them and we make their problem go away.  If you have ever stuffed envelopes with a group of volunteers and tried to sort mail yourself you know what I am talking about.  My point is that sometimes it justs pays to let a professional handle the problem.  You may be surprised that it may even save you money in the long run.

Call the mailing professionals at Burns Mailing & Printing, Inc. and let us make mailing and printing easier.  866 288-5618

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That is according to a letter that I got from the USPS dated October 25, 2011.  It was from the United States Post Master, Patrick R. Donahoe.  Now Mr. Patrick R. Donahoe doesn’t know me personally and granted it was addressed to Dear Valued Customer, which in my experience as a mailer is not really a good idea.  I am just saying that I send thousands of dollars of postage to the local USPS but Mr. Donahoe doesn’t know my name.  I digress, what the letter says is a paraphrase of Mark Twain, “I’d like to assure you that the reports of our imminent demise are greatly exaggerated.” He concedes that First Class Mail is declining but that consumers still prefer and welcome receiving mailed statements and other business correspondence. He also reports that standard mail (they don’t call it bulk mail anymore and please don’t call it junk mail) has stayed about the same and has been largely unaffected by digital trends.

It seems the that the decline of First-Class revenue is driving major changes within the Postal Service. They are consolidating and streamlining their operations, and reducing the size of their work force.  However, Mr. Donahoe says “although the Postal Service is facing a severe cash crisis, a nationwide delivery disruption is inconceivable. Any such disruption would paralyze America’s economy to an extreme extent, and Congress and the Administration are well aware of this fact. Even if Congress should fail to pass the comprehensive, long-term postal reform legislation we are seeking, it will act to ensure the operations of the Postal Service are not interrupted. The Postal Service will not go out of business or be privatized.”

As a direct mail company, I hope the there is a re-structuring in the Postal Service to make it more effecient.  One of the things that they need to work on is customer service.  Yes, we are customers yet most of the postal employees don’t know that yet.  Please someone tell them.

My fingers are crossed that the USPS can get things worked out because it will affect all of us personally and business wise.  Nothing can stop the U.S. mail, I certainly hope that is true.

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