Higher postal rates could shape up as trouble

The San Diego, CA, Union-Tribune reports when new postal rates go into effect today, consumers and businesses might feel as if they are traveling through another dimension – a dimension not only of weight and distance but also of shape.

That's because the U.S. Postal Service is instituting a new pricing system that focuses on the shape of an item rather than just its weight.

As result it may be the source of a great deal of confusion and frustration among customers and postal workers alike.

Jennifer Davies, Union-Tribune staff writer, quotes Kate Muth, vice president of the Association of Postal Commerce, a trade group for companies that use the mail as their primary form of communication as saying, “It's enormously complicated."

"The forever stamp took everybody's eyes off of how hard this is going to be on businesses. When companies are watching every penny to stay profitable, it's a real big deal.”

To read her entire article, click here.