On 6/13/07, Jason Pruim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

On Jun 13, 2007, at 11:10 AM, Daniel Brown wrote:

> On 6/13/07, Jason Pruim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> On Jun 13, 2007, at 10:52 AM, Daniel Brown wrote:
>>
>> >>
>> >> Hi Jay,
>> >>
>> >> I actually work with the post office on my day job, we do
>> presorted
>> >> mailings with them. And I can tell you that the post office
>> does not
>> >> sell any addresses to private individuals. For the mailings we do
>> >> where we need to get a list we have to go to a third party to
>> get the
>> >> list.
>> >>
>> >> The stuff you're looking at is probably the CASS software, or
>> maybe
>> >> Delivery Point Validation. Both of which you run on your current
>> >> mailing list to make sure you qualify for the cheaper postage
>> rates.
>> >> I can also tell you that the CASS software costs about $1,000 a
>> year
>> >> for access to match your addresses against the database. :) But I
>> >> don't think it really does what you are looking for.
>> >>
>> >> You may want to look into a third party place like InfoUSA[1]
>> since
>> >> they sell the addresses (We use them sometimes in fact) they
>> may be
>> >> able to do what you are looking for.
>> >>
>> >> [1] http://www.InfoUSA.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >    Jason:  Tell them to stop raising the price of the damned
>> stamps!
>> > Offer to take a pay cut and take one for the team.... I'll buy
>> you a
>> > beer.
>> If only it was that easy... :) And actually if you want to send 200
>> pieces or more I can knock your postage down somewhere around 6.6¢
>> for the right type of mailing :)
>>
>> It's called work share, I do the work, they don't charge as much :)
>> Now.... Where's my Beer? :)
>>
>>
>
>    You help me when it comes time to sending out the invitations for
> my wedding in the spring and you're invited --- open bar with
> top-shelf stuff!
>

You get over 200 and we can definitely work something out, as long as
your pride is okay with doing a presorted mailing (Mine wasn't) I can
guarantee that all the pieces will get there. And get there quickly
too. How does an average of about 34.1¢/piece sound as long as you
stay under an ounce? :)



> --
> Daniel P. Brown
> [office] (570-) 587-7080 Ext. 272
> [mobile] (570-) 766-8107
>



   Well, we won't be sending until February or so, at the earliest,
but it sounds good to me.

--
Daniel P. Brown
[office] (570-) 587-7080 Ext. 272
[mobile] (570-) 766-8107

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