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Postal Rates

Questions - 1 to 27 of 27

All	Q#	Top 100	Question
	1		Would elimination of Saturday mail delivery have no impact OR a negative impact on your business? (If negative impact.) Would that be a small negative impact or a large one?
	1 a		How would you be negatively impacted?
	2		Suppose you were charged a lower postage rate for ALL mail within your own zip code and a higher rate for ALL mail outside your zip code. Would that save you money or cost you money? (If would save or would cost money.) Would that be a lot or a little?
	3		Would a two-tier postal rate system, one lower rate for mail sent to your zip and a higher rate for zips farther away, create a major administrative hassle for you, a minor administrative hassle or no administrative hassle?
	4		In MILES, how far is the closest Post Office to your business?
	5		Suppose that the closest Post Office was permanently closed and you were forced to use the second closest Post Office. Would that change have no impact, a modest negative impact, or a serious negative impact on your business?
	5 a		How would that negatively impact your business?
	6		Please estimate the amount that your business spends MONTHLY on first-class postage.
	6 a		If first-class postage were to rise 6 cents a letter, to 40 cents, and 3 cents a post card to 24 cents, by the end of the year would you:?
	6 a1		By what percent would you reduce first-class mail?
	6 a2		By what percent would you shift?
	6 b		If first-class postage were to rise 10 cents a letter, to 44 cents, and 5 cents a post card to 26 cents by the end of the year, would you:?
	6 b1		By what percent would you reduce first-class mail?
	6 c		Do you pre-sort mail or take other actions that qualify for a postage discount?
	7		Do you mail newspapers, books, or other educational material that qualify for a Periodicals-class postage rate?
	8		Do you send saturation mailings, sometimes called “junk” mail, to specific zip codes or geographic areas that qualify for standard postal rates?
	9		On average, how much do you spend MONTHLY sending Express or Priority Mail through the U.S. Postal Service?
	9 a		If the price of Priority Mail were to rise 10 percent per item by year’s end, would you most likely:?
	9 a1		Why would you pay the increase rather than switch services? Is it because the Postal Service is:?
	9 b		If the price of Priority Mail were to rise 15 percent per item by year’s end, would you most likely:?
	9 b1		Why would you pay the increase rather than switch services? Is it because the Postal Service is:?
	10		On average, how much do you spend MONTHLY sending packages Parcel Post through the U.S. Postal Service?
	10 a		If the price of Parcel Post were to rise 10 percent per item by year’s end, would you most likely:?
	10 a1		Why would you pay the increase rather than switch services? Is it because the Postal Service is:?
	10 b		If the price of Parcel Post were to rise 15 percent per item by year’s end, would you most likely:?
	10 b1		Why would you pay the increase rather than switch services? Is it because the Postal Service is:?
	11		Estimated total monthly postal costs.

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