Posted by Nonymous on 07/19/06 09:29

afn03488@afn.org wrote in news:1153296153.532297.200540
@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com:

> Nonymous wrote:
>
>> They ship first class, which at most is $0.78 round trip. But they very
>> likely have negotiated a bulk rate with the USPS.
>
> You don't "negotiate" with the USPS; they offer fixed discounts
> for doing their work for them. Those discounts are set by the
> Postal Rate Commission and any "negotiation" is done by ADVO
> which accounts for about 10% of domestic mail.

Whatever; I don't claim to be an postal expert. Thanks for the
clarification, though.

>> I've seen some postal and ex-postal employees estimate that the
>> discount is probably around about %50, but there's never been any
>> definitive answer with proof.
>
> Fifty percent? What have you been smoking?

Umm, I said postal employees have stated this, not me. So ask the postal
employees what THEY'VE been smoking.

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