On 6/13/07, Daniel Brown <parasane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 6/13/07, Jason Pruim <japruim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Jun 13, 2007, at 11:10 AM, Daniel Brown wrote: > > > On 6/13/07, Jason Pruim <japruim@xxxxxxxxxx> 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
Oh, and Zoltán and Robert --- just wanted you guys to know that I hate you both. I miss the days of working from home, too.... -- Daniel P. Brown [office] (570-) 587-7080 Ext. 272 [mobile] (570-) 766-8107 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
