PRC Approves USPS Request To Sell ‘Gift Cards’ At Post Offices

The Postal Regulatory Commission approved USPS’ request to market test gift cards. PRC said in its decision that “Based on the record before it, the Commission finds that the proposed Gift Cards product is a postal service and that the market test is consistent with 39 U.S.C.3641. The Postal Service shall file results of market test data collection with the Commission as described in the body of this Order.

At first, gift cards will only be available at Postal Service retail windows, but will not be available at Automated Postal Centers or on the Postal Service’s website at www.usps.com. Gift cards will be activated upon purchase from a Postal Service retail associate and will be immediately available once activated. The Postal Service will operate only as a sales agent. The card supplier will provide all customer support.

The market test is scheduled to commence in May 2011 in 2,000 Postal Service retail locations that currently sell greeting cards. The Postal Service intends to expand the test up to 3,000 additional Postal Service locations (including locations without greeting cards) in October 2011. Id. at 3-4. The duration of the market test will be 24 months unless the Postal Service requests an extension from the Commission,terminates the program, or establishes the gift card as a permanent product.

PRC Approves USPS Request To Market Test Gift Cards

5 thoughts on “PRC Approves USPS Request To Sell ‘Gift Cards’ At Post Offices

  1. YOUR REALLY NEED TO GET BACK TO YOUR TEABAGGER MEETING. TALK BOUT THEM DAM SOCILIAST AND COMMIE. MEXAKINS TAKINGS OUR GOOD JOBS.

  2. YET ANOTHER WASTE OF POSTAL FUNDS FOR ANOTHER STUPID IDEA THAT WILL SURELY FAIL

    WANT TO MAKE MORE MONEY??
    TRY OPENING A POST OFFICE WITH HOURS THAT WORK AROUND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY–NOT AT 10 O;CLOCK IN THE MORNING!!!

    HOW ABOUT REAL VENDING MACHINES-NOT ONLY IN THE POST OFFICES BUT EVERYHERE LIKE COKE MACHINE!!! -NOT REMOVE THEM AND INSTALL MACHINES THAT ONLY ACCEPT DEBIT ND CREDIT,LOOK ALL THE ILLEGALS AND POOR MINORITY AND WHITE TRASH THAT DON’T HAVE CREDIT CARDS–HOW CAN THEY MAIL THEIR DRUGS?!?!?

    CASH WELFARE AND UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS AND CHARGE A HUGE FEE
    THERE IS AS HITTY LITTLE POST OFFICE IN EVERY SHITTY HOOD IN EVERY SHITHOLE IN THE COUNTRY ND WITH OBAMA AROUND PLENTY OF FREE MONEY TI HIS HOMEYS AND PLENTY OF UNEMPLOYED AND WILL NE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS,THAT SHOULD ENOUGH FOR THE POST OFFICE TO MAKE BILLIONS SO OBAMA CAN TAP INTO THE PROFITS AND GIVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE!!!!

  3. Since I thought up this idea, 10% will go to me. and if you don’t like it, I will raise it to 20%

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