http://www.themailersblog.com USPS News, Industry events, mailing equipment and products,, Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:37:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.themailersblog.com/usps-proposed-new-regulations-regarding-tabbing/ http://www.themailersblog.com/usps-proposed-new-regulations-regarding-tabbing/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:08:26 +0000 marcmiz http://www.themailersblog.com/?p=1289 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The USPS has published in the Federal Register proposed new regulations regarding the tabbing of what are commonly called newsletters. Among the highlights of these proposed changes are the elimination of perforated tabs and 15/16″ tabs. The only acceptable tab sizes will be 1″, 1 1/2″ and 2 ” tabs. Also included among the changes [...]]]> http://www.themailersblog.com/usps-proposed-new-regulations-regarding-tabbing/feed/ 0 http://www.themailersblog.com/price-reduced-postal-mailing-tabs-wafer-seals/ http://www.themailersblog.com/price-reduced-postal-mailing-tabs-wafer-seals/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:11:29 +0000 SFM http://www.themailersblog.com/?p=846 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } While the costs to produce postal tabs has gone up, Supplies For Mailers has lowered prices on postal tabs!? I know that is a little backwards, but we are counting on the lower prices making our clients more competitive and mail even more.  Thereby increasing the number of tabs they need to purchase and allowing us to make up [...]]]> http://www.themailersblog.com/price-reduced-postal-mailing-tabs-wafer-seals/feed/ 0 http://www.themailersblog.com/suppliesformailerscom-partners-echeckit-allowing-clients-pay-check-online/ http://www.themailersblog.com/suppliesformailerscom-partners-echeckit-allowing-clients-pay-check-online/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:00:28 +0000 SFM http://www.themailersblog.com/?p=714 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } You asked to make your online purchase with a check, SuppliesForMailers.com delivered! Try eCHECKit and pay for your mailing supplies with a check! Now when you check out at SuppliesForMailers.com you have the choice of “Google Checkout”, “Paypal”, “eCHECHit”, and of course, the standard credit card processing of American Express, Visa, Master Card, and Discover! No credit card? [...]]]> http://www.themailersblog.com/suppliesformailerscom-partners-echeckit-allowing-clients-pay-check-online/feed/ 0 http://www.themailersblog.com/15-inch-tabs-secap-1020-1030-pitney-bowes-w350-accufast-kt/ http://www.themailersblog.com/15-inch-tabs-secap-1020-1030-pitney-bowes-w350-accufast-kt/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:03:52 +0000 SFM http://www.themailersblog.com/?p=685 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } 1.5″ Tabs – Wafer seals for table top tabbers are now available! They are specifically designed for table top tabbers in accordance with the new USPS regulations for tabbing. They come on the standard 3″ core 4,000 per roll and 48,000 per case. The Clear and Translucent 1.5″ tabs have a black mark behind the [...]]]> http://www.themailersblog.com/15-inch-tabs-secap-1020-1030-pitney-bowes-w350-accufast-kt/feed/ 0 http://www.themailersblog.com/pitney-bowes-w350-tabs/ http://www.themailersblog.com/pitney-bowes-w350-tabs/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:44:42 +0000 Jim http://www.themailersblog.com/?p=546 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } No the Pitney Bowes W350 will not work with 1.5″ tabs!  Unless it was manufacturerd after 07/20/2009 But you can have it upgraded! Here is a quick list of tabbers that would need an upgrade to work! Pitney Bowes W350 Secap 1030, 1020, 1020, 1012 Datatech 1020, 1012 Astro 8000, 9600 Rena T250 The upgrade [...]]]> http://www.themailersblog.com/pitney-bowes-w350-tabs/feed/ 1 http://www.themailersblog.com/1-5-inch-tabs-accufast-kt2-tabber/ http://www.themailersblog.com/1-5-inch-tabs-accufast-kt2-tabber/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:15:12 +0000 SFM http://www.themailersblog.com/?p=532 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Do you offer a KT2 upgrade kit to allow it to apply 1.5 inch tabs?  And were can I purchase the tabs? No upgrade kit is available for the Accufast KT2 double tabber to allow it to apply 1.5″ tabs.  This is due to the number of parts that would need to be replaced.  By [...]]]> http://www.themailersblog.com/1-5-inch-tabs-accufast-kt2-tabber/feed/ 0 http://www.themailersblog.com/standards-for-folded-self-mailers/ http://www.themailersblog.com/standards-for-folded-self-mailers/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:30:53 +0000 RENAMiz http://themailersblog.com/?p=183 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The following is an excerpt from a response from the Mailing Standards Commission regrading regulations pertaining to folded self mailers (which are the bulk of our tabbing volumes): “The standards for Folded Self-Mailers (FSMs) have not yet been changed.   We postponed modifying those standards until we can perform additional tests on mailer supplied samples. We do not yet [...]]]> http://www.themailersblog.com/standards-for-folded-self-mailers/feed/ 1