Postal rates increases are nothing new. Marketers have faced annual postal rate increases since 2001 (and before that, every few years since the early 1900s). However the most recent increase, which went into effect January 26, 2014, is the highest we’ve seen in a while. Postage rates on first-class letters increased by 3 cents, and almost every class of mail increased 6% to help the financially ailing U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
Of course, while the price hike was positioned....