Effective Jan. 3, 2011

• FedEx Express package and freight rates will increase an average of 5.9% for U.S. and U.S. export services. The rate increase will be partially offset by adjusting the fuel price at which the fuel surcharge begins, reducing the fuel surcharge by 2 percentage points.
• FedEx Express U.S. import rates will change.
• FedEx Express U.S. rates to Puerto Rico will change.
• FedEx International Premium® rates will change.
• Preview 2011 FedEx Express rates.
• There will be changes to FedEx International Priority® and FedEx International Economy® minimum rates.

Read our suggestions for reducing your shipping costs, even when carriers increase rates.

FedEx

Q: I just started a new business.  How can I use your products?

A: You can you use our postcards, notecards/half folds, door hangers to:

announce new business

thank customers

solicit referrals

announce new locations or open houses

advertise specials

send holiday, birthday, or other occasion greetings

announce your visit to a prospect’s neighboorhood

Visit our getting started tips, how other customers use our products, or suggestions by industry.

Burris Computer Forms ® provider of Print-Your-Own (SM) postcards and shipping labels, announces the addition of Olde Parchment and Lovely Lilac to the company’s Jumbo Print-On-Demand Postcards™ line.

Burris Jumbo Print-On-Demand Postcards™ are 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ and can provide a large canvas for users to print whatever message or artwork they choose. The postcards are two per page on an 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet with a micro perforation for easy separating. John Amburn, Operations Manager said, “The addition of Olde Parchment and Lovely Lilac to our available Jumbo Postcard line provides our customers with additional inexpensive choices for their marketing and messaging needs. It will help a message stand out in a sea of white envelopes, easy to see and ready to read.” The Olde Parchment and Lovely Lilac postcards are made from 30% post-consumer recycled content and can be printed using inkjet or laser printers, as well as copiers. The Print-On-Demand Postcards™ can be used for several different mailings throughout the year ? users can print as few or as many as needed, with “No wait. No waste.” (SM)

Q: I’m in the medical field.  Which of your products could I use?

A: Our customers in the health care field use our products in a variety of ways.  Some include:

Address Labels

Announce New Location Door Hangers

Announcement Cards

Auxiliary labels

Drug Testing Chain of Custody Forms

Holiday 4-up cards

Information Update Forms

Mailing Labels

Patient chart labels

Print Your Own Labels

Survey forms

Please contact us with additional questions, check our database to see which products your printer can handle, or request free samples.

Q: We use Zen Cart and found the .php file you offer that formats a packing slip to fit Burris Computer Forms Peel Out!® Shipping Label Sheets layouts LS-A and LS-A4. Can you send me samples of those forms? Sounds like it might be a good solution for us.

A: Our Zen Cart packing slip template will fit on Peel Out!® Shipping Label Sheets layouts LS-A, LS-A with perforation and LS-A4 with perforation, using the Zen Cart shopping cart. The printout will allow you to have a return address and shipping address printed on a packing slip with a peel-off label ready for your package. The template was created using Zen Cart version 1.3.5.  You may request free samples.

Beginning January 3, 2011, UPS Ground services will increase a net 4.9% through a combination of a 5.9% increase in rates and a 1% reduction in the UPS Ground services fuel surcharge.
UPS Air and International services will increase a net 4.9% through a combination of a 6.9% increase in rates and a 2% reduction in the UPS Air and International services fuel surcharge.

Read our suggestions for reducing your shipping costs, even when carriers increase rates.

UPS

In general, shippers can minimize shipping costs by asking for a volume discount from their carrier, verifying the shipping address with the carrier before sending the package, and by selecting the least expensive service for the time constraints of the shipment. Investigate a few possibilities with these popular delivery services*:

United States Postal Service (USPS)

• utilize Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes to control cost and minimize transit time
• consider Global Express for cost-effective package shipping to international customers
• receive up to a 10% discount when paying for international shipments online

Federal Express (FedEx)

• ask for a discount based on your memberships (i.e. USAA and Google Sellers) and/or American Express credit card usage
• consider Ground for reliable, lower-cost shipping (see service map)
• use the correct service (Ground vs. Home Delivery) to avoid residential surcharges
• save up to 15% when printing Express labels online
• receive up to a 15% discount when you open a new FedEx account

United Parcel Service (UPS)

• ask for a discount based on your memberships (i.e. Ebay)
• use the correct service (Commercial vs. Residential) to avoid residential surcharges
• consider using UPS Mail Innovations to improve cost and transit time for high volume shipping

*The information listed is for information purposes only and should be independently verified with each source.

According to the technical association of the paper pulping and recycling industry, you can reuse old paper five to seven times. This sounds simple, but how can you tell how many times any individual cellulose fiber has been processed? Luckily, the fibers check themselves out when their time is done.

Paper is recycled by turning it back into its basic form – individual cellulose fibers – in big vats of water and chemicals. Young, studly fibers, on only their second or third go-rounds, maintain their long, springy form. Geriatric fibers are brittle and eventually shatter. These pieces are filtered out or skimmed off in the processing, before the new paper is made.

From San Diego Reader

Property management offices use our blank, printable products for:

Address Labels
Meeting Reminder Cards
Announce New Location Door Hangers
Announcement Cards
Open House Door Hangers
Party Invitation Cards
Permanent Parking Passes
Property Management Door Hangers
Save The Date Cards
Sorry We Missed You Cards
Survey Forms
Thank You Cards
We Were Here Notices
Welcome Door Hangers
Maintenance Notices

Please contact us with additional questions, check our database to see which products your printer can handle, or request free samples.

When you print your own, it’s good to duplex print because it is good for the environment, your wallet, and your filing cabinet:

• Reduces paper waste
• Saves paper
• Print outs takes up less space in your filing system

Duplex printing means that you’re printing on both sides of the paper. There are two ways to duplex:

• Manual Duplexing
• Auto Duplexing

Manual Duplexing is where you feed the paper into the printer twice in order to print on both sides. Auto Duplexing means you only need to feed the paper once and the printer will automatically print on both sides of the paper before it spits it out into the finished tray.

Not all printers can Auto Duplex, but you can Manually Duplex with most printers.

Microsoft® resources available:

*How do I know if my printer has duplex printing capability?  Can I set my printer to do this automatically?

*How do I manually duplex print?