Starting in late summer, personal checks
will be mailed in all-new packaging. To meet
changing postal service requirements, the
traditional mailing carton is being replaced
with a new streamlined package. This new
package delivers the quality and security you expect — and inside the package, the
easy-to-assemble flat box folds together to
store checks.
Our check supplier, Deluxe, worked
proactively with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
to develop this new package that meets new
postal regulations and helps keep mailing
costs to a minimum.
With the USPS significantly raising rates
for three-dimensional bulk mail packages,
switching to a flat package is a more
cost-effective solution. The stringent new
automated bulk mail requirements specify
that packages must be:
- Rigid enough to be processed through
the postal system’s automated
equipment.
- Flexible enough to securely fit in a
variety of mail receptacles.
- No more than 3/4” thick.
The new Deluxe check packaging meets
these requirements. “In developing the
new packaging, we surveyed hundreds of
consumers about what they wanted in a
check package, and we’re confident this new
package will meet the needs of consumers,
financial institutions and the post office,”
said Debi Cahall, Chief Marketing Officer for
Deluxe Financial Services. |
