Bring Back the USPS International Surface Mail Service

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On May 14 2007, the United States Postal Service eliminated the International Surface Mail service from their mailing options.

Petitioners may view the news directly on the USPS website:
http://www.usps.com/mailpro/2007/janfeb/page6.htm
http://www.usps.com/mailpro/2007/marapril/page1.htm
http://www.usps.com/mailpro/2007/marapril/page12.html#ni

I am petitioning to let the USPS know how important the International Surface Mail option is to businesses, customers, expatriates, and individuals all over the world that rely on this service. (International Surface Mail is the service provided from the USPS that normally takes 4-12 weeks for delivery and is cheaper than air mail or other services provided)

We hope that the USPS will reconsider its decision and [reimplement] this service swiftly so that customers may again enjoy cheaper shipping rates and avoid changes that will be made by US companies to offer this service to their customers.

For those of you who sign the petition and want to leave a comment, please keep your comments clean and relevant. Thank you.

Sincerely,

4062 Signatures

  • Catherine S
  • Michael H
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    • United States
  • Dave K
    • Comments
    • I was a recipient of many items which supported a library project I was involved in while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in South Africa. Eliminating this service will be detrimental to grassroots projects which oftentimes are dependent upon foreign donations.
  • Harvey M
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    • Military members relie on the cheapest way to mail packages, especally around Christmas time.
  • Lonie S
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    • This is an extremely important service that I relied on in sending english books to an impoverished community in western Kenya.
  • William J. Staab, J
  • Carl P
    • Comments
    • Bring back the USPS International Surface Mail Service
  • Carrie A. S
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    • The elimination of surface mail service make it prohibitvely expensive to continue to send books and clothes to my friends in Uganda!
  • Nicole L. B
    • Comments
    • Affordable mail service is so important, especially for volunteer and humanitarian projects. Please bring back Surface Mail.
  • Wendy C
  • John G
  • Candice T
  • Audrey W
    • Comments
    • Reduced shipping rates via surface mail are vital for charitable organizations to continue sending useful goods to third world countries.
  • Dianne G. B
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    • Our group sends newsletters periodically to members all over the world. The increased costs may make it impossible for us to continue growing these friendships which help bring peace to our planet.
  • Jimm O
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    • I can't sustain my business without international surface mail. Please bring back the service
  • Melissa M
  • Steve M
  • Kate F
  • Jim M
  • Chris B
  • Randy K
    • Comments
    • How can eliminating lower-cost options possibly be considered beneficial to the Service's customers?
  • Amanda B
  • jery j
    • Comments
    • ground servive MUST be revived-way too expensive sending books by air
  • Brian F
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    • these are essential for the work of Peace Corps volunteers all over the world to create libraries in schools and community centers.
  • Timothy N
  • Jennifer M
  • Margaret E. B
  • Catherine D. D
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    • I have sent books to my Peace Corps country of service via M-bag for many years now. I cannot afford to send books airmail.
  • Ben & Gloria M
  • Amy Y
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    • Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
  • Katherine M
  • Shannon C
  • Deb J
  • Nancy Y
  • Tara O
  • Dale D
  • Robert E. Y
    • Comments
    • This lack of economical shipping to overseas sites make the reduction of Illiteracy much more difficult.
  • Amanda S
  • Dwight F
    • Comments
    • Surface mail is an important alternative, and perphaps the only affordable one for many organizations and individuals, both here and abroad. Even if the cost were increased some, it would still serve the essential need for sending such materials.
  • Mira F
    • Comments
    • This was the ONLY way I could receive books in my village library in Namibia.
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    • <a href="http://www.library.sfsu.edu/" target="_new">library.sfsu.edu</a>
  • Pamela K
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  • Jill S
  • david w
  • Jim M
    • Comments
    • Think of those who rely on surface mail.
  • W.J. M
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    • A devastating blow to global transactions from and to the USA!
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  • Pamela M
  • William D. C
    • Comments
    • Cheap mail is critically important to democracy!
  • Andrew L
  • Don R
  • Thomas G
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