These days, no one can afford just to stuff the mail, address it, take it to the post office, and have it sorted there. Instead, use software to verify the addresses and sort the mail before you print the addresses and deliver the mail. And save some money already. The Old Way of Mailing 1. Department secretary addresses mail.
Mail center receives mail, makes sure postage is correct.
Mail center delivers mail to post office. The New Way of Mailing 1. Addresses are entered or called up in mailing software. Mailing software compares addresses to U.S. Postal Service database, determines bar code, and sorts addresses. Postage, which is automatically figured by the mailing software, is affixed by institution's mail center.