Your local PO bulk mail folks generally will appear rough and gruff, but they thrive on a newbie user who is a quick study. Do not overlook the opportunity to pick up the phone and tell them what a great job they just did with your last mailing. Complain if you have a legitimate complaint. If you are a dozen names short, send the extras to yourself. Do the math.
People tend to respond better to a letter that has a colourful stamp apparently affixed by hand.
It is a little more trouble, but buying a roll of bulk rate stamps and giving your mailing a more personalised look can do wonders. Please take a moment to give us feedback on this item. This link will open up an email to the editors, with some structured feedback questions. Otherwise, for comments about the content of this, or any other page on the site, please email the Editor . For comments about the functionality of the site, please email the Webmaster .