January 29, 2001 Free First-Class Mailing a Most Compelling Alternative to Recent Postal Rate Hikes PORTLAND, Ore. - Jan. 29, 2001 - –Frustrated about the increase in postal rates? Think there’s no such thing as a free lunch? Zairmail, Inc., the first company to facilitate the convergence between the Internet and postal mail, offers a fast, convenient and even free way to send personal letters. The January 7, 2001 first-class U.S. postal rate increase from 33-cents to 34-cents makes Zairmail™ letters (http://www.zairmail.com) even more attractive. Zairmail offers consumers worldwide the opportunity to create and send personal letters anywhere in the United States for free. "Competition from email and online transactions has once again forced the postal service to raise postal rates, directly affecting consumers who are the prevalent users of first-class mail," said Wilson Zehr, CEO of Zairmail. "Zairmail provides a solution that is a fast, easy and free way for Internet users to send letters to friends, families and business associates. In fact, Zairmail letters are better than free—because they include attractive offers from advertisers, targeted to the demographics and personal interests of the letter recipient." How It Works Zairmail connects online and offline consumers while eliminating the time consuming tasks associated with sending traditional postal mail.Zairmail helps make sending a letter as easy as sending an email.This process is as simple as: Log on to www.zairmail.com Compose your personal letter online Select recipients from your address book Press send Once a consumer presses send, Zairmail will route this message to a print production facility closest to the recipient, where a personal letter is printed on high-speed digital printing equipment, addressed and inserted into an envelope. The U.S. Postal Service then distributes the letter by first-class mail for two-day delivery anywhere in the country, or for overnight delivery in supported markets. The letter can be sent for free if the sender chooses to include useful product information from national advertisers. These offers will be selected in part by the sender to ensure the maximum value for the recipient. The sender can even preview the ads before sending. If a sender prefers not to include a customized ad page, each letter will cost the consumer between $.65 and a $1.00 depending on the number of letters purchased. This cost includes first class postage.,br> About Zairmail > Zairmail is the first company to enable large-scale convergence between the Internet and postal mail. Through its Web site (www.zairmail.com), Zairmail offers fast and convenient solutions for conducting direct mail campaigns and electronic-to-postal mail correspondence. Zairmail’s proprietary software, strategic partnerships and geographically distributed printing network all combine to create a service that can rapidly deliver postal messages – often overnight. Zairmail’s corporate headquarters is located at 2800 NW 29th Ave., Portland, OR 97210. back to top back to press room © 1999-2001 Zairmail, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy.