Bigger than a Bread Box

OK, it may not be sexy. But it's an important start.

The first actions by the Postal Service exercising its broader product and pricing flexibility under the new postal reform law have been announced by USPS.

They occurred in connection with filing notifications by USPS with the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Effective March 3, USPS will offer a new, larger Priority Mail Flat Rate Box, that will help customers to ship 50 percent more than with the current box. It will be offered at a discount to overseas military addresses — another postal first for the armed forces.

The Postal Service also announced a new Sunday and holiday delivery price for Express Mail.

For further details and prices, read here.