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Postage:
Flats cost 86% more than Slim Jims


"Slim Jim" is catalog-speak for a mailing piece within the dimensions:
6" x 10-1/2"" (x 1/4" thick), 3.0 oz or less
Slim Jim qualifies for USPS LETTER rates, rather than USPS FLAT rates
   48-page
self-cover
catalog
6" x 10-1/2" Slim Jim		   32-page
self-cover
catalog
8-3/8" x 11" flat 		 
   
  system cost comparison, printing + postage, by piece
  print postage total   print postage total  
quantity     60#  grade three
100,000 $25,000 $21,000 $46,000 46
cents		 $23,000 $36,000 $59,000 59
cents
 
Other options,  other costs:
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Slim Jim                 
21 cents
|
standard mail,
DSCF postage,
zip-3 automation		 Flat               
39 cents
(86% more postage)
standard mail,
DSCF postage,
zip-3 automation
 
 
      Slim Jims provide a little more selling space:
                2,914 square inches from a 32-page 8-3/8" x 10-7/8" Flat
                3,024 square inches from a 48-page 6" x 10-1/2" Slim Jim
 


  1)      postage for zip-3 standard Slim Jims =  21 cents;
                      postage for zip-3 standard flats =  39 cents
           USPS website for rate calculations

  postage for 3-ounce "flats"
      is 86 % greater than the   
  postage for 3-ounce "slim jims"
    that's a lot like "double the cost"  

  2)    Slim Jims provide a little more selling space ("that's a good thing")
        2,914 square inches from a 32-page 8-3/8" x 10-7/8" Flat
        3,024 square inches from a 48-page 6-1/8" x 10-7/8" Slim Jim (more space) 

  3)   Lower system cost, printing plus postage: that's "Slim Jim"