{"id":225,"date":"2026-04-21T13:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prism-data.com\/?p=225"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:55:23","slug":"stop-overpaying-for-postage-save-more-with-pre-sorting-and-opti-q","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prism-data.com\/?p=225","title":{"rendered":"Stop Overpaying for Postage: Save More with Pre-sorting and Opti-Q"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you still paying full price for your business mail? 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Contact us today to calculate your savings!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tags:<\/strong> #CanadaPost #OptiQ #PostageSavings #DirectMail #BusinessEfficiency<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prism-data.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fkyl70fkyl70fkyl-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prism-data.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fkyl70fkyl70fkyl-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.prism-data.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fkyl70fkyl70fkyl-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prism-data.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fkyl70fkyl70fkyl-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/www.prism-data.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fkyl70fkyl70fkyl.png 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you still paying full price for your business mail? 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