Savvy Shipper Certificate Program Application Form

Date:______Store Address:______

Applicant’s Name (can be the store itself, or an individual employee, manager, or owner):

______

Requirements for the Savvy Shipper Certificate Program
Applicant must provide proof of:

(1)  demonstration of proficiency in meeting customers’ needs

(2)  demonstration of ability to set price points that are beneficial to the customer

(3)  demonstration of proficiency in the usage of GP Rate Pro for the customers’ benefit

Acceptable forms of proof:

·  for requirement to meet customers’ needs: letters or notes from at least 3 happy customers whom you assisted with a specific need or issue (examples: packing and shipping fine China without incident, sending an overnight letter as inexpensively as possible, listing items on ebay for a client and selling them, finding the right service for a customer’s budget, renting the customer a mailbox and signing for her packages while she’s at work, giving a customer a price break on a shipment to a soldier, etc.)

·  for price points requirement: submission of the specific mark-ups you have chosen to set in your copy of GP Rate Pro, along with your written statement (dated and signed) that these mark-ups are fair to the customer and are competitive in your local marketplace

·  for proficiency requirement: a clean record with no customer complaints about your store (in GPFC’s records) AND your written statement concerning any complaints customers may have made directly to you or to your employees along with an explanation of how you handled these issues for your customers (signed and dated)

Mail (do not fax) a packet containing the following to GPFC for consideration:

ü  Application Form (this page)

ü  Proof that all requirements have been met

ü  $5 Application Fee (This covers the cost of the time required for a staff member to evaluate the application and evidence submitted for certificate to your store. You CANNOT “buy” a certificate, you must earn it. Please do not ask for exceptions to this policy.)

Applicant’s Signature: ______Date:______