
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 27, 1991                   TAG: 9102270128
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A-7   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: FREEPORT, MAINE                                LENGTH: Short

L.L. BEAN TO STOP MAILING FOR FREE

L.L. Bean is ending its 79-year tradition of shipping merchandise for free. The mail-order outdoors outfitter says it cannot afford to absorb increased delivery costs. Starting this summer, the company will add a flat $3.50 charge to each order, regardless of how much a customer buys, spokeswoman Catherine Hartnett said.

L.L. Bean expects rate increases by United Parcel Service and the U.S. Postal Service to add about $13 million to its $37 million a year postage and delivery costs, she said. Bean also has dropped 16 million from its 116-million catalog mailing list. - Associated Press

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