Beauty Supply - Why I Love Beauty Supply Stores

One of my favorite things about beauty supply stores is the wide variety of things you can find there. Unlike drug stores such as Eckerd or Rite Aid who devote only an aisle or two to beauty products, beauty supply stores have rows and rows of everything you could ever imagine. As an added bonus, the items are usually priced far cheaper than you'd find anywhere else. The only negative thing I have to say about them is that sometimes you have to be a licensed cosmetologist to buy certain things. On the other hand, sometimes the only thing that licensed professionals can get the Average Joe Public can't is a discount on certain merchandise.
Another great thing about beauty supply stores is that the people who work there are incredibly knowledgeable about the different product lines. What makes a $20 curling iron different than its $200 counterpart? If you have questions about anything from tools of the trade to which conditioner will get rid of the green tint that chlorine leaves in blond hair, beauty supply stores are where to go. Also, you can get professional products that you can't find anywhere else.
Beauty supply stores are a great place to go when you're feeling kind of homely and you've got an extra $20 in your pocket. It's at these beauty supply stores that you can find all of the materials you need to give yourself an amazing manicure and pedicure, detoxifying face mask and paraffin wax warmer for your feet or hands. You can also go to a beauty supply store when you need a new shade of lip gloss that makes drug store brands pale in comparison. I have saved thousands of dollars over the years by buying professional quality hair dye and dying my hair at home instead of going to a pricey salon and having a hair stylist do the exact same thing.

Sunrise's Camm is FEOY Nominee

Nominated by Philip Geraci, Manager, Customer Service, Sunrise Post Office


     Nellie Camm goes above and beyond the requirements of her letter carrier position by assisting customers on her route.  Camm has spoken with business customers and has promoted Priority Mail on her routes.  She was able to regain potential sales by establishing a business contact.  She has submitted four customer contact leads, and due to her effort, two companies committed to the Postal Service which now has an additional $56,000 in revenue.


     Camm has been a letter carrier for more than 20 years in the City of Fort Lauderdale.  She has proven to be a stellar employee with nearly perfect attendance and a high performance standard.  Her personality and friendly demeanor make her a pleasure to work with at the Sunrise Post Office.

FEOY Salutes Belinda C. Palmore

Nominated by Gale Jackson, Supervisor, Business Mail Entry Unit, West Palm Beach


     Belinda C. Palmore has worked in many functional areas and has brought about positive changes to benefit all in every area.   Primarily, her career has been in Customer Service and Human Resources positions of various levels of responsibility.
     Belinda has been a certified CPR/First Aid instructor with the American Red Cross for more than 20 years.  She has certified many individuals in the Postal Service, as well as employees from county schools, and area churches, businesses, and day care centers.  Her skills were put to the test when she administered CPR to a customer who suffered a heart attack while waiting in line at the Post Office.  She was successful in keeping the customer breathing until paramedics arrived to save the customer's life.  
     At Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Belinda serves in numerous roles ranging from media ministry to choir member to financial secretary.

Animal Activist Nominated for FEOY

North Lauderdale Manager Rose Mesenger-Mannisto nominated Letter Carrier John Neal for recognition in the "Federal Employee of the Year" Awards Program.


John Neal is a dedicated letter carrier who works in Atlantic, Margate, and North Lauderdale Post Offices.  He is able to adjust to what sometimes can be very challenging schedule with different hours and days off.  John is capable of running every operation in the mail delivery field.  His peers respect him for his willingness to always assist when needed.  He is a true professional.


John is an animal activist who has rescued and saved 50 lost dogs and cats in  2011.  He finds their rightful owner and returned them to the individual or gets them adopted to new homes.


John and his wife are volunteers with the Girl Scouts of America.  They manage two troops for a total of 29 girls.  The City of West Hollywood had approached John about taking on the second troop through a grant for girls from low-income families.  This grant pays for the girls' dues and their activities, including camping and field trips.  


In addition to the Girl Scounts, John also has volunteered five days a week for the girls' softball team at McArthur High School in Hollywood where his 15-year old daughter is a star player.


He also takes excellent care of his father who has been struck with Alzheimer's.  He sits with his Dad every evening in an assisted living facility.  

USPS Delivers Bittersweet Memory

Thanks to the determination of postal employees, 90-year-old Yancey Garner, who once served in the U.S. Navy, was reunited with a letter written by his 7-year-old daughter.  Garner was serving at a naval base in Key West FL in the 1950s.  


South Florida MDO Albert Iglesias found the letter in a tray from Tampa.  He contacted Communications Programs Specialist Debra Fetterly who tried to put together the pieces of the puzzle.  She contacted Homeland Security Coordinator Michael Balcom, a retired U.S. Navy Master Chief, who made a few phone calls and researched the internet.   Mike learned that the Garner Family lived in Silver Spring, MD.  Debbie contacted her Communications counterpart and then mailed the letters to her to contact the customer.  


It was a bittersweet reunion.  Unknown to the Postal Service,  the letter was delivered the day prior to the one-year anniversary of the accidental death of the daughter who wrote it.  

EMI Sale to Beauty Supply Distributor Generates $109,200 in Boca Raton

Boca Raton Main Office Manager Jen Leon provided a sales lead to Business Solutions Specialist Sharon Squadrito who contacted the owner of High End Beauty (HEB), a local beauty supply distributor, seeking to expand the business internationally.  

HEB had launched new cosmetic and hair care products and needed an international shipping solution that offered value, ease of use and visibility. Maintaining their high scores for customer service was a priority for HEB. Sharon contacted A/Global Accounts Manager Robin Walls and the postal duo highlighted the features and benefits of Express Mail International.  High End Beauty expressed confidence in USPS’s ability not only to provide exceptionable value, but to also assist this business in maintaining and increasing customer satisfaction. 

High End Beauty projects shipping approximately 300 Express Mail International packages monthly which will generate $109,200 in new revenue.

'Team Pompano' Accepts Nomination

Team Pompano proudly accepts nomination to the "Federal Employee of the Year" Awards Program.  (L to R):  Andrew Perlmutter, Sharon Puhl, Jo Ann Zatorsky, Rick Veiga, Frank Mariano, Edwin Coppola (Pompano Postmaster), Rose Mesenger-Mannisto, Ed Drozdowski, Camille Moscola-Calvo and Louis Mongilia.  

Rose Mesenger-Mannisto, Manager, North Lauderdale Branch, nominated "Team Pompano" for recognition in the "Federal Employee of the Year" Awards Program.

“No Man Stand’s Alone” is the motto of “Team Pompano,” adedicated group of managers who work together as a team to deliver outstandingpostal service to more than 100,000 customers in the greater Pompano area.  Collectively, they are administrativelyresponsible for 700 employees who primarily serve customers at the retail PostOffices and deliver mail to 171,791 possible city deliveries in Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Lighthouse Point, Margate,North Lauderdale, and Pompano Beach.  They also supervise a custodial staff andensure that all facilities and landscapes are well maintained.

Team Pompano has exceeded just about every goal assigned in the CustomerService function during a very challenging fiscal year (October 1, 2010 throughSeptember 30 2011). 

USPS is a self-supporting federal agency that relies of thesale of postal products and services to pay its operational expenses.  Due to the dramatic decline of First-ClassMail and the related revenue loss, USPS proposed comprehensive changes thatincluded consolidating operations between facilities, assessing deliveryoperations and reassigning employees. Team Pompano successfully managed these challenges while maintaining andexceeding goals. 

Team Pompano’s operations scored exceptionally high with ourCustomer Service Opinion Survey with the majority of customers rating service as “very good” or “excellent.”  Managers often greeted customers in theretail lobbies and also participated in various on site promotions to educatethe public  on postal products andservices to generate revenue.

On our internal Voice of the Employee Survey, Pompanooffices achieved two of the highest scores in the District (137 Post Officesand Plants from Fort Pierce to Key West) due to Team Pompano treating staffwith dignity and respect.  Team Pompanoalso is credited with communicating the many challenges, changes and opportunitieswith employees to foster a teamwork concept.

Team Pompano, led by Postmaster Ed Coppola, holds its headhigh when it comes to the safety record. Under his leadership, Pompano has become the first area in the countryto receive three Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) VoluntaryProtection Program Star ratings --- the highest form of recognition that can beachieved.  Managers and craft employeesworked together to ensure compliance with safety rules and regulations. Managersand union officials met monthly with Team Pompano to discuss, address, andresolve employee safety issues or concern. Team Pompano also brainstormedcreative ways to improve street performance to reduce vehicle infractions andat-fault vehicle accidents. The Postmaster is the co-chairperson of the localUSPS/NALC Safety Team.

Team Pompano has grown into a friendship of an effectivegroup of professional individuals that assist one another in staffing andvehicle utilization in to ensure timely delivery to business and residentialcustomers.  Members always help eachother when needed because they do not stand alone as their performance hasproven.  Team Pompano doesn’t letadversity get the better of them, they just find solutions, and that is whyTeam Pompano deserves recognition.

Under Team Pompano’s leadership, employees pledged more than$23,660 to the Combined Federal Campaign. Together Team Pompano volunteered its time to assist employees at localPost Offices as they collected over 85,873 pounds of canned goods for theannual National Association of Letter Carriers’ Food Drive.  Team Pompano also supported and coordinatedparticipation in the Bone Marrow Drive which generated over 50 bone marrowdonations in seven Post Offices.