Scenario 1

The customer has a letter or small parcel which already has the requisite amount of postage attached to it.


User background: The background of the user is assumed to be the same as that described in the section on Users Evaluation.

User goals: The goal of the user in this scenario is to obtain the proper postage for the package, with the eventual intent of mailing the package.


Evaluation of scenario: The user may be erroneously using the TURBOMail system, since postage has already been affixed to the parcel. After evaluating the user's parcel, the system will prompt the user if he would like to purchase postage for the parcel. At this point, the user would therefore indicate that he would not like to purchase postage, and the package will be returned to the user.

A second possibility is that the user wished to verify sufficient postage for the package. After the evaluation, the amount of postage required is displayed on the screen. If the user has insufficient postage, he may elect to purchase the difference using the stamp-purchasing feature.


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