MULTIZ321
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The ramifications are pretty severe. Especially for people paying bills by mail...
I've heard complaints about that, but don't understand it. .....Bottom line, once a new technology comes out that can perform a previous task better, one shouldn't be surprised that older technology starts to get degraded, if not completely eliminated....
I would love to see that, too.Double the rates on junk mail might be a terrific idea for them, less is more when it come to that arriving in my box.
Double the rates on junk mail might be a terrific idea for them, less is more when it come to that arriving in my box.
Folks have been calling it "snail mail" for a long time now.Postal Cuts To Slow First-Class Mail
I've heard complaints about that, but don't understand it. Most bills come in with at least a 20 day "due by" date. So, if you're waiting to basically 1-2 days before then to mail your payment, and now it takes longer, the problem is with the US Postal Service?
<snip>I know almost all companies that bill me want me to switch to electronic delivery. I've yet to, because there's no advantage for me. However, if they all start charging $1/month for paper bills, I'd probably switch in a heartbeat. Maybe there should be a similar option to opt-out of more frequent delivery, if there's a financial incentive for it.
Jeff
I never cease to marvel at bureaucratic thinking. "We're losing business to competition! Let's cut services!" :ignore:
They're supposed to now be an independent business without government support. When are they going to start thinking like competitive business people, and not government burrowcrats? They're driving business to FedEx and UPS and hastening their own demise.
Rather than extend delivery time for everyone, why not just cut delivery days? Cut Saturday delivery. Heck, cut deliver to 3 days/week - M-W-F or Tu-Th-Sa. I'd rather wait for every other day delivery than wait 3-5 days for my letter.
Increase postal rates for first class - 44 cents to get a letter anywhere in the country is a steal! Their competition can't match that, as long as the USPS can continue to provide decent and timely service.
Increase postal rates for bulk mail. Yes, I know it's a good part of their gross revenues. But a wise seer once pointed out that it doesn't work to try to make up in volume for a loss-leader product or service.
Cut employee benefits. Their retirement benefits are one of the major causes of their huge losses. If they're not a government business, they don't need to provide government-style retirement bennies.
I'm willing to pay more for a first class letter, and get my mail less frequently. But only if the result is a lean, mean, competitive postal service that has some chance of surviving. Their current plan is short-sighted, and will worsen the crisis, not solve it.
-Bob
I never cease to marvel at bureaucratic thinking. "We're losing business to competition! Let's cut services!" :ignore:
They're supposed to now be an independent business without government support. When are they going to start thinking like competitive business people, and not government burrowcrats? They're driving business to FedEx and UPS and hastening their own demise.
Rather than extend delivery time for everyone, why not just cut delivery days? Cut Saturday delivery. Heck, cut deliver to 3 days/week - M-W-F or Tu-Th-Sa. I'd rather wait for every other day delivery than wait 3-5 days for my letter.
Increase postal rates for first class - 44 cents to get a letter anywhere in the country is a steal! Their competition can't match that, as long as the USPS can continue to provide decent and timely service.
Increase postal rates for bulk mail. Yes, I know it's a good part of their gross revenues. But a wise seer once pointed out that it doesn't work to try to make up in volume for a loss-leader product or service.
Cut employee benefits. Their retirement benefits are one of the major causes of their huge losses. If they're not a government business, they don't need to provide government-style retirement bennies.
I'm willing to pay more for a first class letter, and get my mail less frequently. But only if the result is a lean, mean, competitive postal service that has some chance of surviving. Their current plan is short-sighted, and will worsen the crisis, not solve it.
-Bob
The post office has received no tax dollars for 20 years or more. They are subject however to the control of Congress.
As the article said, with timing, some mail will take a week to arrive, so both ways, that is two weeks out of the grace period. Depending on people's payday, etc. it could be a squeeze.
People do different things for different reasons. I pay a bill pretty much as soon as it arrives. Others delay to earn a little interest on their money. Who knows? It is a reality, even if it is not yours.
Strange as it seems, the sorting machines at the centers are faster and more efficient than having people sort at the post office where the letter is mailed from and will come back to. It also does all the computations I'm sure are necessary. I bet in the local PO the employee can't just take a letter from the drop box and stick it in the right recipient box. Has to be tabulated, cancelled etc. Seems silly to truck the local mail to a regional center, but USPS employees say it is better.