U.S. Post Office may cut one day of mail delivery per week - Page 2

KSigkid · #16 01-30-2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SusanB

What about Netflix? And stuff bought online? I don't about you, but we are all anxious for the mail.

And if they cut Saturday does that mean they'll stop doing pickups on Saturdays too?

The only issue I can see, for me, is at work. I work in a law office, and a lot of that stuff is time-sensitive. It's not going to be a huge deal for me, but it's going to mean more work for our secretaries, because we're going to need them to get stuff out a day or two earlier.

Personally though, I don't think it will make a whole lot of difference.

AGDee · #17 01-30-2009, 11:28 PM

What I was thinking was that, instead of getting stuff out a day or two earlier, most people will probably overnight it via FedEx, thereby costing the post office even more business!

RaggedyAnn · #18 01-31-2009, 06:35 AM

Or people will develop better time management skills.

ZTA72 · #19 02-05-2009, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by AGDee

That's the point of your "forever stamps". They are still good, even after the rates go up.

Oh, OK, duh

libramunoz · #20 02-05-2009, 01:16 AM

I dunno, I'll just miss seeing the "mail lady" on the weekends. She comes up to the farm in a truck and I can generally tell what time it is by the time that she arrives.

RU OX Alum · #21 02-05-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RaggedyAnn

Or people will develop better time management skills.

yeah, but we can't have people take personal responsibility, otherwise they would be active.

AnchorAlumna · #22 02-05-2009, 12:40 PM

Saturday delivery would be cut. They've been talking about it for decades...not just a few years.

In doing some research, I found out the PO used to delivery twice a day...back in the 1930s or so...I don't even get that much mail! However, this was back when many people didn't even have a telephone. Lots more mail. Actual hand-written letters!

Honeykiss1974 · #23 02-05-2009, 02:12 PM

Considering I only check my mailbox twice a week, I'm ok with this. I've always thought that they should have gotten rid of Saturday delivery (with the exception of express/overnight packages) a long time ago.

MysticCat · #24 02-05-2009, 02:26 PM

How about if instead of doing away with delivery one day a week, they make junk mailers pay premium rates and reserve the lower rates for tax-exempt organizations?

RaggedyAnn · #25 02-05-2009, 02:41 PM

My post office is cutting back a half hour in the morning and an hour at night. I just saw it posted this afternoon.

honeychile · #26 02-05-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

How about if instead of doing away with delivery one day a week, they make junk mailers pay premium rates and reserve the lower rates for tax-exempt organizations?

I like this idea. In fact, I'm almost at the point of paying the junk mailers to NOT send me any mail!