[elky] Re: USPS was Murphy's Law
- From: Jared Ryan <jryan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:29:04 -0500
I use stamps! :-)
I actually mail most of my bills. The reason is that I know it annoys
companies that want to do everything electronically. Electronic billing is
cheaper, and it also makes it easier to sneak in rate increases and other
charges without the customer noticing.
I am convinced that AT&T keeps USPS in business, with the Uverse ads they send
to me virtually every day. The only *possible* reason I haven't signed up for
Uverse is that I simply haven't heard about it, right? Right?
On Apr 13, 2010, at 8:24 AM, STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx wrote:
> First class mail has been drying up for years. But there still is no computer
> in every home. So ......... it trickles in. 80% of all deliveries was bulk
> (junk) mail. With the economy cut backs, mailers cut back, and some died
> altogether.
> The meal ticket, money maker, was express mail.
> I am the same as the public, I never use a stamp anymore, and I should know
> better.
> -Smoky Mt Frank-
>
> In a message dated 4/13/2010 8:59:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> It's hard to believe with the boom in internet sales that USPS is hurting,
> but I guess the other carriers have reaped more of the rewards? Like you
> say, the vast majority of the business must be first class, and less people
> are mailing letters, cards, plus you have online bill pay.
>
> USPS has been an integral part of my business. Most businesses in my
> industry won't ship USPS, so customers don't have a low-cost shipping option.
> Plus the free boxes... I use a lot of free boxes...
>
> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 7:42 AM, <STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yeah, I heard that. Well .............. my two cents .......... Technology is
> changing so fast that the Post Office, as we know it, is obsolete. They are
> not diversified, and as the way of the dinosaur, natural selection has sealed
> it's fate.
> I forecast that it will go to privatization, and loose the monopoly on
> first class mail. They (the powers in charge) have been trashing the image of
> the PO for years so that when privatization came the public would not cry to
> save it. Now the PO is going down due to an extreme drop in amount of mail.
> It has supported itself entirely on stamp sales, now that has dried up,
> and no rain in sight.
> The Post office is in it's final days. I got out just in time. The only
> ones that will shed a tear are the employees.
> -Smoky Mt Frank-
>
> In a message dated 4/12/2010 11:24:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> johncgg@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> LOL .... Ya hear that Frank?
>
> JC
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yeah. The USPS hasn't been the same since Frank left.
>
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