[elky] Re: USPS was Murphy's Law
- From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:30:16 -0500
Don't worry Frank I'm pumping plenty of $ in... $67 to ship a carb to the
Netherlands yesterday... and I've shipped lots of carbs to Australia, at
~$100 each.
On Tue, 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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