[Nancy@Pinellas]

Getting the mail is the highlight of my dog’s day!

[ehendersonjr]

Originally Posted by shaw8700@outlook.com

Could we get by with only getting mail twice a week? Denmark is closing their mail service entirely at the end of this year. Other than the carriers losing their jobs what else would we lose?

A couple of years ago we took a two week vacation. I have USPS informed delivery, so while we were gone I got daily pictures of the mail that was awaiting. When we returned our local mail station said we had no mail waiting. When I showed my informed delivery emails. Was told they had no knowledge. Went to Lady Lake Post Office, our mail station management facility, but the onsite manager refused to meet with me. (Twice)
Sent a formal complaint to USPS on line and received a response within 24 hours saying they were investigating. The next day got a second email saying the issue had been resolved. Still no mail to this day.
Finally, there have been several instances each year when we sent money with a card to family members. Some never arrived.
I don’t use USPS anymore. FedEx does great for necessary outgoing mail and and anyone sending me incoming information must do it electronically. Get rid of the. USPS and let their employees figure out another way to steal what they need.

[NoMo50]

If mail "delivery" were cut back to twice a week, we could also cut back trash pickup to once a week. Seemingly 90% of what is placed in my mailbox is junk mail.

[rsmurano]

Have ups/fedex/amazon deliver the hard mail/magazines/secure overnight papers/boxes and get rid of the usps. Why can’t the usps make money or break even when every other delivery service makes billions a year in profits? It’s because the government is running the usps and the government has no business running anything, they are terrible at everything they do.

Every federal entity needs to be run like an outside business and if they can’t make a profit or aren’t good at running it, they need to let the private sector run it.

Technology can help eliminate a lot of federal jobs, jobs that are held by incompetent people. The joke with many federal entities, call 1 of them with a question and if you’re not satisfied with the answer, call back in 10 mins and you will get a different answer.

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by ehendersonjr

A couple of years ago we took a two week vacation. I have USPS informed delivery, so while we were gone I got daily pictures of the mail that was awaiting. When we returned our local mail station said we had no mail waiting. When I showed my informed delivery emails. Was told they had no knowledge. Went to Lady Lake Post Office, our mail station management facility, but the onsite manager refused to meet with me. (Twice)
Sent a formal complaint to USPS on line and received a response within 24 hours saying they were investigating. The next day got a second email saying the issue had been resolved. Still no mail to this day.
Finally, there have been several instances each year when we sent money with a card to family members. Some never arrived.
I don’t use USPS anymore. FedEx does great for necessary outgoing mail and and anyone sending me incoming information must do it electronically. Get rid of the. USPS and let their employees figure out another way to steal what they need.

I never send cash in the mail anymore. Lost $50 I sent to my son several years ago.

[MrFlorida]

Until they can email my prescriptions I'll have to use the post office.

[daca55]

I wouldn’t miss it if it ended completely. I used to send cards to grandchildren with checks in them but after three of them never were delivered I stopped sending them. Complaining to the PO is like talking to a wall because they just don’t care. If you call customer service forget about it because you will wait hours before you get to talk with a human. Two days wouldn’t bother me but would rather be like Denmark and end it!!!

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

Until they can email my prescriptions I'll have to use the post office.

Why can't you use a local pharmacy and have them deliver the prescriptions to your house?

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by shaw8700@outlook.com

Could we get by with only getting mail twice a week? Denmark is closing their mail service entirely at the end of this year. Other than the carriers losing their jobs what else would we lose?

If you consider the current lack of timely delivery, we only actually have biweekly service now. The USPS problems are very widespread and systemic. Only a total reset will work.

[JRcorvette]

We get way too much Junk Mail… raise the price on those senders. Mail 3x a week would be good. We don’t check the mail every day anyhow.

[donnamayo]

I lived four blocks from USPS on the first block that allowed parking. The postal workers would park their cars and go to work. Around 3 o'clock every day, the trucks would start coming and they would sit in their cars until around 4:45. If the USPS could cut back on this type of theft they would save a ton of money.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Why can't you use a local pharmacy and have them deliver the prescriptions to your house?

Are you envisioning a CVS truck pulling into your driveway?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

If you consider the current lack of timely delivery, we only actually have biweekly service now. The USPS problems are very widespread and systemic. Only a total reset will work.

What lack of timely delivery? Any time I've paid attention I've found my mail has been delivered in less than a week and usually in about three days.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Are you envisioning a CVS truck pulling into your driveway?

Walgreens delivers prescriptions for a fee. They use Door Dash or FedEx.

Amazon also has a prescription service. The idea that we need USPS for prescriptions is absurd.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

Have ups/fedex/amazon deliver the hard mail/magazines/secure overnight papers/boxes and get rid of the usps. Why can’t the usps make money or break even when every other delivery service makes billions a year in profits? It’s because the government is running the usps and the government has no business running anything, they are terrible at everything they do.

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Put your money where your mouth is and send that letter, birthday card, or gift card via UPS at $8 each. You might also be able to get your monthly magazines delivered by UPS at a small additional charge of $100/year.

Part of the debate over the profitability of the USPS is the control the Govt has over it. The claim is that Congress does not allow it to be run as a business and perhaps it would be more profitable if Congress got out of the way. On the other hand, perhaps you prefer putting a 60 cent stamp on a letter and dropping it in your mailbox or at the nearby postal station rather than driving to a UPS store and waiting in line to pay $8.