Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2012164)

Mail delivery slowdown: USPS to slow delivery starting October 1 - CBS News

So maybe its not your or our imagination, but maybe there is some truth behind the old USPS is gone, and the new USPS is not like we all remember.

Originally Posted by Luggage (Post 2012586)

Not too many people actually read the entire articles so here are some facts.
Congress has decreed to the post office that they must by law fully fund their pension, no other part of the government does this including social security. The slowdown is actually to save money. So that taxpayers do not have to fund additionally post office needs nor will they have to have postage stamps go up every single year. The slowdown is simply so that most first class mail which goes by airplane to maintain the old 3-day standard to be having first class delivered anywhere in the Continental to become abandoned (3 day standard) and be allowed to go by truck so we have a new 5-day standard which will save significant money and actually make things more efficient. Most businesses will adapt as they understand the process. Yes it'll take a little more time to get checks and letters but as long as things don't get changed every 5 weeks that is what businesses prefer. Some credit card companies have more than one location to receive money that's called Dropbox banking and I'm sure a few more will now provide additional addresses. Just remember the old excuse the check is always in the mail.

Originally Posted by Luggage (Post 2012588)

Dejoy is solving the problem of the post office running a deficit by getting rid of stupid standards of having every piece of mail fly in an airplane when a truck would do just as well

Originally Posted by jbrown132 (Post 2012645)

Here is a solution. Stop Saturday delivery. Stop delivering junk mail of which 99% ends up in a trash can at the post boxes never having been read or even looked or double the price of delivering that junk. Like every other organization weed out the dead wood. Hire a professional CEO, to run the organization instead of appointing political friends. Build larger distribution centers and close large post offices and open small store front centers like FED X and UPS. I could go on but the point I’m making is the model they use is broken and need to be reimagined.

Originally Posted by Koapaka (Post 2012548)

Gotta tell ya even I find it hard to believe the current admin will try to sell ya on slowing a service, charging you more for it, and then trying to convince you it is in YOUR best interest and to YOUR advantage.....ohdear::ohdear::ohdear:

Originally Posted by tvbound (Post 2012178)

A quick search will show what the USPS boss (Louis DeJoy) is trying to do long term, which is to slow down most mail delivery.

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy (Post 2012685)

The current administration did not install DeJoy...... remember?

Originally Posted by Ktygrett (Post 2012688)

I cannot believe he is still in charge. He has a huge conflict of interest in his investments and is destroying our Post Office on purpose. He is horrible.
Way past time for him to go.

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2012164)

Mail delivery slowdown: USPS to slow delivery starting October 1 - CBS News

So maybe its not your or our imagination, but maybe there is some truth behind the old USPS is gone, and the new USPS is not like we all remember.

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan (Post 2012255)

I agree, it is sad. It seems many feel it is better to do away with things that are broken than to fix them. Post Office, Public Schools, etc were all the best in the world when created, and most are now broken. Once upon a time, we worked together to solve problems, now all we do is argue. I think the great experiment is over.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2012294)

The mail service is in the situation it's in currently, because the Postmaster General wants it that way. He can't be "fired" by anyone other than the board, and the Board doesn't seem interested in firing him.

He is making bank by destroying the USPS. He has financial interests in other delivery services, and every time USPS suffers, more people use those other delivery services. This is simple logic, simple math. There's no zebra here at all; it's a horse.

It's not a secret, it's not a mysterious conspiracy alt-whatever political whosiwats. It's plain as day, known, a given.

Originally Posted by petiteone (Post 2012781)

Biden can fire the Board Members who were installed during the last Admin. They are the ones supporting the DeJoy nonsense.

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2012164)

Mail delivery slowdown: USPS to slow delivery starting October 1 - CBS News

So maybe its not your or our imagination, but maybe there is some truth behind the old USPS is gone, and the new USPS is not like we all remember.

Originally Posted by Escape Artist (Post 2012805)

On the face of it, it sounds bad as we are now used to having things delivered to us almost instantly, as is the case with Amazon. Especially after Covid, so many more people rely on the mail/delivery than before for essentials like meds, groceries, etc.

Meanwhile, USPS continues to bleed money every year no matter how many times they raise rates. So now they are trying a different approach.

Not every type of mail will be delayed. Mainly first class letters and some packages and not all it depends on the location. Also, items like magazines, ads (junk mail), flyers, circulars, etc. They will be moving by truck instead of planes now. Priority/Mail packages still are 2-3 days as you are paying through the nose for the faster delivery. The announcement just comes at a bad time with the holidays looming and postal rates going up again as of today!