[almondz]

If they didn't have companies that still send out "junk" mail, they would be out of business. How often do you send something in the mail? Me - maybe 3 times a year.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by donfey

The problem has been the same for 75 (or more) years: JUNK MAIL!

When advertisers can flood the system with garbage (to us) at 4 or 5 cents each, while we pay 63 cents to send a payment or mail a card, there surely is a mismatch. By the way, magazine publishers pay about HALF that much per issue, so you're subsidizing your neighbor's Ladies Home Journal, too. [I wonder what Elon would do with the USPS.]

again chiefs don’t sort and post junk mail. When they have to cut budget they cut ones actually working. Then, raise price of stamp. as far as discounted junk mail prices IMO I’m suspicious of kick back scheme?

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by almondz

If they didn't have companies that still send out "junk" mail, they would be out of business. How often do you send something in the mail? Me - maybe 3 times a year.

Let’s see 3 minimum times 350 million? Birthday cards, registered documents, packages, love letters….

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by jojoturf

USPS should be disbanded altogether. Most people pay bills online or at least, get bills, financial statements online. Cards are becoming electronic as well. Requested mail forwarding in mid-March for seven week visit to the Villages — filled out 2 requests (both online). Result: 23 days, now late April, received 1st piece of mail stamped March 25. Ridiculous! Service stinks! Informed delivery is ok but not always correct. Get rid of driving an envelope to my door! Waste of resources & $$$!

Yeah all those people who have prescriptions via mail-order can just get them delivered to them online.

Remind me please - what is the dosage for online bloodthinners, heart meds, and other meds that millions of people have to take every day for the rest of their lives, and what kind of monitor do I need to get the dosage from the internet to my pill cup?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Yeah all those people who have prescriptions via mail-order can just get them delivered to them online.

Remind me please - what is the dosage for online bloodthinners, heart meds, and other meds that millions of people have to take every day for the rest of their lives, and what kind of monitor do I need to get the dosage from the internet to my pill cup?

Amazon has an online pharmacy that delivers prescription drugs to your house.

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by mikreb

USPS might be profitable if they'd stop wasting time delivering junk mail. Do you see UPS or FedEx delivering stuff no one wants. I clean out my mailbox once a week and it's packed with all junk/trash.

Bet they break even on that part of the biz. In todays era, a new post office is not going to fly. Almost everything is handled electronically.

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

FedEx and UPS would be happy to deliver junk mail, if it was profitable. It's not. Only the Government can afford to lose money every year and stay in business.

Tell that to the people who live in the rural communities. Fed Ex and UPS do not go there. In fact the USPS contracts with them to deliver parcels to these areas

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Amazon has an online pharmacy that delivers prescription drugs to your house.

Amazon pharmacy isn't in network for MOST people with health insurance.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Amazon pharmacy isn't in network for MOST people with health insurance.

How do you know? Amazon says that they accept MOST insurance plans.

[Ignatz]

Originally Posted by kkingston57

Tell that to the people who live in the rural communities. Fed Ex and UPS do not go there. In fact the USPS contracts with them to deliver parcels to these areas

Agreed! Tell that to people anywhere in this country.

Ups and fedex don’t deliver door to door to EVERY house, home, and business on a regular basis everyday (6 days per week). They’d have to multiply their operations to tackle a feat like that.

Of course the investment would prohibit the thought, but the armchair quarterbacks have all the answers.

[H-ned]

Originally Posted by westernrider75

Take a ride, go to Sam’s Club, stop at Total Wine, have lunch at Miller’s Ale House and go to the post office. It’s not really that bad, I live south of 44 also and go up that way often. It’s not the other side of the world. Enjoy a little, and I recommend the fish and chips at Millers.

And also swing by PGA Superstore (pun intended) while in the area of the Lady Lake branches of the Post Office.

[mtdjed]

Originally Posted by MrLonzo

Got a message in my mailbox that said I owed $8.66 postage due. They didn’t say what it was for, who it was from, where/whom to pay, or provide a tracking number. And there was no Form 3849 which is needed to request redelivery. I had no idea what it was.

Now they say I must contact the Lady Lake post office to inquire. They don’t answer their phones, and it’s an hour and a half drive (round trip), and I don’t even know if they still have the item or have already returned it to the sender.

The Lady Lake post office may have been conveniently located 10 years ago. But with the expansion southward, it’s now a big chunk of the day to drive there for those of us in the south. Why is it so difficult to include a more convenient branch post office that serves the Villages somewhere amidst all the new development in the south?

I am interested in how the $8.66 postage due issue was resolved. Was it something you mailed or something mailed to you? Was it legit? Did you pay?