How is the USPS still in business ?

[tdw28210]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Post#19
Informed Delivery
I've never used it, but it looks real good. Emails at every stop.

Tried it. Does not work as advertised. It behaves just like the online tracking.

I suspect the disparity in service perceptions and the resulting level of affinity/distaste for the USPS is related to the size of your city. Smaller, more rural towns are likely staffed by folks who live in the neighborhoods they deliver to. Those carriers and counter workers feel a loyalty to their neighbors and it shows in their service.

Larger cities are staffed by employees who staff "remote" post offices and deliver to "distant" neighborhoods where they have little to no connection. As a result, service suffers.

This does not explain the horrible tracking provided by USPS. But I am sure it can be fixed with another postal rate hike.

[tadd]

Originally Posted by tdw28210

...snip...But I am sure it can be fixed with another postal rate hike.

Show me anywhere else you can get a letter anywhere in the US of A for less than 1/2 a dollar.

Cheapest fedex letter is like $15.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by tadd

Show me anywhere else you can get a letter anywhere in the US of A for less than 1/2 a dollar.

Cheapest fedex letter is like $15.

Fedex and UPS can't deliver a first class letter without breaking the law.
I bet that if we had competition the price would go down.

[BlueWing]

I have great luck with the USPS. I ship from the house most of the time stock their boxes, print a label and leave in my mailbox, seamless. Tracking works fine but the informed delivery is a bit unreliable.

Getting expensive but flat rate is mostly a deal. However some genius that designed the boxes figured out how to just make them the right dimension to keep the most popular items oversized. Either bump up to the larger size or go regional. At least what I ship just doesn't fit.

My last three PO Carriers retired on back disabilities at some young ages.

The other carriers do not have facilities close enough for me to use.

Terry