No more mail on saturdays?

[Gearmond]

i like the idea of getting mail on a saturday... especially when you're doin nuthin the whole day then *boop* new magazine

that being said, i don't really care much about the private mail/courier services and have had no experiences that would suggest that they have any better service than USPS.

[snipelfritz]

Actually they don't make any money. That's the problem.

why should a government agency be expected to turn a profit?

Let me rephrase that: They don't make enough money to sustain their own operations.

Although, there's nothing wrong with government or nonprofit organizations making a profit. What matters is where that profit goes. For the two groups I mentioned, they should either be reinvesting in programs to fulfill overall goals or returning money through tax returns/breaks.

[Bassus Sanguinis]

I've never lived anywhere with Saturday mail delivery, and I've lived in a lot of places.
You guys are totally spoiled.

this

[Officer Bukowski]

Fuck I guess my 33 isn't coming till Monday

[Jwar]

the usps brought me a box of pedals on xmas day! that was a saturday last year!

it would be missed but i could probably use to go two days with out coupons, credit card apps and bills...

This +1000

For real. I can wait an extra day or two. No big deal. I just want USPS to stay in business. I hope they make a profit so they can be a lucrative and successful business and deliver all my shit. Can you imagine a world where we have to rely on UPS or Fed-Ex for everything? That would fucking suck big time. Fuck those guys. I like my USPS.

[McSpunckle]

If they have to stop delivering on Saturday to stay afloat, so be it.

It's really an unfair business model. Congress tells them how they have to operate, but they have to function without any taxpayer funds. They can't actually run like a business-- they don't get to just raise prices like UPS and Fedex, despite higher costs or even remote areas (their pricing is divided into a few zones). And they have to deliver to -everyone.- Daily.

Maybe if we all bought $20 worth of stamps it would be like a donation... : O

[McSpunckle]

If they have to stop delivering on Saturday to stay afloat, so be it. But it's a great selling point for them...

It's really an unfair business model. Congress tells them how they have to operate, but they have to function without any taxpayer funds. They can't actually run like a business-- they don't get to just raise prices like UPS and Fedex, despite higher costs or even remote areas (their pricing is divided into a few zones). And they have to deliver to -everyone.- Daily.

Maybe if we all bought $20 worth of stamps it would be like a donation... : O

[magiclawnchair]

the usps brought me a box of pedals on xmas day! that was a saturday last year!

it would be missed but i could probably use to go two days with out coupons, credit card apps and bills...

This +1000

For real. I can wait an extra day or two. No big deal. I just want USPS to stay in business. I hope they make a profit so they can be a lucrative and successful business and deliver all my shit. Can you imagine a world where we have to rely on UPS or Fed-Ex for everything? That would fucking suck big time. Fuck those guys. I like my USPS.

i only ship usps. however i have never shipped anything larger than a box of pedals. i prefer to have the usps deliver my purchases because i have not had any real issues with them.

[FuzzHugger]

I had no idea the USPS was in any kind of trouble.

They only lost like 10 billion last year. If FuzzHugger lost 10 billion, the government would probably shut me down on Saturdays.

[McSpunckle]

I had no idea the USPS was in any kind of trouble.

They only lost like 10 billion last year. If FuzzHugger lost 10 billion, the government would probably shut me down on Saturdays.

On the bright side, you will have had $10 billion to lose!

[hclapp219]

If they have to stop delivering on Saturday to stay afloat, so be it.

It's really an unfair business model. Congress tells them how they have to operate, but they have to function without any taxpayer funds. They can't actually run like a business-- they don't get to just raise prices like UPS and Fedex, despite higher costs or even remote areas (their pricing is divided into a few zones). And they have to deliver to -everyone.- Daily.

Maybe if we all bought $20 worth of stamps it would be like a donation... : O

This about sums it all up.

[snipelfritz]

I had no idea the USPS was in any kind of trouble.

They only lost like 10 billion last year. If FuzzHugger lost 10 billion, the government would probably shut me down on Saturdays.

On the bright side, you will have had $10 billion to lose!

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[Jero]

USPS is the ish. I use them above all other carriers. I also love getting mail on Saturdays, but don't really care if I don't anymore let 'em have the day off

[counterdestroy]

I'm not sure if mail moves on Saturdays here (Canada) anyways... I feel this is something i should know, being a grown man who has lived in this country his entire life and does in fact receive mail on a regular basis

[Fuzz_Pi]

It's just straight up unfair that a government controlled business is losing this much money and
continues to have service that is world's better than the private guys.

Fuck Fedex and UPS. If we got rid of them there would be no "underutilized post offices".
Call me a socialist but this is an industry where it shouldn't be allowed to open a private business in, especially
if their gonna do a shit job. As said before why should the USPS be expected to turn a profit? Just make sure
yer employees get paid and the public is happy. The government has never had a problem with losing it's money before