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"UPS and FedEx are doing just fine. It's the Post Office that's always having proble
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<blockquote data-quote="kermit" data-source="post: 52637738" data-attributes="member: 18056"><p>Both of my parents are USPS retirees. I can tell you for a fact that volume has been steadily declining for years. The reason is that mail used to the primary form of long distance communication both for personal use and for commerce. The telephone enabled people to instantly talk over long distances, but they still enjoyed writing letters and sending cards. Businesses still had to use mail to send business documents (POs, invoices, etc). The fax machine took some of that business away from mail volume, but businesses still relied on mail to send bills to consumers. Today email has almost completely replaced letter writing, and e-Cards are serverly cutting into card volume. Many businesses are doing their business transactions electronically and even a large number of people are doing their bills online.</p><p></p><p>When I was a kid my dad used to work 50-60 weeks with mandatory OT during Christmas. Between the lower volume and better sorting machinery his last few years OT was voluntary.</p><p></p><p>One of my duties at work is to administer our EDI system that literally saves us and our customers hundreds of thousands in postage. Currently roughtly 50% of all our business transactions (PO, POA, ASN, BOL, Invoices, etc) go through my system.</p><p></p><p>Trust me if there was a physical way to eliminate shipping businesses would jump on it.</p><p></p><p>I want all the USPS "haters" to try something. Make 3 identicle letters and 3 identical packages. Send a letter and package through each using standard delivery. See which gets there first and which is cheapest. The fact is that the USPS is cheaper and quicker, especially with letters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kermit, post: 52637738, member: 18056"] Both of my parents are USPS retirees. I can tell you for a fact that volume has been steadily declining for years. The reason is that mail used to the primary form of long distance communication both for personal use and for commerce. The telephone enabled people to instantly talk over long distances, but they still enjoyed writing letters and sending cards. Businesses still had to use mail to send business documents (POs, invoices, etc). The fax machine took some of that business away from mail volume, but businesses still relied on mail to send bills to consumers. Today email has almost completely replaced letter writing, and e-Cards are serverly cutting into card volume. Many businesses are doing their business transactions electronically and even a large number of people are doing their bills online. When I was a kid my dad used to work 50-60 weeks with mandatory OT during Christmas. Between the lower volume and better sorting machinery his last few years OT was voluntary. One of my duties at work is to administer our EDI system that literally saves us and our customers hundreds of thousands in postage. Currently roughtly 50% of all our business transactions (PO, POA, ASN, BOL, Invoices, etc) go through my system. Trust me if there was a physical way to eliminate shipping businesses would jump on it. I want all the USPS "haters" to try something. Make 3 identicle letters and 3 identical packages. Send a letter and package through each using standard delivery. See which gets there first and which is cheapest. The fact is that the USPS is cheaper and quicker, especially with letters. [/QUOTE]
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