The US Postal Service is going to stop delivering mail on Saturdays. They will deliver packages, but not letter mail, a move that they estimate will save $2 billion a year.
While I don't get nearly as much mail as I once did, I usually have something in the box each delivery day. Most of it goes straight in the recycle bin, since I don't bother to open the junk.
I can understand that, on the surface, it would make sense that cutting a delivery day saves money. Except that they are still delivering packages. They might not be stopping at every house, but they are likely driving by a large percentage of them to deliver a box. While they aren't delivering letter mail, it is still coming in and being processed, sorted and readied for delivery, meaning a heavier workload for the Monday crew.
Could this mean that, gasp!, the USPS will somehow become more efficient, or should we kiss any expectation of a reasonable letter delivery time, goodbye?
And do you think they will get any friendlier with the change?
February 6, 2013
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No matter what USPS does, they will be the model of inefficiency...
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