US Postmaster Recommends Cutting Mail Service to 5 Days/Wk

[uniquebaseballcards]

Saying the U.S. Postal Service "is in a severe financial crisis," Postmaster General John E. Potter is asking Congress to allow him to cut mail delivery from six days to five days a week. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federa ... id=topnews

Bummer.

 

[jacobbocce72]

no more saturday maildays...

 

[lisu]

I'd like them to at least scan all the delivery confirmations that we pay for. If they have to cut service down to 5 days to make sure they do their job properly, I can deal with it.

 

[hofmichael]

Get ready for everyones DSR's drop further.
Mike

 

[richezOne]

Get ready for everyones DSR's drop further.
Mike

ehh... I been offering Free S/H since Early Nov. and mine is still dropping for some reason..

 

[justinmandawg]

Raise rates and keep saturday delivery.

Get a bailout, everyone else is doing it.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

why does the extra day have to be saturday? make it wednesday if it has to happen

 

[kuggy2]

I work for the Post Office..... Hope it does not happen.... Mail has slowed way down though compared to years past and the economy is not helping with businesses sending out less and less.....

 

[justinmandawg]

why does the extra day have to be saturday? make it wednesday if it has to happen

"Wednesdays are for suckers."

signed
Saturday

 

[kuggy2]

why does the extra day have to be saturday? make it wednesday if it has to happen

because the post office pays employees premium pay on weekesnd nights....

 

[phillyfan0417]

Raise rates and keep saturday delivery.

Get a bailout, everyone else is doing it.

Or better yet, follow the conservative blueprint and let them fail, that would teach them a lesson...

 

[trevordchi]

why does the extra day have to be saturday? make it wednesday if it has to happen

Because 99.9% of businesses operate Monday through Friday.

 

[Pete14Rose]

Have to give the Post Master General credit. Atleast he came up with a plan that didn't involve asking the government for a hand out.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

Have to give the Post Master General credit. Atleast he came up with a plan that didn't involve asking the government for a hand out.

Doesnt help us card geeks any though lol

 

[moxacaine]

why does the extra day have to be saturday? make it wednesday if it has to happen

Because 99.9% of businesses operate Monday through Friday.

So, i dont want to go two days in a row without getting cards in the mail. :lol:

 

[justinmandawg]

Raise rates and keep saturday delivery.

Get a bailout, everyone else is doing it.

Or better yet, follow the conservative blueprint and let them fail, that would teach them a lesson...

I was being honest. If the money is there you can't blame them.

I wasn't being conservative at all.

I also don't blame either party for the problems that businesses that are poorly run have in their balance sheet.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

why does the extra day have to be saturday? make it wednesday if it has to happen

Because 99.9% of businesses operate Monday through Friday.

So, i dont want to go two days in a row without getting cards in the mail. :lol:

+1

 

[moxacaine]

why does the extra day have to be saturday? make it wednesday if it has to happen

Because 99.9% of businesses operate Monday through Friday.

So, i dont want to go two days in a row without getting cards in the mail. :lol:

+1

Its bad enough with the federal holidays.

 

[i43770]

why does the extra day have to be saturday? make it wednesday if it has to happen

Because 99.9% of businesses operate Monday through Friday.

That may be true, but if they cut out Saturday, the people who work Monday through Friday, wouldn't be shipping as much stuff, so the Post Office would still be losing money.

 

[trevordchi]

why does the extra day have to be saturday? make it wednesday if it has to happen

Because 99.9% of businesses operate Monday through Friday.

That may be true, but if they cut out Saturday, the people who work Monday through Friday, wouldn't be shipping as much stuff, so the Post Office would still be losing money.

I'm sure that individuals are a very tiny percentage of the USPS' revenues. Most of their business comes from companies shipping products/bills/advertisements.