Comments on: Technology is slowly killing the U.S. Postal Service http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/07/26/technology-is-slowly-killing-the-us-postal-service/ Technology news Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:04:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: lorraine drake http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/26/technology-is-slowly-killing-the-us-postal-service/comment-page-1/#comment-238377 lorraine drake Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:38:56 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=18382#comment-238377 WHERE CAN I BUY ONE OF THE BLUE DROP BOXES FOR MY MINI GOLF IN MY BACK YARD ? THANK YOU LORRAINE WHERE CAN I BUY ONE OF THE BLUE DROP BOXES FOR MY MINI GOLF IN MY BACK YARD ? THANK YOU LORRAINE

]]> By: Aquaadverse http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/26/technology-is-slowly-killing-the-us-postal-service/comment-page-1/#comment-198449 Aquaadverse Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:35:00 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=18382#comment-198449 The fact that not just one, but two companies enjoyed explosive growth while a government backed monopoly has been in a couple of decade slide into insolvency is a good example of why so many hesitate to hand over direct management of the health care system to the federal government. Spending money you haven't earned to manage processes and make decisions that don't directly effect your pay or job security invites sloppiness even more than it does greed. It's not like UPS and Fedex had some kind of huge advantage in resources, a smaller coverage area or took exotic packages for most of the time they've existed. Yeah, the Postal Service had a huge load of cheap letters and junk mail they had to deliver but it's not like email is a new thing. The fact that not just one, but two companies enjoyed explosive growth while a government backed monopoly has been in a couple of decade slide into insolvency is a good example of why so many hesitate to hand over direct management of the health care system to the federal government.

Spending money you haven’t earned to manage processes and make decisions that don’t directly effect your pay or job security invites sloppiness even more than it does greed.

It’s not like UPS and Fedex had some kind of huge advantage in resources, a smaller coverage area or took exotic packages for most of the time they’ve existed.

Yeah, the Postal Service had a huge load of cheap letters and junk mail they had to deliver but it’s not like email is a new thing.

]]> By: JohnJ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/26/technology-is-slowly-killing-the-us-postal-service/comment-page-1/#comment-198307 JohnJ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:08:50 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=18382#comment-198307 While tech is certainly having an impact, the floundering economy is also impacting the mail biz. Specifically, the bank's tightened credit roles have reduced the number of "pre-approved" credit offers they mail. Physical mailings of advertisements seems to be down (comparable to the reduction of print advertisement supplements in the newspaper). You can now opt out of most mailed advertisements as well via the direct marketing association's web site. I think that, like many things, there is no one cause. It is a cumulative effect of may factors. Personally, I see no reason to not drop from 6 days to 5 for home delivery, but I would prefer to keep Saturdays so dropping Wednesday or Thursday would be my suggestion. And if the PO would stop selling valued stamps and only sell the "forever" stamps for first class postage, I'd see no problem with simply anticipating a 1-2 cent hike every year. Having to buy those 1 or 2 cent stamps in order to use up a surplus is frickin' annoying. While tech is certainly having an impact, the floundering economy is also impacting the mail biz. Specifically, the bank’s tightened credit roles have reduced the number of “pre-approved” credit offers they mail. Physical mailings of advertisements seems to be down (comparable to the reduction of print advertisement supplements in the newspaper).

You can now opt out of most mailed advertisements as well via the direct marketing association’s web site.

I think that, like many things, there is no one cause. It is a cumulative effect of may factors.

Personally, I see no reason to not drop from 6 days to 5 for home delivery, but I would prefer to keep Saturdays so dropping Wednesday or Thursday would be my suggestion.

And if the PO would stop selling valued stamps and only sell the “forever” stamps for first class postage, I’d see no problem with simply anticipating a 1-2 cent hike every year. Having to buy those 1 or 2 cent stamps in order to use up a surplus is frickin’ annoying.

]]> By: GoingLikeSixty http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/26/technology-is-slowly-killing-the-us-postal-service/comment-page-1/#comment-198109 GoingLikeSixty Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:13:22 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=18382#comment-198109 *mail* *mail*

]]> By: GoingLikeSixty http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/26/technology-is-slowly-killing-the-us-postal-service/comment-page-1/#comment-198108 GoingLikeSixty Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:11:44 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=18382#comment-198108 At least the USPS is taking steps to react. Home Delivery of main 6 days a week isn't needed. But that is such a political hot potato it probably won't change for another decade. At least the USPS is taking steps to react.

Home Delivery of main 6 days a week isn’t needed. But that is such a political hot potato it probably won’t change for another decade.

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