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bucolic_frolic

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21. 2 local post offices are closed, February package arrived today

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2022, 11:39 AM

Oct 2022

I understand they have staffing issues. One guy runs 3 post offices when there's no personnel. But they don't post WHEN they'll be open for services or to pickup packages, nor when the outgoing mail goes .... OUT! Poor customer service.

Yes February's package arrived today. Better late than never. Looks like it has been crushed under something or other for awhile. The laser ink is worn thin.

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U.S. Postal Service wants to hike stamp prices to 63 cents [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 OP

Good things I hardly ever mail anything anymore.... DemocraticPatriot Oct 2022 #1

I quit mailing my bill payments earlier this year. El Supremo Oct 2022 #2

Hence the issue. n/t Igel Oct 2022 #4

The issue started because of e-mail... El Supremo Oct 2022 #5

however, some utilities use vendors who charge fees CatWoman Oct 2022 #9

Should be more. James48 Oct 2022 #3

Waal, my 1-2 snails per year should cover the deficit. UTUSN Oct 2022 #6

If the price of ONE stamp is $5, it will still be cheaper than mailing it by any other means. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #7

question: if they hike the price CatWoman Oct 2022 #8

Yes, they are always good for one ounce first class no matter what dalton99a Oct 2022 #10

.... CatWoman Oct 2022 #11

That's why they are called "forever." W_HAMILTON Oct 2022 #30

Yes. Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #15

one would assume that CatWoman Oct 2022 #22

Zzzzzz, last time I sent anything with stamps was over 10 years ago....just lick two to be sure Shanti Shanti Shanti Oct 2022 #12

Stamps haven't required licking Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #19

But legally you CAN still lick them if you want to, right? Bucky Oct 2022 #25

They'll stick to your tongue TxGuitar Oct 2022 #29

Can we still put a hit of blotter LSD under one Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #33

Forever stamps are a great investment. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2022 #13

You are correct DFW Oct 2022 #18

Not a surprise Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #14

It's still the best bargain anywhere. A letter goes where the Internet doesn't. nt Samrob Oct 2022 #16

My mailbox has become like my old landline 20 years ago... GoodRaisin Oct 2022 #17

I'm unspammed with mail Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #20

I check my mail every 4 or 5 days at most, newdayneeded Oct 2022 #23

I usually wait for a visitor to come by and they grab the mail for me. GoodRaisin Oct 2022 #34

2 local post offices are closed, February package arrived today bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #21

63 cents to send a piece of paper to literally ANY spot in America within a week? Bucky Oct 2022 #24

Curious, what's it cost in Canada, England, Ireland, Africa and other countries to mail a first, a kennedy Oct 2022 #26

Google tells us... Bucky Oct 2022 #27

Thanks ..... a kennedy Oct 2022 #32

Still a bargain. GoCubsGo Oct 2022 #28

Now I don't have to ask an old person: Wingus Dingus Oct 2022 #31