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justiceischeap

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10. I avoid the post office at all costs

Wed Feb 6, 2013, 07:04 PM

Feb 2013

Either it's been my bad luck due to geography or they are the most mismanaged government run organization on the planet (<= hyperbole and exaggeration being employed).

I always find that they are never fully staffed, so the lines take forever. The postal workers in the post offices I've frequented take their time with everything. I've had occasion to call local post offices without anyone answering the phone. I've been in long lines and watched as postal workers close their "lane" and leave maybe one person to run the show. It's almost as though they know they have us by the short hairs and can do whatever they want.

That said, I find my postal delivery woman very helpful, cheerful when we see one another. It's like working in the actual post office is soul draining.

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Do you pay your bills on line? How often do you use snail mail? [View all] cali Feb 2013 OP

I use the post office for everything. my business. my bills. my letters. robinlynne Feb 2013 #1

you should make this a poll n/t shanti Feb 2013 #2

I mail stuff about 3 or 4 times a year. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #3

That's my experience too, I wish they had spam filters that worked with paper. badtoworse Feb 2013 #70

I use it for quite a few things Posteritatis Feb 2013 #4

I don't pay anything online. I use the snail mail and I don't know what I would do without it. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #5

I bought 10 stamps around Jan 2012, right before they raised the prices. Travis_0004 Feb 2013 #6

Nearly all of my bills are paid online. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #7

I use the P.O. most of the time. I've had my bank information stolen nine times online. shenmue Feb 2013 #8

And getting out of that mess takes forever. Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #48

same here, bank account wiped out not once but twice unapatriciated Feb 2013 #69

Keep an up to date antivirus and antispyware service at all times ecstatic Feb 2013 #104

I pay most of my bills by regular mail bluestateguy Feb 2013 #9

I avoid the post office at all costs justiceischeap Feb 2013 #10

They are entitled to breaks and lunch... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #16

You must live in my town. Always a long line and LibDemAlways Feb 2013 #39

Between the mandate and the economy Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #11

We probably do > 1/2 our shopping online Nevernose Feb 2013 #12

I shop online a lot, but my deliveries are usu. UPS. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #116

I almost never use snail mail. nolabear Feb 2013 #13

Mail like that hasn't been the PO's bread and butter for a long time. LisaLynne Feb 2013 #14

packages will be delivered because no one can deliver them cheaper. madrchsod Feb 2013 #28

I still use a PO Box, and have for 15 years quinnox Feb 2013 #15

I live in a really rural place 2naSalit Feb 2013 #109

My wife uses flat rate USPS shipping for knitting projects 2-3 times a month. X_Digger Feb 2013 #17

I pay my bills by snail mail. Louisiana1976 Feb 2013 #18

I send snail mail about once every three months.... mike_c Feb 2013 #19

My use of snail mail has been reduced to about 12 per year, not including Christmas cards. slackmaster Feb 2013 #20

my wife uses the post office madrchsod Feb 2013 #21

I use snail mail most of the time, it creates good jobs, and it's cheap. bemildred Feb 2013 #22

Always use "snail mail" they have earned my trust rurallib Feb 2013 #23

here's a tip: mail things to yourself when you fly instead of paying airline fees liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #24

+100! n/t Lugnut Feb 2013 #94

I pay most online. It works great. I pay one by snail mail Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #25

All monthly bills are either direct debit or paid online FarCenter Feb 2013 #26

One letter a month. Prism Feb 2013 #27

I pay two bills by mail--one only comes once a year, and to pay it online they MADem Feb 2013 #29

I pay all my bills by regular mail mac56 Feb 2013 #30

It is vital to home-based internet businesses jberryhill Feb 2013 #31

good point. I receive lots of USPS parcels in the mail all the time. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #34

+10,000 djean111 Feb 2013 #36

I'm with you jberry truegrit44 Feb 2013 #56

All my bills are paid online. I let the bank pick up the postage. n/t RebelOne Feb 2013 #32

I pay my bills online. I shop online. djean111 Feb 2013 #33

Hee hee pipi_k Feb 2013 #37

Online all the way pipi_k Feb 2013 #35

The only bills I pay on line are my mortgage Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #38

Not everyone has a computer or regular access to the web. texanwitch Feb 2013 #40

Not one person in this thread has said they don't have a computer and internet access jberryhill Feb 2013 #44

maybe there's DUers out there that have to go to the library to pay bills and to get on DU. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #46

Very sporting of you to admit that you are utterly ignorant brentspeak Feb 2013 #41

not at all reality based of you not to acknowledge that the USPS cali Feb 2013 #45

so should we start closing down libraries since not as many people read paper books anymore? liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #52

I pay bills by snail mail; I refuse to do e-billing Hekate Feb 2013 #42

Online for > 90% OutNow Feb 2013 #43

I do not ever use it. I have not used it for years. n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #47

I use the post office for Broken_Hero Feb 2013 #49

I've probably set foot in an actual post office once during the last 20 years War Horse Feb 2013 #50

Love some US Postal Service, but I pay everything on-line. Hoyt Feb 2013 #51

I receive and pay ALL my bills via the snail mail. northoftheborder Feb 2013 #53

In addition, mailing packages is much less expensive via the US Post Office than the alternatives. northoftheborder Feb 2013 #55

I mail something out every week Smilo Feb 2013 #54

About online bill paying... pipi_k Feb 2013 #83

Thanks, I do that for a local company, Smilo Feb 2013 #103

Why don't I send more snail mail? ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #57

I never use it. Terra Alta Feb 2013 #58

I have a feeling we'll be sorry when the US Postal service is drowned in the bathtub.... Walk away Feb 2013 #59

I use my local post office for bills, and personal correspondence. peacebird Feb 2013 #60

I don't pay anything online, I use the mail for all bills. nt Raine Feb 2013 #61

I still use the mail to pay most of my bills. I don't want anyone taking Luciferous Feb 2013 #62

"NO" and "OFTEN." Tomorrow, in fact, I will get a book of stamps and mail bill payments. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #63

Always use the U.S. Postal Service (nt) bigwillq Feb 2013 #64

I pay my bills (and receive them) by mail. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #65

The people who think an end to the USPS and "snail mail" is fine need to remember that snail mail, kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #66

I pay most bills on line, I also use the USPS constantly for many reasons and purposes Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #67

6 letters this week.... Historic NY Feb 2013 #68

This is a Constitutional question, from my perspective. Laelth Feb 2013 #71

I am totally with you on this. 2naSalit Feb 2013 #106

Most of my bills auto-pay FreeJoe Feb 2013 #72

All online. My credit union will cut a paper check and mail it. XRubicon Feb 2013 #73

But that check is mailed by the CU...that is still you mailing your check. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #75

Yes, CU does mail it. nt XRubicon Feb 2013 #76

We don't use Tien1985 Feb 2013 #74

Do you know what year had the highest volume of mail? Brickbat Feb 2013 #77

I can't remember the last time I mailed a check. Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #78

At work I mail about 20 letters a day. Travis_0004 Feb 2013 #79

I mail 2-4 bills per month but I rely on USPS for many deliveries csziggy Feb 2013 #80

Do you have packages delivered to your home after shopping online? That's 'snail mail'. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #81

I use the post office haikugal Feb 2013 #82

Most of my bills I receive and pay online NoPasaran Feb 2013 #84

I cant even remember the last time I used the post office. bunnies Feb 2013 #85

ebay needs the USPS. pansypoo53219 Feb 2013 #86

I've paid them online but reverted to snail mail if the treestar Feb 2013 #87

Some online, some by mail. Lars39 Feb 2013 #88

I mostly receive mail riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #89

I don't even remember having Saturday Canada Post delivery service u4ic Feb 2013 #90

The USPS handle more mail in a week Than the Canadian system does in a year. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #93

I'm well aware of that u4ic Feb 2013 #95

I wasn't being clear/explicit enough, apologies. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #96

Ok...let's set the record straight u4ic Feb 2013 #97

I didn't realize that you were a different person, my bad. I would hope that you can understand Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #98

No worries u4ic Feb 2013 #117

I moved to northern Ontario in 2005 riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #100

I wondered about that u4ic Feb 2013 #114

I don't think I've used it more than a couple times my whole life. white_wolf Feb 2013 #91

Your belief is irrelevant, it's the facts that matter. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #92

Mostly pay bills on line Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #99

I pay some bills online wryter2000 Feb 2013 #101

I get a couple of magazines. Occasional greeting cards. alphafemale Feb 2013 #102

I pay bills Go Vols Feb 2013 #105

I mailed a few party invites last month, first time I'd used snail mail in about 2 years - lynne Feb 2013 #107

I would never pay my bills online. HappyMe Feb 2013 #108

Almost completely online. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #110

Very rarely send mail, but receive a lot KatyMan Feb 2013 #111

Do all most all my business online supernova Feb 2013 #112

I pay all my bills by mail Populist_Prole Feb 2013 #113

I pay my lawn guy once a month. I pay all else online. Use FedEx for packages (cheaper) Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #115