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4lbs

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12. The company I work for does 75% of its shipping with the USPS.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 04:35 PM

Jul 2016

More than 300 packages a day.

Mostly First Class for light items and Priority Mail Flat-Rate for others. A few international packages via USPS Express Mail (for better tracking and automatic insurance).

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Stop the Postal Service Reform Act of 2016. #SaveUSPS [View all] Panich52 Jul 2016 OP

You can thank Bush II for that 75 year funding requirement. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #1

He signed this mess yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #3

The same legislation that required that 75 year funding of the USPS pension hit private ones too tonyt53 Jul 2016 #6

Hit unions...further evidence of real conservative intent... Panich52 Jul 2016 #15

That's what needs to be repealed. Ilsa Jul 2016 #8

If everyone mailed one single first class letter a month... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #2

Maybe we should start a pen pal thread. lapucelle Jul 2016 #4

Pay 42 cents when you can do it for free over email or web pay? yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #5

They aren't running business. Businesses still rely heavily on the USPS. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #7

I can pretty much guarantee you that the grandmothers of those millenials.... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #9

Hopefully they call often yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #10

A call is great... Paka Jul 2016 #13

Nice try. Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #19

Sign of lost art of letter writing... Panich52 Jul 2016 #14

Done. NT Ilsa Jul 2016 #11

The company I work for does 75% of its shipping with the USPS. 4lbs Jul 2016 #12

For many items I prefer getting items shipped USPS csziggy Jul 2016 #16

Well, with Priority and Express, the tracking system does get updated, however 4lbs Jul 2016 #17

UPS and FedEx are not the problem, some companies are csziggy Jul 2016 #18