11-16-2012, 11:15 PM
USPS needs to expand its options, for one.
I have a P.O. Box for my business, and my chosen P.O. (which is one town over, but *worlds* better than the one just down my street), though low-staff, is friendly, helpful, and pleasant to deal with. There's rarely a wait and when there is it's never too long.
Still, I'd rather have something at a UPS Store. Why? Package delivery. I get a lot of stuff via shipment, and I try to do USPS delivery via Amazon whenever I can. But I sure as hell wish the USPS accepted signature-type delivery from courier services.
And, actually, I know they're pilot program doing accepting FedEx and UPS signature delivery at some locations. I had a nice chat with my local postmaster about it and an email from the national guys to discuss it. My location isn't slated to try it for a while, but I'm told it's coming in 2013 "all over the place".
As far as culling delivery dates; fine by me. I don't get a lot of postal mail these days that's time-sensitive (though a few companies still do bills that way, I've opted for ebill and online payments for most of my bills).
What they need to do is expand Saturday hours for counter service, however. This is when most working people can take care of their own mailing and shipping. I'd take a cut day during the workweek to have that available.
I have a P.O. Box for my business, and my chosen P.O. (which is one town over, but *worlds* better than the one just down my street), though low-staff, is friendly, helpful, and pleasant to deal with. There's rarely a wait and when there is it's never too long.
Still, I'd rather have something at a UPS Store. Why? Package delivery. I get a lot of stuff via shipment, and I try to do USPS delivery via Amazon whenever I can. But I sure as hell wish the USPS accepted signature-type delivery from courier services.
And, actually, I know they're pilot program doing accepting FedEx and UPS signature delivery at some locations. I had a nice chat with my local postmaster about it and an email from the national guys to discuss it. My location isn't slated to try it for a while, but I'm told it's coming in 2013 "all over the place".
As far as culling delivery dates; fine by me. I don't get a lot of postal mail these days that's time-sensitive (though a few companies still do bills that way, I've opted for ebill and online payments for most of my bills).
What they need to do is expand Saturday hours for counter service, however. This is when most working people can take care of their own mailing and shipping. I'd take a cut day during the workweek to have that available.