12-13-2005, 06:45 PM
I pick up some of my mail at one of these "Mailbox Etc." mail drops.
Directly adjoining this MailBox place is a large, prominent FedEx store.
A half block away, clearly visible, is a U.S. Post Office.
The Mailbox Etc place adds about a 50% premium to all shipments. For example, if a FedEx overnight costs $20, this Mailbox place charges $30, plus they make you fill out an extra form. If you buy a stamp, they add 35% to the price at the Post Office.
The FedEx place is almost always empty, and there are huge stamp machines and plenty of counters with almost no waiting at the Post Office.
Every day, while I'm picking up my mail, several jackasses come in, ask "can I send a FedEx here?", and overpay for FedEx, plus get later pickup than if they walked into the FEDEX STORE next door.
Ditto for stamps. Ditto for UPS or DHL.
I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it.
Directly adjoining this MailBox place is a large, prominent FedEx store.
A half block away, clearly visible, is a U.S. Post Office.
The Mailbox Etc place adds about a 50% premium to all shipments. For example, if a FedEx overnight costs $20, this Mailbox place charges $30, plus they make you fill out an extra form. If you buy a stamp, they add 35% to the price at the Post Office.
The FedEx place is almost always empty, and there are huge stamp machines and plenty of counters with almost no waiting at the Post Office.
Every day, while I'm picking up my mail, several jackasses come in, ask "can I send a FedEx here?", and overpay for FedEx, plus get later pickup than if they walked into the FEDEX STORE next door.
Ditto for stamps. Ditto for UPS or DHL.
I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it.