postal service

i like it if you're getting a package that's coming usps, then it has a chance of getting to you on the weekend. other than that i can't see a reason.
 
I'm a retired Postal Service manager.

The mail has to go somewhere. Whether we deliver 6 days or 5, the same amount of mail is in the system. Even with Saturday delivery, I remember Monday would be the heaviest day of the week.

Even when the post office doesn't deliver, on Sundays and holidays, we often had to have people working -- scheduled or overtime -- to keep up with the volume of mail.

Non-delivery days in peak volume seasons mean the resumption of delivery can put more mail out there than fits in some mailboxes.
 
i think most people appreciate saturday delivery, i know i do.

since most people also work mon-fri, or something similar, having the p.o. open on saturdays is also helpful. if the p.o. is going to be open on saturdays to accomodate the majority of the workforce, they may as well deliver also.

and since i typically dont check my mail every day, it is probably better that it is spread out over the extra day.


i really don't understand the reason for this thread.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
if the p.o. is going to be open on saturdays to accomodate the majority of the workforce, they may as well deliver also.
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The majority of the workforce is in mail processing, the distribution clerks who sort mail. We used to process something like 10,000,000 pieces of mail in New York City every day. Mail processing is a 24 hour, 7 day operation.

The clerks of window services are more visible, but few in number. Letter carriers are more numerous than window clerks but far less than distribution clerks.
 
thanks for the replies. esav, are ( is ) most sat. considered overtime ? the reason i started this thread was because i heard the USPO operates at a deficit every year. i like the sat. delievry and post office being open . i dont get home til 5 p.m. in this e-mail world dont think it will last. i know lots of guys on this forum do a lot of shipping/mailing knives. me included. paul
 
We schedule a 6 day delivery week. Since regular career employees work 5 days, a replacement gets to work the sixth day. Rather than have a whole separate Saturday crew, the carriers get Sunday and a different day off.

I remember during Christmas rush having drivers delivering parcels 7 days a week. In fact, on weekends, it's easier to find customers at home. The extra parcel post days were overtime.
 
i'd be interested in knowing how many of the forum guys depend on the USPO for package shipping ? or UPS or FED-EX ? those " priority mail " boxes seem to work well. oh yeah, i have never worked for the USPO.:D
 
Not that the terminology is critical, but I was hired by the US Post Office Department, a Federal cabinet department. Immediately thereafter, it was converted to the US Postal Service. So USPS is correct today, no longer USPOD. USPO is common, but sort of colloquial.

I like the Priority Mail option. In my experience, sending and receiving, it has been 100% reliable and reasonably fast. I do like the sturdy boxes. I've never had a problem receiving UPS, either, but it's much less convenient for me to send. My local post office is 3 blocks from home. :)
 
ok then USPS it is. :D damn this a boring topic. think i'll go watch the weather channel for a little while and then back to bed. i'm on vacation this week. paul
 
Here's what bother me, 20 some billions less pieces of mail gets sent then a couple of years ago, yet the delivery to my door is worse then it's ever been.

Clercks at the widnow are the grupiest I've seen outside the DMV.

SHouldn't service get better with less volume?
 
Esav Benyamin said:
The majority of the workforce is in mail processing, the distribution clerks who sort mail. We used to process something like 10,000,000 pieces of mail in New York City every day. Mail processing is a 24 hour, 7 day operation.

The clerks of window services are more visible, but few in number. Letter carriers are more numerous than window clerks but far less than distribution clerks.
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i was referring to the workforce not employed by the usps, though i suppose they like to mail stuff as well.

sidecutter said:
thanks for the replies. esav, are ( is ) most sat. considered overtime ? the reason i started this thread was because i heard the USPO operates at a deficit every year. i like the sat. delievry and post office being open . i dont get home til 5 p.m. in this e-mail world dont think it will last. i know lots of guys on this forum do a lot of shipping/mailing knives. me included. paul
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i ship almost exclusively through usps unless another service is requested.

while they generate revenue through postage and p.o. boxes, i cant imagine that covers all the costs associated with salaries, building overhead, and vehicle maintenance, nor is it intended to.

i also dont think closing on saturdays would save much money.
 
DaveH said:
Here's what bother me, 20 some billions less pieces of mail gets sent then a couple of years ago, yet the delivery to my door is worse then it's ever been.

Clercks at the widnow are the grupiest I've seen outside the DMV.

SHouldn't service get better with less volume?
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on the surface it would seem so, but if one result of less volume was fewer on duty personnel at any given time, then service would suffer. restructured mail routes and reassignment of personnel may also be a factor.

were they to keep the same number of on duty personnel service should improve with less volume.
 
Dave, in all seriousness, service may be improving with less volume. You may just have a poorly run local office.
 
I like Sat deliverys. Especially if I have a knife comin in :D

I do like the flat rate boxes for Priority,very convenient... I have had more slow delivery times though with Priority in the last year or so, than in years past.

I have a Priority envelope with a money order that was sent out last week. West coast to East coast, and it will be 7 days total IF its delivered tomorrow.

For some unknown reason it spent 22 hours in one location and shows it was processed twice :confused:
 
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