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  • Mikey
    Verbose Member
    • Aug 9, 2001
    • 47258

    No more USPS on Saturday ?

    Been hearing this a lot lately on the news for the past week.

    I have a feeling this time it's going to happen.

    Would really suck for people who work during the week and Saturday is their only free time to ship stuff

    USPS to propose 5-day mail schedule, major cuts - Mar. 2, 2010

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  • BlackKnight
    The DarkSide Customizer
    • Apr 16, 2005
    • 14622

    #2
    I scene this .... I dunno how to even address my thoughts on this .
    I guess I am a Bit upset .
    With the consistant Rising costs of postage rates...
    Topped off with the very, very long lines everytime I go here ..
    just a little disapointed I guess .. with every Direction that USPS goes..., I know they layed off a few people here ..., and is it me, or everytime I run into 1 of these guys, or see them at the USPS , why the Hell do they act as if they always have the hardest job ever ? .
    ... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.


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    • megocrazy
      Museum Trouble Maker
      • Feb 18, 2007
      • 3718

      #3
      USPS - Government Run and a complete fiasco. Coincidence I think not. Wanna see the USPS run correctly? Sell it to UPS. Not sure they're going to close the offices on Saturdays I believe the initial plan is to stop the deliveries. With the new flat rate boxes the system has become easier, just wish they would have more sizes and shapes of boxes. They're still more expensive than UPS on domestic shipping costs with tracking and insurance. Unless your shipping cotton balls, then they have an advantage. Anything a pound or better is far more secure with UPS. I ship about 2% of our packages at work via USPS and the rest UPS. I lose about the same amount of packages annually between the both of them. And the insurance claim through UPS gets me my payment in about 4 weeks and I've never had them dispute a claim in the 10 years I've been dealing with it. If it wasn't backed by the taxpayers the USPS would have folded long ago.
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      • EMCE Hammer
        Moderation Engineer
        • Aug 14, 2003
        • 25763

        #4
        I'd rather see them cut Wednesdays completely, or cut Saturday deliveries but still keep the centers open for people who need to do int'l mailing on Saturdays. My local office has a kiosk, and I can do just about everything from there except ship international.

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        • palitoy
          live. laugh. lisa needs braces
          • Jun 16, 2001
          • 59793

          #5
          We've never had Saturday mail here that I recall.

          Also, we don't have many Post Offices either, they're all sub contracted out to drug stores and 7-11's here. it's a mixed bag, you can go to the PO 12-14 hours a day, 7 days a week here but it's often run by some 65 year old cashier who moves like a snail or worse someone who doesn't understand the services they provide.

          Also, my parcel delivery guy (Syndey) isn't even an employee of the postal service, he's just some contractor in a beat up van.
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          • English Paul
            Archive cased.
            • Aug 17, 2005
            • 1734

            #6
            Personally, I wish they'd do it here. I hate delivering on a saturday morning. Most of my customers don't expect mail on a saturday anyway and most of them are under the impression that saturday deliveries are carried on overtime - ha, fat chance.

            It seems like USPS is going through the same changes we are seeing here with Royal Mail. Competition and the type of post that is been handled is having a big effect on our jobs now.
            "I should say I`m very much cleverer than any of the people who put me here. As a matter of fact, I could leave any time I wanted. It`s only a doll`s house after all. Anyway, I don`t mind. I like dolls" - The Mad Hatter, Arkham Asylum.

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            • Hector
              el Hombre de Acero
              • May 19, 2003
              • 31852

              #7
              Originally posted by BlackKnight
              ..., and is it me, or everytime I run into 1 of these guys, or see them at the USPS , why the Hell do they act as if they always have the hardest job ever ? .
              Mailhandlers do have a tough and physical job...they are the ones working the grunt stuff 24/7...it's no picnic.

              Now it's more automated...but mailhandlers still have to use their hands for the heavy stuff...loading and unloading tons of mail into trucks, planes, cargo containers, etc.

              UPS is no picnic either.

              You have to understand...these people have to move millions upon millions of letters and packages.

              Desk job...now that's easy.
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              • Mikey
                Verbose Member
                • Aug 9, 2001
                • 47258

                #8
                One of my nephews is a USPS postal carrier with truck.

                He's been there for years now but they wont hire him full time so they don't have to pay his benefits.

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                • Hector
                  el Hombre de Acero
                  • May 19, 2003
                  • 31852

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Mikey01
                  One of my nephews is a USPS postal carrier with truck.

                  He's been there for years now but they wont hire him full time so they don't have to pay his benefits.
                  Man...that sucks...and casual part-timers don't get sick leave or paid vacations either...also...probably no union...that means he can get fired anytime.

                  But hey...at least he has a job...right?

                  Still sucks though.
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                  • BlackKnight
                    The DarkSide Customizer
                    • Apr 16, 2005
                    • 14622

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Hector
                    Desk job...now that's easy.

                    Thats more so what I am talking about..., the 1's here, always seem to have some serious Additude.
                    ... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.


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                    • Mikey
                      Verbose Member
                      • Aug 9, 2001
                      • 47258

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Hector
                      Man...that sucks...and casual part-timers don't get sick leave or paid vacations either...also...probably no union...that means he can get fired anytime.

                      But hey...at least he has a job...right?

                      Still sucks though.
                      That's true.

                      He's in Texas ... Not sure if every state has different USPS rules or not.

                      I'm guessing it's the same everywhere

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                      • Hector
                        el Hombre de Acero
                        • May 19, 2003
                        • 31852

                        #12
                        Originally posted by BlackKnight
                        Thats more so what I am talking about..., the 1's here, always seem to have some serious Additude.
                        Oh yeah...you are correct.

                        USPS management is the very worst...they should all get fired...we are in total agreement here.

                        You see...I have inside info on the USPS...the best qualified people do NOT become managers...the postal service is notorious for the buddy-buddy system within management.
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                        • Megospidey
                          Museum Webslinger
                          • Jul 26, 2006
                          • 5305

                          #13
                          ^^ I can vouch for that Hec...one of my best friends here is a postmaster. I find out about everything before it ever hits the news..

                          He is 2 years from retirement and can't wait to get out.

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                          • megocrazy
                            Museum Trouble Maker
                            • Feb 18, 2007
                            • 3718

                            #14
                            Originally posted by palitoy
                            We've never had Saturday mail here that I recall.

                            Also, we don't have many Post Offices either, they're all sub contracted out to drug stores and 7-11's here. it's a mixed bag, you can go to the PO 12-14 hours a day, 7 days a week here but it's often run by some 65 year old cashier who moves like a snail or worse someone who doesn't understand the services they provide.

                            Also, my parcel delivery guy (Syndey) isn't even an employee of the postal service, he's just some contractor in a beat up van.
                            I'm guessing that's the route they want to go in the US. Most of the bulk mail transfer has been outsourced to private trucking companies already. You see the trucks on the highways with that old WWII US fighter plane logo of the star in a circle with red and white stripes coming out of it on both sides. Never see that particular marking on anything but those private trucks. Before DHL went under they were delivering stuff via private carrier that was outsourced. I say let em work 4 days a week 10 hour days. No more Wednesdays or Saturdays. Then cut the damn shipping costs appropriately. Never happen but I could live with it.
                            It's not a doll it's an action figure.

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                            • AAAAA
                              Permanent Member
                              • Oct 28, 2005
                              • 2505

                              #15
                              so its the same but without the uniform.

                              Originally posted by palitoy
                              We've never had Saturday mail here that I recall.

                              hours a day, 7 days a week here but it's often run by some 65 year old cashier who moves like a snail or worse someone who doesn't understand the services they provide.

                              Also, my parcel delivery guy (Syndey) isn't even an employee of the postal service, he's just some contractor in a beat up van.

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