Beware: Midway USA and "UPS Basic"

[opie011]

essentially the shipping giants, in an attempt to save fuel costs, deliver it to a centralized location, your post office and then pay them a local contract delivery cost.

If you think our USPS is Bullshit you REALLY Should try the postal systems in other countries.

Why would I want to experience something worse than the USPS? The USPS loses a shit ton of money every single year. They suck and if they were private they would be out of business. Another country's mail services being worse than them doesn't change that.

The only thing I use the USPS for anymore is mailing my water bill and getting my magazines.

I think what byte was trying to say is...it could be worse! You really hate the USPS don't you

[Irving]

Go ahead and disagree with Byte Stryke. That's just asking him to make a magnesium finger trap out of you.

[hollohas]

Go ahead and disagree with Byte Stryke. That's just asking him to make a magnesium finger trap out of you.

Don't know what that is but it sounds scary.

First I admit I had to live in California for 18 months and now I dis the USPS. Stuart is going to throw things at my house, Byte is going to string me up and do something involving flammable metal and fingers. Bad hollohas Guess I need to lay low for a while...

[palepainter]

Everything appears to take longer when you are waiting for it.

[Irving]

Don't know what that is but it sounds scary.

Look what he told me in another thread after I told him that he had a nice rifle.

Sorry, you have me confused with someone else.
When and if I Catch a child predator, I am a "Punch-you-in-the-fucking-neck-and-while-you-are-choking-for-air-Shove-Aluminum-and-Magnesium-flakes-down-your-throat-and-magnesium-flare-up-your-ass-and-wait-for-the-two-to-connect-aphile"


There might not be a hell for you to burn in... it could very well be a myth.
But I will make sure that you beg for it.

[hollohas]

Look what he told me in another thread after I told him that he had a nice rifle.

Yikes. That'd be some fireworks.

Ok, I can't help myself, here I go again...

The USPS was $8.5 billion in the red last fiscal year. Now if that's not a BS organization I don't know what is.

[hollohas]

I think what byte was trying to say is...it could be worse! You really hate the USPS don't you

I think I came off more worked up then I really am.

I understand the point he was trying to make although my point is the "could be worse" argument is weak because the "worse" situation doesn't apply. My tax dollars and time don't go to those other countries' postal services.

That's like saying don't bitch about gun control because it could be worse and you know we all like to bitch about that.

There are some things I don't like about the USPS, yes. For example, like the OP, I had a package a few weeks ago sitting at the post office down the street for 3 days that they wouldn't let me pick up. Pretty lame. But I do hate the fact that they are losing tons of federal (aka "our") money. I also don't like standing in line for an hour to ship a package. That's the nice thing about the USA, we have choices. So, I choose to use FedEx mostly.

I think of myself as a pretty fair guy so now, I must admit, the USPS flat rate boxes are pretty sweet when you buy things like, I don't know, 50 lbs of lead shot by mail. Also, while their customer service is on par with the DMV, the their actual shipping and delivery is pretty reliable.

[Byte Stryke]

I think I came off more worked up then I really am.

I understand the point he was trying to make although my point is the "could be worse" argument is weak because the "worse" situation doesn't apply. My tax dollars and time don't go to those other countries' postal services.

The only thing worse that the USPS System as it is now... since everyone is screaming TAXES!


"Here is your water bill sir, That'll be $19.95 for the delivery."
think I'm Shitting you? UPS Something from Thornton to Denver.

While we are on topic there is a proposal out that will cut billions from the USPS Budget
request only pickup
And guess what the proposed pickup fee cost is.


It don't matter if its a postcard or a package
$20

[Anton]

The only thing worse that the USPS System as it is now... since everyone is screaming TAXES!


"Here is your water bill sir, That'll be $19.95 for the dlivery."
think I'm Shitting you? UPS Something from Thornton to Denver.

While we are on topic there is a proposal out that will cut billions from the USPS Budget
request only pickup
And guess what the proposed pickup fee cost is.


It don't matter if its a postcard or a package
$20

The world's moving towards digitized billing/billpay anyway. All I ever get in the mail is junk.

[Byte Stryke]

The world's moving towards digitized billing/billpay anyway. All I ever get in the mail is junk.

Here is your Junk mail sir, That'll be $189.98