Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human View Post

USPS could be a case study in how to waste money.
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If they LISTENED to the employees for 30 seconds or so,
and then implemented some of the suggestions which have been made by the employees,
they might actually find themselves making money.


Maybe you should hire a Ghost Writer ...

Hope the wrong people aren't reading this material.
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But it's all Ohhhhhh so true!

Spend a little while "loitering" in you local PO and *watch* what goes on.
Example from not-so-long ago:

I had an envelope with a County Tax payment that I'd put off buying
a stamp for - and NOW it was the last day to postmark it without being
hit with a late payment penalty. Off we go to the local PO.

Me: HI, one stamp, please.
Post Mistriss: Sure! That'll be one arm & half a leg, please.
Me: Ouwch! ... This'll get a TODAY''s postmark, won't it?
Her: Looks at calendar/chart on wall ... Hmmmmm - can't guarantee that.
Me: WHAT? How long does it take to truck it to Downtown and cancel it?

Her: It doesn't go "Downtown" today ... the truck runs it to Akron/Canton today.
Me: That makes sense ... half hour drive turned into an hour plus trip.
. . . So WHY can't it get a before midnight postmark?

Her: They process a lotta mail - might sit for a while before it gets put onto the line.

Me: OK, just smack it with your local Hand Stamp thingy.

Her: OH, we're not supposed to DO that anymore. Messes up "the Count".

Me: Delivering an absolutely EVIL DIRTY GLARE ....

Her: Oh, OK ... I'll do it for you. But I could get into TROUBLE for this.

Me: (silently, to myself) REALLY? And maybe get FIRED, too?

So ended another *adventure* at the Local PO.