I recently received a survey from the U.S. Postal Department asking for my opinion on their plan to do away with Saturday mail delivery. I’m not sure I would miss it as a consumer but bet it would be problematic for many businesses.
The post office contends they have been very aggressive at cutting costs but project financial losses for this year and for several years to come. We all know the price of stamps has increasingly risen, as has the price of mail delivery at any level. Of course, a significant decline in volume would be expected, and without the volume of mail, your operating budget stays the same but with less money coming in. And what about their other money concern that a “major requirement to prefund its retiree’s health benefits” has also contributed to their losses.
As an alternative to even larger price increases, this transition from a six to a five day delivery schedule is being seriously considered. The key components of the five-day plan include:
- No Saturday delivery to homes and businesses.
- No mail collection on Saturday.
- Maintain Saturday delivery for Post Office Box mail.
- Post Offices currently open on Saturday will remain open.
- Maintain delivery of Express Mail on Saturday and Sunday.
- Continue to make available remittance mail, caller service mail and national firm hold out mail at plants on Saturday.
What do you think? How would this plan affect you or your business?
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