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On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:07:23 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
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You have touched on the truth of the matter. Everyone ended up being
exempt. I was still living in the belly of the beast in 1981. There
was some shuffling around but they never actually "Reduced" the
"Force".

BTW wasn't it Reagan who privatized the USPS and actually made it
competitive with Fed-x and UPS? I use the mail a lot these days and
they actually provide superior service at a lower cost. Try Click n
ship. You can print (or Email someone) the PDF of a shipping label,
put it on the box and the post man will pick it up for around half of
what Fed-x/UPS charges.
I use click n ship several times a month.


USPS is going broke. They're cheap, but certainly not great. We use them
100s of times a month. They're not very good with pickups, and I suppose
they're better than the others, but the loss/damage rate is pretty high.
Dealing with them on the phone is trying to say the least. Fedex and UPS
have their own problems, mostly to do with cost and delivery.

That must be a local problem. I have lost more with UPS than USPS.



Try calling the 800 number if you have a problem.. as I said, they're going
broke.

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