Re: USPS: Where Are Mail Collection Boxes?


"SMS" <scharf.steven@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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aemeijers wrote:

Ignoring the side threads here- original post shines a light on something
that has displeased me for years- there are a LOT fewer drop boxes than
there used to be, and they are not collected from nearly as often. Back
in the stone age when I was young, in most towns, you could not walk 5
blocks in any direction without encountering a box. They even had cute
little boxes mounted on telephone poles, for areas that had low volume.
(probably collectors items by now). Now, I have to drive a mile to the
nearest box, or all the way downtown if I miss a 1 pm pickup at that
box. Crime rate in my neighborhood is pretty low and I have a rural box
by the street, so I usually just put it in there and put the flag up. But
note they only pick it up as a courtesy- they only HAVE to stop if they
have a delivery.

Yeah, they've been taking out mail boxes at a rapid pace. They claim it's
because of low utilization. How many people are still mailing bills or
letters?

so now, instead of just the usps using gas to get the mail, we all have to
drive around
looking for a box or go to the po.


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