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If what the USPS charges for packages is "enough" depends entirely on your definition of "enough": Does package delivery lower the USPS' losses? Absolutely! D
by IAmEveryone 9y ago
If what the USPS charges for packages is "enough" depends entirely on your definition of "enough":
Does package delivery lower the USPS' losses? Absolutely!
Do they charge enough for package delivery to spin it out into a separate, viable business? Probably not.
This unusual situation stems from the fact that the USPS is mandated by law to pass by every house in the country at least once a day, six days per week.
- chiefalchemist 9y agoMind you, I have a biz address for the important mail, 95% of what comes to my home is junk mail. I don't need that daily. I would imagine 3 days a week (M+W+F and T+T+S) would be fine for residential. The problem is, that entails jobs being cut. That's a political no-go. This will never happen any time soon.
- smoyer 9y agoYes ... and the best way to make money delivering packages is to include them with the regular mail so that you're passing each house exactly once. I might also agree that the package delivery is stemming the USPS' losses but you'd have to show that it's not actually causing more losses - our little village now has three USPS trucks (there used to be one). I'm also assuming additional personnel are needed for all those extra runs and we now see USPS trucks on Sundays.