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Did you read the article? Do you work for Amazon perhaps? Amazon is not the only ecommerce company in existence. The article clearly states in its 3rd paragra

by arbuge 6y ago

Did you read the article? Do you work for Amazon perhaps? Amazon is not the only ecommerce company in existence. The article clearly states in its 3rd paragraph that packages (not junk mail) from other senders are being delayed in favor of Amazon packages: "...willfully delaying thousands of first-class and priority parcels so that fourth-class Amazon parcels can go out for delivery instead"

dang 6y ago
"Did you read the article" and "Do you work for Amazon" both break the site guidelines. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here. Your comment would be just fine without those bits.
shadowgovt 6y ago
That behavior still makes sense if one factors in that Amazon is a customer with the option to ship via another carrier if they find the USPS can't meet (Amazon's) delivery targets. USPS is, unfortunately, operated like a private company, and their bottom line gets hit harder if Amazon switches most of its business to FedEx than if other, much smaller firms decide 1st class isn't a reliable enough guarantee and stop paying for it.