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I think there's still a need for it, but it seems to me that if I got paper mail once a week that would be good enough (senders can still opt for "express" serv

I think there's still a need for it, but it seems to me that if I got paper mail once a week that would be good enough (senders can still opt for "express" service for anything really time-sensitive). Most bills sent by mail have ~30 day payment due date, so getting them once a week would still be more than adequate. You could cut delivery staff and vehicle needs by close to 4/5 this way (keeping some capacity for the express letters).

oceanghost 5y ago
The mail was delivered twice a day in most places until April 1950 when cuts made this impossible. This is to say-- there have been changes made to the delivery frequency historically and there will be again most likely. I like the USPS, but there is something odd about taking a piece of mail and dumping it directly into the shredder. You'd be surprised how many junk-mails contain a thick plastic card that can't be shredded-- I assume its to force you to open it. It has gotten to the point with all of my communication technologies-- I dread phone calls, I dread text and instant messages. I dread mail of any type-- it's always bad news.