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Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
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lugnet.market.shipping
Date: 
Sat, 23 Mar 2002 23:12:44 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shipping, John Radtke writes:
A post office employee told me back before the holidays already that if the
proposed rate changes went through they would put themselves right out of
the Priority Mail business.  Not a good sign when your own workers can't
find something good to say....

John
#388

It seems that the postal service just keeps raising the prices to ship
things. What's up woth that? You think 9-11 had to do with that?

It is kind of sad that the postal service's workers think that way. Well, I
guess that's because of the increasing competition with Fed-Ex, etc.

Well, I never use Priority mail to send my Lego anyway, It's kind of slow,
and the insurance rates are awful.

Just my two brickz...

<<_Matt Hein_>>
Lugnet Member No. 1112



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(...) Well, First Class Mail is taking nearly twice as long to reach its destination as it used to; I blame security procedures and (for some things) more vigilant customs or even irradiation for it. But I'm happy to pay higher prices--the USPS, for (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)

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(...) A post office employee told me back before the holidays already that if the proposed rate changes went through they would put themselves right out of the Priority Mail business. Not a good sign when your own workers can't find something good (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)

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