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  Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
 
(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
 
  Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
 
(...) 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)
 
  Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
 
"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:GtG930.GFJ@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) of (...) Anthax will do that to you. And extremely bad management. What manager wouldn't want a job that pays you a huge bonus for losing money. (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
 
  Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
 
(...) It's not so much the increase that is bugging me, but rather that they are going to the zoned system for all Priority Mail packages over 1 pound now instead of 5 pounds. Not only is this coing to make it substantially more expensive to ship (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
 
  Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
 
(...) For those of you who detest all of those junk mailers, try the following: If the mailer includes a postage paid mail back envelope, just stuff everything they sent (including the outer envelope) back in the mail back envelope and return it to (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
 
  Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
 
(...) It may well kill Priority Mail, period. Their attempt to maximise revenue may move them to a far different place on the demand curve (as in, far less demand!) meaning they get less revenue after all. I'm happy to overpay on short distances and (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)

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