U.S. Postal Service posts $2.8B loss... may "Have" to cut one day's mail delivery. - Page 2 - GoFuckYourself.com

After Shock Media · 01-29-2009, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Barefootsies

Get WalMart to come in and stream line it.

Eliminate human's, and start assigning everyone in America a bar code system. You can pay your postage online, and print out mailing labels with bar codes eliminating hand processing.

Offer cheaper postage for those that do it. Over time, problem solved.

I agree with streamlining.
I am pretty sure they already have their own form of bar codes though, also if someone does presort and does electronic postage, they can already cut costs. Er guess I am saying they have such discounts already in place.

Besides streamlining, I do think people need a bit more education about the postal services. Almost everyone uses a 1st class stamp when they do not need to. So when they do raise the rates on 1st class everyone bitches of course not knowing the options. Few know of everything that can be done online with them. They could automate and correct many issues with the offices themselves, like the whole human interaction part - most is not even needed.
As stated they should use the purchasing power to get better vehicles and of course that could spur development for the public at large. Delivery hours should get adjusted since they currently do it at times when they is a lot more traffic on the roads and there is no reason why they could not do early AM deliveries etc.
I also would not mind a special and much higher rate to send crap mail, like unsolicited offers and assorted junk mail.

Sly · 01-29-2009, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by LiveDose

I have been thinking the same thing for years. Every time I see a USPS ad on tv or a huge billboard at a ballpark it makes me laugh. There are so many ways this monopoly could cut costs and add creative services without building new infrastructure. Unfortunately government agencies love wasting money and keeping things status quo.

The counter workers are also more interested in their lunch break or shutting down the window gate at the end of the day than helping a line of 15 people trying to use their services. I want to say that DMV workers probably move quicker then these people.

USPS is competing with other parcel services as you can see others mention right in this thread. While they may be able to cut "some" advertising, you can't seriously suggest that a competing business cut off all advertising and still say in the competitive game. If FedEx were having problems, would your first recommendation being to cut advertising?

tranza · 01-29-2009, 10:56 AM

I've never used USPS, it's reliable?

dyna mo · 01-29-2009, 11:08 AM

i just looked into the ad budget for USPS, the last published #s are for 2006. they spent 126 million out of a total budget of2.2 billion.

only 5% of the budget spent on advertising is more than reasonable and not an area that would impact their current financial trouble if they were to reduce ad spending.

HandballJim · 01-29-2009, 05:21 PM

They should start to fine companies that send useless junk mail, why should a mail man waste his time delivering something that is going to get tossed in the trash. This should save them a lot of money and also make them money. The fines could be a couple hundred bucks. Half my mail is junk, I mostly go paperless these days.

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HandballJim Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 4,024	They should start to fine companies that send useless junk mail, why should a mail man waste his time delivering something that is going to get tossed in the trash. This should save them a lot of money and also make them money. The fines could be a couple hundred bucks. Half my mail is junk, I mostly go paperless these days. __________________ HOW I MAKE LOTS OF $$$

01-29-2009, 11:08 AM	#54
dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,364	i just looked into the ad budget for USPS, the last published #s are for 2006. they spent 126 million out of a total budget of2.2 billion. only 5% of the budget spent on advertising is more than reasonable and not an area that would impact their current financial trouble if they were to reduce ad spending.