6 or 7 years ago they started centralizing processing. Tucson’s mail all goes up to Phoenix to get processed and postmarked. Honestly mail speed is about the same. As for the number of dropboxes was it ever full? Could you ever not put mail in it? If not so what.
I guess you’d have to see the drive up situation for the mail boxes ... a ghastly set up was made even worse and at the worst possible time
Using USPS anymore is becoming a joke.
I received a letter postmarked November 30th and I received it December 11th.
I shipped some priority mail packages with tracking which should have arrived yesterday and still nothing, tracking info says they are still moving in the system and that mail is delayed due to COVID and lack of workers.
I have friends who have mailed rent checks and utility bills locally and their envelopes never made it to their destination. They are hesitant to pay bills online. They prefer the “old” way.