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Obviously you don't ship things, but occasionally mail a letter and complain about it.

UPS charges twice the rate of USPS and has a minimum of 3 lbs on packages. that means that if your package is 1 lb, you will be charged for the full 3 lbs. In addition, the have a $1.50 home pick up charge, PLUS fuel surcharge etc....

USPS just picks up and delivers, Daily. I looked at my delivery times last year and the USPS delivers an average of 2 days, same service from UPS is 5 days (UPS ground).

JUNK mail, you are not aware, I'm sure, that junk mailers pay a hell of a fee to send the junk mail to you. It is like $450 a year WITHOUT sending a piece of mail. Then they pay by piece, just so you can complain about it.

My postal clerks are really friendly and helpful. BTW, I'm in the post office at least 4 days a week.

I have tried FedEX, UPS and DHL, and all have lost, broken, and mangled my packages. Try to get a claim from them is like pulling teeth. Once, I made a claim from UPS and they said " YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD THE UPS STORE PACK IT." So, I did, and the cost was more than the cost of the item (and it still broke, BTW).

I have shipped glass piggy banks all over the world via USPS and not one has been broken!!!!

Obviously you don't ship things, but occasionally mail a letter and complain about it.

You seem very sure of yourself, but you are wrong.

My package shipment isn't what it used to be, but I do still have to send things out. Sometimes I don't care how long it takes and I might use the Post Office as UPS has really raised their rates in the past few years. But even then I use them because they just are easier. And I'm obviously not alone. UPS seems to be doing a pretty good business. We're not all stupid like you would seem to think.

And when it comes to overnight delivery, the Post Office is a complete joke. I remember the time I had to send something to West Palm Beach (from here in Metro NY) and I was told that wasn't one of the places they guaranteed delivery to! What a F#@k'n joke!

JUNK mail, you are not aware, I'm sure, that junk mailers pay a hell of a fee to send the junk mail to you. It is like $450 a year WITHOUT sending a piece of mail. Then they pay by piece, just so you can complain about it.

Junk mail, you are aware I'm sure, is subsidized by first class mailers. Some of us are not interested. For you it's a job.

My postal clerks are really friendly and helpful. BTW, I'm in the post office at least 4 days a week.

I never said the clerks were unfriendly. But I'm no more looking for friendship at a post office than I am at a gas station.

I have tried FedEX, UPS and DHL, and all have lost, broken, and mangled my packages.

Spare me! I've never had anything lost or mangled, except by the Post Office and even then it is very rare.

Is this really FR, or did I get lost and stumble into the Underground?

ML/NJ