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To: ReformedBeckite
About half of what the post office delivers now is Amazon packages

It appears Amazon is in year 4 of a 5 year contract with the post office. I still find it odd that UPS would hand off the package in a metro area unless it was for special delivery. I live about 5 miles from both the UPS and post office facilities.

23 posted on 11/27/2017 4:38:01 AM PST by EVO X
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To: EVO X
I've noticed many packages, not only from Amazon, travel part way via UPS and then the final delivery is by USPS. Since the mailman comes every day (6 days a week) it seems to be a much more efficient system.

I would guess they save money doing it this way also. UPS used to charge more for residential delivery and this way they can deliver a load of packages to the local post office.

41 posted on 11/27/2017 6:02:10 AM PST by Abby4116
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