Originally Posted by
Snooze2978
Just read online that the USPS is raising their prices again this year on July 14 so if you decide to use them, best do it before then as I think it's around 7.8% increas. Stamps are going from $.68 to $.72. Wish their service would improve with the raise too. Mine has gotten sloppy since the old guys retired and they're hiring young guys that could care less if they get your mail to you on the day it's supposed to come and around here, your lucky if you get your mail by 6pm. These guys are only part timers so no benefits to save money so why do they keep raising our prices?
Post office lives under different rules than private carriers. The post office has to deliver everywhere. Around here, the private companies like UPS, pass the packages they take on to the post office to make the final delivery as they do not like having to deliver to out of the way places. I agree that service has gone done since DeJoy has taken over the top position under the ex-president. DeJoy apparently was on the boards of a couple of private delivery companies. It is an interesting history and read if you are interested.