[AMRadio] USPS Changes May 14

[Bry Carling]

USPS has been going to hell in a handbasket for some time now.

They just get worse and worse.

I tell them they should bui;d another post office nerar us so we 
won't have to CONSTANTLY wait in line for 30-35 minutes.
They ignore me. I would pay 50 cents for a stamp, but really they 
are so messed up it is pathetic.

Thank God for FEDEX!

> As you know I ship a lot, so it is interesting to me
> the changes that USPS is putting in May 14. Rate
> increases on everything of course--that's standard.
> But their parcel post service is actually changing
> quite a bit. 
> 
> Foreign surface mail shipping has been eliminated.
> It's all air mail as of May 14th. That should really
> cut down on the number of boatanchors crossing the
> pond. 
> 
> Global priority mail is now limited to 3 ounces. That
> kills the best way to ship small parts, mics and
> accessories overseas inexpensively.
> 
> Parcel Post--ALL packages now have to be measured and
> are charged more as size goes up--not just weight.
> That should certainly drive a lot of shiping into
> UPS/FedEx camp.
> 
> There's many other small changes. If you ship a lot,
> you probably ought to visit USPS.COM and check it out.
> 
> 73, Don Merz, N3RHT
> 
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