Feb. 4, 2013 - PPM - Going non-Postal

This week, the government finally made a smart decision.  They decided that the Post Office can save $2 Billion a year by discontinuing Saturday Delivery.

Here is my PET PEEVE MONDAY (PPM):  Why did it take so long?

I had previously blogged about this on May 17, 2010.

Here some simple math:

The Post Office lost $15 Billion in 2012

The Post Office delivered 6 days a week in 2012.

The Post Office will save $2 Billion by eliminating 1 day.

How much would they save if they stopped delivering 6 days a week?

Bottom line, they CANNOT cut themselves into a positive revenue stream.  They have a faulty delivery and cost model.

As I detailed in my 2010 posting, I do not use the mail to pay anything.  All of my bills are automatically paid online.  The only bills I get in the mail are hard copy receipts of bills that I already know.

I would suggest that the mail should be delivered ONCE a week.  Have it be delivered by the Rumpke trash people.  They come ONCE a week through rain or shine, snow or sleet.  As a matter of fact, Rumpke comes on the holidays as well, unlike the Post Office.

I know there is a tear-jerking, sentimental history about mail delivery, much like a Norman Rockwell painting. But we moved on after buggy whips, typewriters, and the cancellation of All My Children.

The times, they are a CHANGING.