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<DIV>In a message dated 1/29/2004 7:58:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, Groopunk@aol.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face="Courier New Baltic" size=2>Yes, but they are still in rough financial waters. The increased volume has only further taxed their already tight finances.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">(Re: USPS, UPS, etc)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">This is a "management problem", not a "we're losing business" problem. They need to figure out how to adjust to the change in TYPE of business they're getting. And... USPS, etc., seems to have no qualms about using the internet-- some of those special priority boxes are available only if you order them online; the local post offices can't have them "in stock", nor order them, even with customer requests.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Last CC, I tried to get some of the large poster mailers to take to the con, in which to stuff those free posters and such... ended up BUYING the non-priority mailer ones at $4 each-- then $12 to mail them Priority at con's end (not much diff in price between Priority and PP to send stuff to nephews in HI).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">You can also order stamps, and various print out postage/insurance/delivery confirmation from the website, arrange for home delivery of these items and/or home pick-up-- and pay on-line, too. Must be trying to get rid of local offices, huh? Going to put the clerks in unemployment lines....</FONT></DIV>
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