TOPIC: To Mail or Not to Mail

My daughter decided she wanted another book for Christmas.

I needed to get it out today.

It was wrapped and put in a USPS "Flat Rate" "Priority Mail" box.

I went to the small local post office to mail it.  They are less busy and faster.

They were closed.  The sign said, "Closed.  Too busy.  Catching up."  Hmmm...

So I went to the large regional office nearby.  They have lots of representatives - it should go quick.

Finding a parking space was difficult.  After parking, I saw that here were people spilling out of the building and into the parking lot.

I went inside anyway.  There is a machine at the door, "Take a number."

Mine said 258.

They were serving 161.

There were three reps serving all those people!  Hmmm...

I left.

I went to another place where I have an account.

The name rhymes with "Phedex."

They accepted my "Priority Mail" package!  I sent it ground.

It will get there one day quicker.

It was $4 cheaper than the USPS "Flat Rate" box.

I was in there 5 minutes, max.



I can hardly wait until they do health care...

Lol, sounds like an eventful day I guess I should check out their stock.

Ha, My dad has his own business in DE, he makes glass wedding cake toppers and other hand sculptured glass items, he ships USPS all the time, I'm talking 12-15 packages three times a week. A

ny way he usually gets the evil eye whan he walks in because he gets to walk up the a empty part of the counter and place his stuff there and then walks out no matter how many people are in line, its kina funny.

That's because he has an account.  He can arrange it in advance, drop it off, and boom, out the door.

The other people can do the same things -- either they don't know they can or like to stand there...