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Post Office Branchs closing....yours could be next!

It is no secret email has cut into the mail...or in another word...snail mail! As the Internet grows so does the use of email. Nearly any company of any size now uses email to communicate amongst it's employees and with clients. When you consider email can arrive in minutes versus days it seems pointless except for critical documents to be mailed. Even then the Electronic Communications Act has impacted important documents.

Real Estate has gone nearly all email except where the rare client does not have email...then snail mail is still used.

USPS the Postal Service hit a new milestone...7 billion dollar budget shortfall for this fiscal year. We have three branches slated to close in the Metropolitan area, two in Wyoming Michigan and one in Kentwood.

Right now the Post Office has some 3200 stations and branches across the United States. Approximately 1000 will be considered as possible closing options to reduce costs.

USPS is also considering not delivering mail on Saturday as another cost cutting measure. Many of the antiquated methods being utilized by USPS are no longer viable in today's world.

Just like we see laws in the judicial system that should have been purged years ago the Postal Service has remained an elephant when it should have been training to be a gazelle.

Our tax dollars at work and now many more could be out of work for the lack of forward thinking. The old saying "If it ain't broke don't fix it" may need updating too. "If it ain't broke adjust to conditions before it is Broke!"

We have chaos in the our governmental budgets. We have lack of leadership in each category of the house and senate, it is no wonder were are in the recession of a lifetime. The cost is going to be more than any of us can imagine. All we can do is collectively vote for change and the major spending is no lose change issue.

Hope this gave you a heads up on the USPS budgetary issues.

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Posted by Gary White~ Grand Rapids Real Estate, FlexIt Realty, a call or click away! on 08/08/2009 02:05 PM

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7 Comments on Post Office Branchs closing....yours could be next!

AUG

There are 4 in the Austin area they're thinking about closing. I think stopping Saturday delivery is a good idea.

Canada post has cut back alot. Door to door delivery has been cut to 'superbox' delivery, which is large community mailboxes.

Personally, I think they should eliminate ALL delivery and have all mail picked up at local depots. In my own mail at my house, 90% of it is ad-mail or for previous owners of the property. I get maybe 5 or 6 legitimate pieces of mail in a month these days.

Most of my bills are now online, my banking is online, my magazines and news is online, etc.

The USPS needs to read the book "who moved my cheese" lol! When an industry refuses to change well things happen. Having looked at the list it does look like there are areas of the county that do have way too many outlets. I looked at those in my area and they should not be much of an impact. No mail on Saturday should have been instituted years ago. Delivery of mail 3 days per week would probably not effect many negatively.

Years ago iw was suggested that the government privatize the USPS to make it more efficient. That didn't last long as too many politicians were worried about their images back home if they voted in favor of selling the USPS. UPS and FedEX and a couple of others have literally sent parcel post into oblivion. The mail system will be next.

Considering the great service I don't get from my post office I can't say I would miss them much.

AUG

We are losing a post office here in the Glen Burnie area and moving the services elsewhere. I wonder about the people in that community. But the post office is moving more and more of it's services online and you can buy stamps at the supermarket so I guess the traditional post office is slowly becoming a thing of the past.

AUG

Hi Donna, I have to agree...I can wait until Monday for deliveries. Many shipment are FEDEX or UPS not USPS for my office issues anyway. Thanks for the comments Donna.

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