20th September 2011, 4:26 AM
Weltall, I'm not talking about letters. I'm talking about packages. FedEx and UPS simply don't do nearly as good a job at package sending as USPS.
Also, addresses exist because of USPS. Where will those other two send things if addresses and mail boxes cease to exist? ALSO, I happen to like services like PO boxes and so on.
This rant is "prompted" by crazy people saying "let the postal service die and let us become the only first world nation without such a service". Again, until we have worm holes, we'll need some system of addresses and shipping packages to said addresses. Fact is, FedEx and UPS are piggybacking on USPS's great work.
Also, addresses exist because of USPS. Where will those other two send things if addresses and mail boxes cease to exist? ALSO, I happen to like services like PO boxes and so on.
This rant is "prompted" by crazy people saying "let the postal service die and let us become the only first world nation without such a service". Again, until we have worm holes, we'll need some system of addresses and shipping packages to said addresses. Fact is, FedEx and UPS are piggybacking on USPS's great work.
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