Tia Collins
2-6-12
2-6-12
Postal Service Will Stop Delivering Mail On Saturdays
Bacon, John and Leinwand, Leger
USA Today
National
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/06/us-postal-service-delivery-mail-saturdays/1895277/
USA Today
National
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/06/us-postal-service-delivery-mail-saturdays/1895277/
On Wednesday, it was announced that Postal Service will not be delivering mail on Saturdays. It is said that this plan will save about 2 billion dollars annually. Many states were upset with this and are reliant on a six day mail delivery. Postmaster Patrick Donahue said "It's an important part of our strategy to return to financial stability."
At first I thought it wasn't that big of a deal that Postal Services won't be delivering mail on Saturdays. Then I realized that so many people make purchases online and request next day or 2 day delivery. This won't work well for purchases made right before the weekend. Some of these deliveries might include important items such as medications or business documents, things that are time sensitive and will have to wait until Monday. I imagine this is upsetting to many people.
At first I thought it wasn't that big of a deal that Postal Services won't be delivering mail on Saturdays. Then I realized that so many people make purchases online and request next day or 2 day delivery. This won't work well for purchases made right before the weekend. Some of these deliveries might include important items such as medications or business documents, things that are time sensitive and will have to wait until Monday. I imagine this is upsetting to many people.
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