Would it bother you if we no longer had the U.S. Postal Service?

I would hate to lose this service that we have had all our lives. I appreciate my email. It really bothers me that fewer people use the mail service and post offices are closing.Would it bother you if we no longer had the U.S. Postal Service?
It sure would, yes. There are people who don't have or want computers, or can't afford them. There are the small businesses who'd have to invest in one, and might have to go under for that reason. There are people who don't want to pay bills online. There is no substitute for a sympathy card. Some shopping sites would have to pull the plug to replace everything formerly in catalogues. Millions of postal workers would lose employment, and most sign on for the retirement and holidays. And reasons beyond these.
My husband retired from the U.S. Post Office and I would hate to lose this service. I just love going to the mail box at Christmases and other occasions to see what I got and there is nothing like getting a hand written letter it is so much for personal.Would it bother you if we no longer had the U.S. Postal Service?
It would bother me greatly, as I STILL rely on the service for hard copy documents, both, going out and coming in. I don't see private services, such as UPS, FedEx and others delivering ANYTHING across the country for under fifty cents.



Now, I don't like the volume of junk mail, which is rarely read and wastes a LOT of living trees to create, but I still get lots of junk email which my spam filters miss. I guess that will still continue.



As far as post offices closing, that CAN be a bit inconvenient for some people, but this won't stop the postal service, the BULK of which is STILL home delivery.



I guess this prompts the question, "WHY does it bother you that fewer people us the mail service?"
Well, as far as I know, you still can't receive a package through email, without UPS or something. And I don't know how I would send a package out. There's no dropoff center here for UPS or FEDEX.



Yeah, the loss of the post office would bother me.Would it bother you if we no longer had the U.S. Postal Service?
Yes, it would bother me. I'm not particularly happy with electronic mailing.

I'm one of those people that do not care for email greeting cards or paying debts.

3 times this past year my husband has illegal charges billed to his Bank of America card and 3 times he's had to go thru the hassle of changing his account number.

I realize this is not the computers fault, the fault is solely the people(thieves) these companies hire to process the material.
I would miss the mail, as I live in the country, but I know there is a lot of unnecessary waste and it needs to be overhauled. A relative works in a post office and the stress is taking it's toll on him. Every few months they change the whole routine and add more or take away other duties, it's just something all the time. It's just one more government service that needs realistic changes.
Seems to me that many people use the mail. Not everyone has a computer or internet access. We certainly get enough mail, most of it junk and bills. They keep on coming. Yes, it would bother me. I love getting Christmas cards and people send us birthday and other holiday cards. I don't like paying bills online. Too many things can happen.
The internet will not replace the United States Postal Service anytime in the near future. UPS and FED-EX and other delivery services that are surely in our future will compete but never totally replace it. On second thought . We have been assured of " Change " and in recent months the change that we have experienced means nothing is sacred.
I don't understand why the US Postal Service doesn't just start delivering mail 3x/week. It seems like a no-brainer to me, yet no one seems to want to commit to it. It would save millions of $$ and I don't believe it would have a negative impact on the general population. 85% of what is put into my mailbox is junk mail, so it doesn't matter what day of the week I receive it.
Probably the best thing that has happened to the delivery of our mail and has helped to keep this service cost effective:



All those multiple mail box areas--I can just imagine the amount of money saved by creating this idea.
It wouldn't bother me at all if they closed in on Saturdays as they have been talking about, but I still like getting my snail mail.
I send packages to my grand kids across the continent, so i need the flat rate box supplied by the USPO
I depend on our postal services and use post offices on our travels to send cards and letters to friends and relatives. I look forward to the mailman going each day. We have had three regular mail men during our time here the last 40 yrs. And we know all three as longtime friends.
Yes - aside from my appreciation of the WRITTEN word, my catalogs, magazines, etc. - I have two family members who earn good bucks
Yes I pay all my bills by mail and would give up my computer before the post office.I know big brother wants us to have everything on line so they can track everything we do but I'lll go out kicking and screaming. I also get mail everyday so why do they say no one is using the mail? It would really help if those at the top wouldn't be paid such outrageous salaries and they paid the people who are actually doing the work at the post offices.
Me! personally, NO! cos I live in England, but we are very near losing our G.P.O and that would be just as awful, as you losing yours...
Yes, I would be very upset if we no longer had the U.S. Postal Service. I still write letters and mail birthday cards. Also send all my packages by the USPS.
im not a senior citizen (im only 19), but this question caught my eye.



almost every letter i have ever sent through the mail (a total of 3) two of them got lost in the mail and never got where they needed to go



i dont send my bills through the mail either due to my lack of trust for the mail. i pay them all online, its easier for me anyway.



but i know a lot of people like to use the postal service, because i've been selling stamps like crazy at work. (perhaps cuz the holidays are around teh corner yet again?)



it wouldn't bother me at all. but i know a lot of people where i live wouldn't be too happy (i live in florida, lots of retirees here who despise technology) i do like how cheap it is to send packages though. my relatives in connecticut send me packages through teh mail that cost really little.



if i order anything online, it almost always comes through either fed-ex or UPS, thye've never lost any of my packages
For sure!



With most of our family living out of state, I count on the Post Office for getting cards and gifts to them



Saturday I went down to the P.O. and mailed off a box of Halloween goodies to my dad up in NY, and he had it on Monday! (And compared to Fed Ex, the price is much more reasonable...especially when using the Flat Rate boxes.)



Sure, the price of stamps for letters has gone up, but the over-all service has always been reliable and dependable. I'd definitely be in a dilemma without it.



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I didn't know they were closing, I haven't read that in the news yet. I mail a lot of packages and UPS is too expensive for small packages.
I would very much miss it. I will not shop or pay bills on line. I will not put my SS, bank or credit card numbers out in cyber space.



I love to get hand written letters, actual photos in the mail and I send packages from my post office.

It would be heartbreaking to lose it.
I retired from the Postal Service and would hate to lose this free service. I live in a rural area and there are no UPS or Fed Ex stores in my area but I have access to 16 different Post Offices within a 25 mile radius. I can see a future with five day delivery and the closings of many small offices.
I imagine UPS would expand and have pickup/drop off centers in the smaller cities. The closest one right now is over 30 miles through heavy traffic right now. I would miss the convenience of getting mail each weekday. I wonder how competitive the independent delivery services would be and if they would charge extra to drive way out in the boonies to deliver a few pieces of mail, whereas the USPS does not.



I use mail service, don't ever want to receive or pay bills, especially utility bills, online and won't settle for automatic check-withdrawal for those either. I always use USPS to send packages, their flat-rate packages are a very good deal especially for overseas shipping.
Yes, it would bother me. Although I don't use it often, this is the way I mail my packages, and of course I like to receive mail the old fashioned way, in my mailbox.
Is it worse than Canada Post ? when ever our carrier is off we get others mail