tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post8463410781183427361..comments2024-03-28T10:18:31.139-07:00Comments on Baseball Card Breakdown: Post Office Appreciation Postdefgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-40016226635780559022020-04-17T15:48:43.305-07:002020-04-17T15:48:43.305-07:00The people that work the counter at both post offi...The people that work the counter at both post offices I frequent (one of these is Gavin's spot, incidentally) have always been extremely nice to me and easy to deal with. I feel like they do a pretty thankless job very well and have to deal with a lot of terrible/obnoxious people in the process.<br /><br />The mail carrier in my neighborhood, on the other hand... well let's just say that he has a thing with numbers and it's not a great thing.maddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-12566721349552071882020-04-17T13:34:14.780-07:002020-04-17T13:34:14.780-07:00Don't get me started on her. The most unqualif...Don't get me started on her. The most unqualified cabinet member in my memory. Dense as a maple plank. Hubby's $$$ talked. Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-45288843247166303362020-04-17T13:33:16.604-07:002020-04-17T13:33:16.604-07:00I will always be thankful for the Post Office, and...I will always be thankful for the Post Office, and I really hope they can survive this crisis -- though I'm not getting my hopes up given the doofus in charge right now. Really hope everything with your job gets sorted out, Gavin!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-20859936813231591392020-04-17T09:52:50.442-07:002020-04-17T09:52:50.442-07:00Good stuff. I hope everything with your job is ok....Good stuff. I hope everything with your job is ok.<br /><br />I know it's easy to complain about the USPS and we all have our woes with them, but at the end of the day it's amazing what they do. I hope they can survive this.The Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-43822531502403862252020-04-17T09:37:57.284-07:002020-04-17T09:37:57.284-07:00now that is an innovating idea. now that is an innovating idea. Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-48371277873724939152020-04-17T09:36:56.463-07:002020-04-17T09:36:56.463-07:00Now that is innovating! Now that is innovating! Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-2188046012099310082020-04-17T09:34:34.702-07:002020-04-17T09:34:34.702-07:00PWE cards, wouldn't work, but if you mail out ...PWE cards, wouldn't work, but if you mail out as much as I do, it would be cheaper. I go through 300 stamps per month while I'm here in Valdosta. Now for the PO, flat rate medium box is the only viable option other than the PWE which is too damn expensive. Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-67688922283901911402020-04-17T09:30:25.707-07:002020-04-17T09:30:25.707-07:00I beg to differ. I've had my own business for ...I beg to differ. I've had my own business for 20+ years in Ocala, FL. And I used private carriers for 50% of my mailings across the country, and it cost me about a dime per envelope and and .50 a small box. Huh!Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-26890451869198558722020-04-17T09:18:43.622-07:002020-04-17T09:18:43.622-07:00Not sure why anyone would support the private sect...Not sure why anyone would support the private sector taking over responsibility for mass mailings. This kind of stuff ruins my day. Reminds me of public education and our current Secretary of Education's support for charter schools. Ugh.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-35095502200710838212020-04-17T07:55:31.315-07:002020-04-17T07:55:31.315-07:00Yeah it will suck to lose the Post Office. I guess...Yeah it will suck to lose the Post Office. I guess naming their first-class stamps "Forever" was hubris. Maybe we collectors can organize a nationwide trading chain to physically move cards across the country. Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-31593842505423936942020-04-17T07:42:15.684-07:002020-04-17T07:42:15.684-07:00You'll never be able to send something across ...You'll never be able to send something across the country (much less AK, HI, PR, USVI, etc.) for 50 cents if the USPS is privatized. Innovation may come faster, but prices will go up. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485776772299100752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-40100695744811125212020-04-17T06:36:44.553-07:002020-04-17T06:36:44.553-07:00I wasn't aware that it was such a crisis eithe...I wasn't aware that it was such a crisis either. I stocked up on $69 worth of stamps a couple weeks ago and send out stuff a few times a week. <br />They're picky about proper postage on things, and I've seen my postman ignore outgoing packages I put in my slot (#9 of 15) of our neighborhood mailbox, but for the most part, the people behind the counters at our PO are just fine. Hope they don't shut it down. I got a lotta cards to move out!GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-91574460337640222682020-04-17T05:55:53.511-07:002020-04-17T05:55:53.511-07:00I should give credit where it is due. The mail car...I should give credit where it is due. The mail carriers for the most part are awesome. I've had a total of 4 regular in my adult life (regular carriers). I cringe when there is a substitute driver.Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-74084837660097769732020-04-17T05:26:09.494-07:002020-04-17T05:26:09.494-07:00I'm on the opposite side of that coin. Might e...I'm on the opposite side of that coin. Might even turn some bellies. I've long thought that it would be more cost effective if the PO was private sector, maybe slower but cheaper on the retail side. As for the workers, In my 28 years mailing cards for trades through the mail, I have met just 1 (one) counter person worthy of breathing air, just one. Sounds harsh I know, but the countless clerks that I've watched over the years have no earthly idea of what customer service is and I truly would rather shake hands with a gangbanger (not that I would shake his hands today). I absolutely abhor them. To me it's like going out to eat and your server sneezes into their hand and still serves you. Disgusting. There is another clerk that is okay but only okay, here in Valdosta. Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-36076133721716784552020-04-17T04:51:10.329-07:002020-04-17T04:51:10.329-07:00Good post, Gavin.
I guess I was kind of under a r...Good post, Gavin. <br />I guess I was kind of under a rock and all this USPS stuff is new to me. I echo everything you've mentioned. Thanks for educating me!P-town Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437348006643978055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-53619409476978960182020-04-16T21:52:27.826-07:002020-04-16T21:52:27.826-07:00Amen, and make sure you say FDT the most important...Amen, and make sure you say FDT the most important way...at the ballot box this November!Brett Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909286892005353279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-90485769970946901572020-04-16T19:24:49.561-07:002020-04-16T19:24:49.561-07:00Yes...to everything you said. I bitch about the la...Yes...to everything you said. I bitch about the ladies behind the counter at my local PO sometimes because of their occasional lack of social skills but you know what...they were still there this afternoon, dealing with non-social distancers and customers leaning over the counter without masks. God bless 'em and FDT, if you know what I mean.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-24948721923658026602020-04-16T18:41:11.370-07:002020-04-16T18:41:11.370-07:00Amen! Come on USPS! Just spent $36 there today i...Amen! Come on USPS! Just spent $36 there today in one of my only trips out of the house in weeks...shoeboxlegendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642879419337014960noreply@blogger.com