Comment on Neutronium would like a word.

stembolts@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• TaiCrunch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  But sometimes I have mildly inconveniencing experiences with the postal service in my extremely rural town that require me to navigate my extremely rural town’s nearly non-existent public services so we should absolutely surrender complete control to Amazon

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  • 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    We recently moved in a very rural area. The rural carrier for our new route gave us a form to fill out, and by the end of the week we were receiving mail. UPS and FedEX on the other hand, wouldn’t deliver to us for a month. USPS will carry our packages up our driveway to our steps; UPS and FedEX throw them in the ditch by the mailbox.

    Also, did you know you can buy stamps, cards, and envelopes directly from the rural carrier? Here’s a fun quote from the rural customer registration form:

    Rural carriers maintain a supply of stamps, cards, and envelopes for sale. Additionally, your carrier will accept Certified Mail™, Registered Mail™, insure packages, and prepare money orders. Generally, rural carriers can extend practically all services available at a Post Office. Please purchase a sufficient supply of stamps and affix proper postage on all outgoing mail.

    Imagine how bleak things would be if Amazon was running the show. USPS is truly the best

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    • GroundedGator@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Imagine how bleak things would be if Amazon was running the show. USPS is truly the best

      I’m sorry you are only subscribed to Amazon letter prime, in order to get your packages you must collect them from your nearest whole foods or upgrade to prime plus.

      We’re sorry prime plus is not available in your service area.

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    • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I would expect better from UPS, and as usual the USPS surprises me with their quality.

      I would think Americans of every political stripe would say the post office is the best government institution we have. That tells you that attempts to undermine them aren’t in our best interest.

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  • SavageCreation@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You see, this one service does all things right but one of them irks me. Meanwhile this other one does everything wrong but has one thing I agree with. I’ll switch to it.

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• Tiger666@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Milten Friedman is the reason we are where we are today.

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