Economy may effect the post office deliveries.

[moneysense]

According to the latest reports, the United States Postal Service may be the next to be effected as the economy worsens. This means that instead of mail delivery being 6 days a week as it is now, the delivery of mail will be cut back to 5 days per week.

Boeing Airlines has laid off 10,000 employes, with Starbucks Coffee not far behind with their layoff of 6,700 employees. Starbucks are also planning on closing 300 stores.

[moneysaver]

The Post Master General is asking to drop Tuesday's mail delivery, the lightest delivery day. The reason behind all of this is a very high decline of mail. The amount of mail is down by 9 billion pieces from last year.

The post office was in the red last year in the amount of 2.8 billion dollars. Potter said if it does have to come to a 5 day a week delivery, then it won't be for a while. It would have to be approved by the postal governing board. It could save the postal service up to 3.5 billion dollars a year.

May is going to be the next postal rate increase. The increase in stamps will be announced next month.

[ClassyLady]

This will happen more n more as we see more things paid or done on the internet. It has cut down on mailing except for packages. That and the price of stamps.

[pennypinch]

Just about everyone has access to the internet these days and I know even for myself that now I rarely send out a piece of mail. I pay my bills on line, chat with friends and family online. I don't have much of a need for snail mail anymore. Most of the mail I receive is junk mail.

[carol b]

Well this is bad news for postal employees. They make and hourly wage. This will affect the amount of money they have to spend too.

I know that times are hard and things just keep dropping off and disappearing and I hate to see this happen. I recently lost the post office in my town. I have lived here fourteen years and it had always been here. Now I have to drive to get my mail instead of walking. I hate it.

[moneysaver]

I haven't heard anything else on this subject. I was wondering if anyone knew anything about it now?