Privatizing the USPS is a wretched idea. It's more of the "trickle down" nonsense.
Kirby > On Jan 10, 2020, at 11:05 AM, Helmut Hamm <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Donald has long been pushing the idea to privatize USPS for a long time. > > Deutsche Post DHL have been privatized several years ago. Ever since, the > costs are constantly rising and their service is constantly declining. > > A few years ago, Deutsche Post sold my local post office building to a > private investor. First chance they had, the investors kicked the post office > out and turned the building into a start-up location. I lost my PO Box and > now I have to deliver my mail at a tobacco shop. > > One of the local mail pickup places even made the news before Christmas: DHL > Parcel Post drivers frequently deliver lots of packages to this shop. People > would have to wait in line for over an hour, only to be turned down and to > learn that the guys who run the shop would require at least three days to > sort through their packages. On Saturdays, they are closing at 4 pm. At 4 pm > sharp, they kicked everybody out of the shop and threatened to call the > police if people should refuse to leave. > > If you think that your local post office is bad now, wait and see what > happens when The Donald gets his way... > > Helmut > www.filmposter.net <http://filmposter.net/> > > >> Am 10.01.2020 um 04:29 schrieb Susan Heim <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >> >> There seems to be a lot of changes that have occurred with International >> shipping in the last 6 months. I was trying to ship a package to England >> Priority International Express and the most it can be insured for is a >> maximum of $650. >> If I go Global Shipping International Express, you can ship with up to >> $2500 insurance, but the cost is astronomical......I spoke with my post >> office rep and they said they had changed all the rules within the past six >> months due to >> the enormous amount of losses they had incurred...some countries they won't >> even insure at all….so, I assume if one wants to ship a poster with >> insurance above $2500 you need to have insurance on your own. My postal rep >> suggested UPick insurance so I am going to look into that. As Bruce said, >> international shipping costs have almost doubled in the past five >> years...……….it's amazing. >> >> Sue >> Hollywood Poster Frames >> HollywoodPosters.com <http://hollywoodposters.com/> >> >> From: MoPo List <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Craig Miller >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 3:09 AM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: [MOPO] International Shipping >> >> Hi Folks >> >> As some of you know, I wrote a recently released book called "Star Wars >> Memories: My Time in the (Death Star) Trenches). It's about the years I >> worked on the marketing of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. >> >> I have two international requests for copies of my book. They could, of >> course, just order from Amazon in their home countries but they want signed >> copies so they have to get them from me. >> >> Case 1) A guy in Australia (and possibly a couple of his friends) want >> signed copies. I went to the Post Office and the cheapest rate they quoted >> me -- the clerk admitted she didn't really know how to look this up -- was >> $24 to ship a 2.1 pound envelope. That would be one copy of the book. >> Media Mail apparently can't be used overseas. >> >> Case 2) A Star Wars convention in Norway wants to buy 30 (!) copies, some >> personalized and some just signed. They'd like to bring me in as a guest >> (in which case they could buy from Amazon locally and I'd sign on site) but >> I don't know if my wife, Genny, whose still recovering after two and a half >> months in the hospital from a nerve-destroying ailment, will be well enough >> by March for me to travel like that. Thirty copies of my book, which is >> large and fairly heavy, would require two boxes weighing about 32 pounds >> each. I'm getting quotes for shipping from USPS, UPS, and FedEx ranging >> from $500 to $1100. >> >> $24 for one copy or $1100 for two boxes of copies is nuts. 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