Dear John, As far as I know, the International Postal Union, of which the USA is a member, has used metric units only for more than a century (circa 1874).
If you read this piece at 'Wikipedia' you will see that the rates negotiated between the USA and Europe are done in kilograms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Postal_Union Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia -- on 28/2/04 3:05 PM, john mercer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In the U S do most post offices have digital scales? The reason i ask this is > because if they do wouldn't it be quite easy to metricate the postal service. > On July 1 1979 Canada post went metric at a cost of 1.5 million dollars. At > that time i don't know if digital scales were available. I remember going in > to a post office just after the metric change and the clerk had a little > trouble using the scale. If the USPS uses digital scales it would probably be > quite easy to metricate it. When Canada post changed they called a one oz > letter 30 g. I have another question in the States if you mail a parcel and > use your bank card to pay for it when you get the receit does it give the > weight of the parcel. If it does how easy would it be to change it from lbs > to kg. i wonder how hard it would be to change the rates from pounds and > ounces to metric. >
