Re: NANFA-- RE: Shipping hassles

David Smith (idleweed_at_tusco.net)
Sat, 11 Oct 2003 15:26:37 -0400

I just shipped some museum specimens via USPS for $4.80. UPS wanted $38.00.
The postal service is an easy target for gripes.

Dave Smith

----- Original Message -----
From: "B.G. Granier" <bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 2:37 PM
Subject: NANFA-- RE: Shipping hassles

> You know, as tax-paying citizens it's a crying shame that the United
States
> Postal Service can be so expensive and non-responsive to our needs! Does
> anyone know any Senator or Representative who has real clout in
Washington?
>
> They're constantly raising rates and my local service is rapidly
deterorating
> as rapidly as the the postage prices rise.........
>
> Why did Congress ever name them a self-sustaining entity? Evidentily, they
are
> still like a leech on the jugular vein of society and even with forever
> escalating rates, they still can't seem to get the job done.
>
> I, for one, will be opting for the really effective, non-governmental
services
> such as Uniter Parcel Services, Fed-EX and Airborne.
>
> Please pass this along to your elected representatives in Washington, D.C.
>
> Regards,
>
> BG Granier
> 608 Maureen Dr.
> Baker, LA 70714

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