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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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Ordered a $6.00 part that weighs less than 5 ounces from an aftermarket supplier in Florida and they shipped it USPS. Here is their tracking info to date:

March 26, 2008 4:50 AM Electronic Shipping Info Received FLORISSANT, MO *
March 26, 2008 4:42 AM Sortation Center Departure EARTH CITY, MO
March 26, 2008 4:25 AM USPS Electronically Notified FLORISSANT,MO
March 22, 2008 2:00 PM Sortation Center Arrival EARTH CITY, MO
March 22, 2008 6:43 AM Sortation Center Departure GROVE CITY, OH
March 22, 2008 5:33 AM Sortation Center Departure ORLANDO, FL
March 21, 2008 2:48 PM Sortation Center Arrival GROVE CITY, OH
March 21, 2008 1:10 AM Sortation Center Departure ATLANTA, GA
March 20, 2008 8:56 AM Sortation Center Arrival ATLANTA, GA
March 20, 2008 12:29 AM Sortation Center Departure ORLANDO, FL
March 19, 2008 5:00 PM Sortation Center Arrival ORLANDO, FL
March 19, 2008 12:00 AM Pickup TITUSVILLE, FL

No wonder shipping charges are high.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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Can you image trying to get a medical procedure from that same organization. It could happen.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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I dont think the post office cares how much the part was
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Rope-a-dope
Can you image trying to get a medical procedure from that same organization. It could happen.
Unfortunately, it probably eventually will.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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If it came straight through, they would have lost it.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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I hate the fact that the USPS is still a government protected entity.
It should be privatized.

Also, in this day and age, why do we still get mail 6 days a week.
I'd be fine with 2 or 3 days a week. It's crazy.
Look at how much gas would be saved if they didn't have to drive those little trucks around to everybody's house 6 days a week.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by roger55
I hate the fact that the USPS is still a government protected entity.
It should be privatized.

Also, in this day and age, why do we still get mail 6 days a week.
I'd be fine with 2 or 3 days a week. It's crazy.
Look at how much gas would be saved if they didn't have to drive those little trucks around to everybody's house 6 days a week.
That is a really good point I never thought of that. I probably don't even check the mail more than three times a week. Everything important comes electronically.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SomeSayIllFixIt
That is a really good point I never thought of that. I probably don't even check the mail more than three times a week. Everything important comes electronically.
How much gas would be saved by cutting the delivery days in half?
And, how much do you think the average American would be impacted by that? And, what would the price of stamps be able to go down to?
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