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Denmark No Longer Delivers Letters - Will This Gain Political Traction in the U.S.?
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:23 am
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:23 am
Today marks the first day Post-Nord, Denmark’s Postal Service, will stop delivering letters and will only deliver packages. In Denmark, email has taken over as the default means to send bills, etc.
Consider what hand-written letters mean and have meant to humanity. This marks an interesting turn in human history.
Other countries will follow, undoubtedly, but I assume European countries will be first. There has been no meaningful discussion of phasing out letter delivery service at the USPS to my knowledge.
I still think it’s fascinating that for .79 cents, you can have a letter hand-delivered anywhere in the U.S. within 4 days (on average).
Consider what hand-written letters mean and have meant to humanity. This marks an interesting turn in human history.
Other countries will follow, undoubtedly, but I assume European countries will be first. There has been no meaningful discussion of phasing out letter delivery service at the USPS to my knowledge.
I still think it’s fascinating that for .79 cents, you can have a letter hand-delivered anywhere in the U.S. within 4 days (on average).
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Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:31 am to RFK
Betting the data hoarders, marketers, and govt love this.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:33 am to RFK
quote:
Consider what hand-written letters mean and have meant to humanity. This marks an interesting turn in human history.
With the rise of online shopping, I can see why they would make this decision. In my neighborhood, one truck brings packages, and the other brings mail.
I wonder what will happen to all of the junk mail that was being delivered alongside the letters.
I also wonder about those without access to email.
This news makes me sad…
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:43 am to Placekicker
Letters may go the way of the penny…
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:55 am to RFK
quote:Your experience with the USPS has been drastically different than mine.
within 4 days (on average)
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:56 am to RFK
The USPS is not about delivering letters. It’s an employment grift.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:56 am to RFK
quote:No, a stamp costs more than a penny
for .79 cents
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:01 am to RFK
When's the last time you mailed a 6 page handwritten letter to Aunt Vicky detailing your family's vacation at Disney World?
I'm willing to bet the most personal "letters" sent these days are store bought Christmas cards and Wedding invitations.
I'm willing to bet the most personal "letters" sent these days are store bought Christmas cards and Wedding invitations.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:02 am to RFK
yeah here's the thing jethrine, direct mail marketing is a 79 billion dollar industry, it aint going anywhere and it's still the most effective and with the easiest to track response rates of any form of advertising.
it's amazing to me the schit you people don't know, what would you like me to pretend you do for a living son?
it's amazing to me the schit you people don't know, what would you like me to pretend you do for a living son?
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:43 am to RFK
Those blacks and brown people can use a computer there ?
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:05 am to RFK
People will just put letters in different packaging.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:10 am to RFK
Who will deliver the CC approvals, Political spam, and furniture catalogs?
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:14 am to RFK
Another step towards a "cashless" society. Can't send a check through the email system.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:21 am to dickkellog
quote:I suspect you’re still in college, but soon you may realize most professions use the mail for official business. It’s not only used for advertising
it's amazing to me the schit you people don't know, what would you like me to pretend you do for a living son?
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:30 am to Barneyrb
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Can't send a check through the email system.
That’s not true….i get them all the time. They’re called e-checks. You just print them out on your own printer, and the bank accepts/processes like an old school check.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 2:59 pm to RFK
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I suspect you’re still in college, but soon you may realize most professions use the mail for official business. It’s not only used for advertising
no kid i'm 64 and you literally don't know schit where in my post did i imply that direct marketers where were the only people still using the postal service, you're an idiot.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 3:36 pm to RFK
it is my decision on how I get bills, not the government.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 5:35 pm to RFK
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Danes will still be able to send letters, using the delivery company Dao, which already delivers letters in Denmark but will expand its services from 1 January from about 30m letters in 2025 to 80m next year. But customers will instead have to go to a Dao shop to post their letters – or pay extra to have it collected from home – and pay for postage either online or via an app.
Most countries have a law that Somebody must deliver letters. If Dao stopped the government would appoint someone to do so.
I don't know about the US but the country I am familiar with I know a lot about their system. Letters cost the company to deliver and parcels earn them money. The government / rules do need to change to allow companies to make the money unless it's nationalised and see as a public service.
This post was edited on 1/1/26 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 1/1/26 at 5:43 pm to RFK
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RFK
Sweating your job, are you?
Posted on 1/1/26 at 5:57 pm to RFK
I welcome the end of junk mail with open arms.
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