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Why is USPS the same price as FedEx if they are government funded?
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:31 pm
You would think USPS would be cheaper than it is if they are receiving funding from the government. What am I missing here? How can a private company turn a profit at relatively the same prices and a government run service almost always run a deficit.
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Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:32 pm to thadcastle
They have to have a fully funded retirement.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:33 pm to thadcastle
The labor and benefits costs for USPS are significantly higher, I would think.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:33 pm to thadcastle
I can't really answer this... And I could be wrong, but I want to say even with USPS charging the same prices as FedEx, they still end every year with a deficit.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:33 pm to thadcastle
how much do you think it cost to mail an envelope Fed Ex?
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:34 pm to thadcastle
Retirement.
Can't fire those who underperform.
Lots of people are working there solely due to skin color, political connections, etc.
Can't fire those who underperform.
Lots of people are working there solely due to skin color, political connections, etc.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:34 pm to thadcastle
Because Fedex, shockingly, is worse than USPS.
They’re the only carrier I’ve come across that has given hard delivery dates only to tell me that the delivery date can be up to a week longer than posted.
They’re the only carrier I’ve come across that has given hard delivery dates only to tell me that the delivery date can be up to a week longer than posted.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:35 pm to thadcastle
I know the answer, and so do you, but the postal workers here will deny....as soon as they get back from their 3-hour lunch break.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:35 pm to thadcastle
Fedex charges .55 cents to mail a letter across the country?
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:36 pm to thadcastle
Your entire thread is odd.
Fed X is way higher than USPS.
Not even close
Fed X is way higher than USPS.
Not even close
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:40 pm to thadcastle
I tell you this about USPS. My deposit check was mailed from Louisiana to Houston TX on the 3rd and I still haven't rec'd it. A freaking envelope.
Before you start, I changed my forwarding address 3 days in advance so it's not because of that or at least, that's not a valid excuse for the delay.
Before you start, I changed my forwarding address 3 days in advance so it's not because of that or at least, that's not a valid excuse for the delay.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:41 pm to thadcastle
I find USPS to be the cheapest unless you are doing overnight or heavy stuff. Perhaps it's a location thing. 
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:45 pm to thadcastle
I work in eCommerce. We use FedEx to ship hundreds of packages a day across the world. Even with our negotiated rates (which are very good), FedEx is still higher than USPS.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:46 pm to Rossberg02
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They’re the only carrier I’ve come across that has given hard delivery dates only to tell me that the delivery date can be up to a week longer than posted.
This is a fact.
Awhile back I had a package that showed it was in Baton Rouge. So I expected to get it later that day or the next day. Two days later it didn't arrive. I checked to see the status and it had just left a location in Mississippi heading to Memphis where it would then go to Donaldsonville, La.. And to me.
That shite blew my mind. It had to go from Baton Rouge to Memphis to make it to Donaldsonville, which is further from where I live than Baton Rouge.
And that wasn't the first time I had problems with Fedex.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:46 pm to thadcastle
to catch up on all the stamps they didn't sell when the fax machine and emails were invented.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:46 pm to thadcastle
quote:
You would think USPS would be cheaper than it is if they are receiving funding from the government
Hell FedEx can get your package to you on time. The USPS not so much and they are a total shite show.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:48 pm to thadcastle
Also USPS has a ton of rural offices that bleed money
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:48 pm to thadcastle
BREC is same way. You should pay a discount to golf there as an EBR citizen. People in WBR, WF, LP and Ascension get same price as you when you subsidize it.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:50 pm to NYCAuburn
quote:about 5 times from what I can remember. Think I’ve paid 2.50 for a letter when a forever stamp is 0.50
how much do you think it cost to mail an envelope Fed Ex?
Posted on 8/14/20 at 1:50 pm to The Spleen
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Fedex charges .55 cents to mail a letter across the country?
Was more talking about packages. Their package pricing is pretty similar.
This post was edited on 8/14/20 at 1:51 pm
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