• superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    I would be fine if they stopped delivering and just held it all at the post office and just notified me when something other than spam arrives, which is maybe 2 times per year.

    But I suppose that creates a new issue as they would have to have a place to store everyone’s mail…maybe a bad idea.

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      4 months ago

      all they got to do is jack up the advertising rates

      you can blanket a city of 1m with an advo hand-delivered to every door for less money than a local billboard charges to put an ad up over the highway for a week, shits dumb as fuck

      • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
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        4 months ago

        When you perform an address change in the US, the USPS site actually tries to trick you into signing up for predatory company offers, I’m assuming because they get some sort of kickback. Not a great look.

        EDIT: 7 downvotes so far, but not a single person willing to tell me I’m actually wrong. Because it’s true.

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      4 months ago

      You can have your mail sent to a mail service, they’ll filter out anything not specifically addressed to you. For anything still showing up at your house sign up for DMAchoice, it’s a few bucks, but worth it.

      My mailbox has cobwebs and a dead hornet that’s been there for almost a year. The only time I see USPS is when they’re dropping off packages.