Dear John (USPS)

Dear John USPS, the last thing i have time for right now is a blog entry, and yet here it is. in two days i'll be moving, and so it was, at one of the worst possible times, that i sold a dvd on amazon. don't get me...

Post Offices Closed on Columbus Day? Post Office Holidays 2009

It's Columbus Day: all public schools and public offices are closed. This means post offices. Post offices are closed on Columbus Day. They've always been closed on Columbus Day. They likely will continue to be...

150,000 USPS Job Losses? ~ Workers Hold Sony France Boss Hostage

JUST WHEN YOU BELIEVED the French workers who held their bosses hostage at Sony France to get a better settlement deal were the worse example of disgruntled soon-to-be former employees, look out! Here come the...

Deadline for mailing Christmas cards and packages from US to overseas nearing

If you have people living outside of the continental United States on your Christmas list, the deadline for mailing Christmas cards and packages from the US to overseas destinations is nearing.  Be sure to...

U.S. Postal Service Approves Ukulele Ray Stamp

The U.S. Postal Service recently approved a 41ยข postage stamp commemorating famed pop-artist and musician, Ukulele Ray, for his contribution to art and music with his invention of the Lunchbox-A-Lele, a cross...

How to Setup International Mail Forwarding Services

Explanation of how to set up an international mail forwarding service in the USA.  Provides you with a US mailbox that you can use to send packages overseas. 

USPS: Long Waits? Remove Clocks!

There's an LA legend about how Slash (of Guns 'n' Roses infamy) would hire a guy to follow him around on benders and carry him home when he was too drunk to walk. I'm not sure if this legend is actually true, but the US Postal Service appears to be following the same logic in...

Will postal reform deliver for small business?

It's been 30 years since Congress tackled comprehensive changes to the United States Postal Service (USPS). A legislative effort to reform the beleaguered system is now picking up steam, but does any of this matter to small business? Businesses, particularly small businesses,...

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