# A world record for bureaucratic rationalization!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-record-for-bureaucratic-rationalization/676778>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 20, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-record-for-bureaucratic-rationalization/676778 "2013-12-20T00:22:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-record-for-bureaucratic-rationalization/676778/21 "2013-12-21T00:45:59Z")

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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays Canadians from the swift collection of their mail.

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**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-record-for-bureaucratic-rationalization/676778/22 "2013-12-21T01:47:07Z")

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I live in the States, but I already wish I could opt-out of the postal delivery system. I know, I know, I’d lose out on all of those supermarket specials and auto-dealer incentives, but I… I think I could handle it. I already barely (once every semisolstice or so) check the mailbox at one of my places, and it’s always overflowing.

If they made me pick my mail up in a centralized location, my mail would not get picked up. Like many, many peoples’. Deal with it, postal service.

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**Author:** ![Lucky\_Mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Lucky\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_Mike)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-record-for-bureaucratic-rationalization/676778/23 "2013-12-21T02:53:35Z")

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> [@AHarris](#):
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> A standard letter up to 30g is currently $0.63 (~0.59 USD). With this increase, the same letter will cost almost as much as it currently does to send it to the USA.
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> Link: [http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/productsservices/send/postagestamps.jsf](http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/productsservices/send/postagestamps.jsf)

My apologies, maybe i am missing something, but no standard letter in the US is 1.10 or even .63

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**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-record-for-bureaucratic-rationalization/676778/24 "2013-12-21T12:38:05Z")

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> [@Lucky\_Mike](#):
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> My apologies, maybe i am missing something, but no standard letter in the US is 1.10 or even .63

… **to** the USA.

Canada Post sucks donkey balls. They treat their employees like shit, they charge ridiculous amounts to mail anything anywhere, and they take forevah to deliver mail. ☹

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