# Really, Post Office? Don't you think it's time that YOU change?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-post-office-dont-you-think-its-time-that-you-change/598440>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 3, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-post-office-dont-you-think-its-time-that-you-change/598440 "2011-10-03T16:05:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-post-office-dont-you-think-its-time-that-you-change/598440/21 "2011-10-04T21:38:04Z")

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> [@Rigamarole](#):
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> Where did I say anything about mailboxes? I’m saying they would never deliver packages because they couldn’t get in the gate to the apartment complex, and even when they did get in they didn’t bother to knock (though I’d be home) and would just slap a “Missed you” sticker on the door.

Uh huh. If they could put the package in your mailbox, they wouldn’t have to slap the “Missed you” sticker on your door, right?

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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-post-office-dont-you-think-its-time-that-you-change/598440/22 "2011-10-04T23:24:40Z")

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> [@Mr.Moto](#):
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> Uh huh. If they could put the package in your mailbox, they wouldn’t have to slap the “Missed you” sticker on your door, right?

I’m talking about packages too big to fit in the mailbox anyway. The last apartment I lived in had tiny mailboxes and none of those larger package dropboxes (my current apartment has these and it’s the first time I’ve seen them in my life). Any time I got a package from the USPS they just left it by the door (if it didn’t require a signature, of course).

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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-post-office-dont-you-think-its-time-that-you-change/598440/23 "2011-10-05T00:57:31Z")

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The post office farms out it’s air freight delivery and probably a significant amount of ground delivery. It would be impossible for them to compete against UPS and FedEx without moving the freight themselves.

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