"With this change, we will improve service reliability and predictability for customers while also driving efficiencies across the Postal Service network."nstead of the previous standard, which called for first-class mail to reach its destination in a maximum of three days regardless of the distance, the maximum will be five days. Obviously, that would apply to a letter sent, say, from New York to Los Angeles. The change starts as of Oct. 1.
The USPS is also raising prices on domestic parcels by anywhere from 25 cents to $5, depending on the packages’ distance and weight. The service says the price increase is “temporary,” starting Oct. 3 and remaining in effect through the holiday season, ending Dec. 26. The increases can come to 10% or more.
In an absurd example of corporate-speak, the Postal Service describes the aim of reducing delivery standards as improving “delivery reliability, consistency, and efficiency.” As USPS spokeswoman Kim Frum put it: “With this change, we will improve service reliability and predictability for customers while also driving efficiencies across the Postal Service network.”
Let’s be clear about this. Increasing the time you have to wait to receive a letter isn’t an improvement in reliability or efficiency, but just the opposite. As for “consistency,” the service’s strategy is perfectly analogous to what airlines do when their on-time flight performance deteriorates: They increase the standard for “on time,” and presto! Every flight is on time again.
and so you know whether you need to defend this or not (in case you forgot), the guy in charge is a Trump appointee, so it's ok to be angry and not start looking for holes in the story. I appreciate that you are busy people.
