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Title: USPS and Amazon
Post by: Ben on January 03, 2018, 09:47:20 AM: Geez. I kinda agree with something at The Hill.

I had been hearing a bit about this on the news. I saw I that I had been getting more Amazon packages from USPS, and just before Christmas, almost all my Amazon packages came via the mailman. However, it appears the deal Amazon and USPS made means that USPS is apparently losing around a buck fifty per delivered package (average).

http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/367031-usps-cronyism-is-unaffordable-for-shippers-and-customers?amp
Title: Re: USPS and Amazon
Post by: cordex on January 03, 2018, 09:52:52 AM: Sucks, but that's not even close to as bad as the Chinese e-packet subsidies.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/09/12/the-postal-service-is-losing-millions-a-year-to-help-you-buy-cheap-stuff-from-china/?utm_term=.66ad0f7b79b3
Title: Re: USPS and Amazon
Post by: charby on January 03, 2018, 10:23:31 AM: I guess Prime will be going up again.
Title: Re: USPS and Amazon
Post by: Ben on January 03, 2018, 10:25:31 AM: Quote from: charby on January 03, 2018, 10:23:31 AM
I guess Prime will be going up again.

Part of it may depend on what Amazon is doing as far as becoming its own delivery service. Hard to say from what I've read, if that will lower or raise costs. They've mostly been talking about efficiency and speed rather than cost on that.
Title: Re: USPS and Amazon
Post by: TechMan on January 03, 2018, 11:57:56 AM: Quote from: Ben on January 03, 2018, 10:25:31 AM
Part of it may depend on what Amazon is doing as far as becoming its own delivery service. Hard to say from what I've read, if that will lower or raise costs. They've mostly been talking about efficiency and speed rather than cost on that.

Hell they are working on that here in Cincinnati. I would say 75% of my packages have an Amazon waybill number and are dropped off by a person in their own vehicle.
Title: Re: USPS and Amazon
Post by: makattak on January 03, 2018, 12:02:26 PM: I've definitely noticed that the packages that were once delivered by UPS or FedEx are now almost exclusively USPS.

With an accompanying decrease in quality. (Yes, I can tell a difference in the quality of delivery.)

I hope the USPS starts raising their prices. Maybe I'll get the good service from FedEx and UPS on my Prime packages.
Title: Re: USPS and Amazon
Post by: MillCreek on January 03, 2018, 12:27:29 PM: Probably about half of my Amazon packages are coming via the USPS, and the other half via UPS or the new Amazon Flex, which is people delivering packages in their own cars.
Title: Re: USPS and Amazon
Post by: Hawkmoon on January 03, 2018, 01:50:17 PM: Quote from: MillCreek on January 03, 2018, 12:27:29 PM
Probably about half of my Amazon packages are coming via the USPS, and the other half via UPS or the new Amazon Flex, which is people delivering packages in their own cars.

I'm sure Jeff is ensuring that each of those Amazon Flex employees (wait -- they ARE employees, aren't they? cough, cough) is being paid a decent, living wage.