I know that people love to complain about the post office so if you are a post office basher, you might not want to read any further. But I have to say, the majority of the people I encounter at my local post offices go out of their way to be helpful.
Whenever I bring packages to the back of the post office, any postal carriers that are unloading their trucks immediately come over and help unload my car. They always have a happy greeting for me and are THRILLED that I have shown up with my packages. Usually at least one of them with thank me for bring my business to them.
I’ve had the post master call to ask how their service is and if there is anything they can help me with. If I don’t have my packages early enough for a scheduled pick-up, my local carrier will swing by again later.
Any time I go into the local post office I’m always greeted in a friendly manner and the clerks do their best to take care of my needs. I was there today and was asking if the evening truck was coming earlier. It is and is just one more budget cut. She too thanked me for bringing in my buisness and said that often it is what’ s making their paychecks.
As John Stewart was saying last night, it’s an incredible bargain that you can have someone come to your house to pick up your letter and have them deliver it anywhere in the nation for a mere $0.42! (oops! Amy Tangerine corrected me — the postage went up last month to $0.44!) And seriously, is there anything better than retrieving your mail and discovering an actual handwritten letter amongst the bills and junk mail? Thinking about that today inspired me to jot off a quick letter to a friend.
This is a love letter from my grandfather to my grandmother during their courtship.
I’ve blown up another one of his letters to her and framed it. It hangs in my work space and I love looking at it every day. A letter written close to a century ago is still treasured.
Will we feel the same about emails 100 years from now? I seriously can’t fathom that. So, if you think of it, pull out a pen, a sheet of paper or a card and write your mother, your best friend, a soldier or whoever you can think of. Bring a smile to their face and help to support your local post office!
This post made me smile, Tricia. My husband works for the USPS and is always bragging about how amazing he thinks the mail service is. He gets angry every time a package comes from someone other than USPS.
Sweet post and made me think about my PO and their friendly faces when I go pick up my yummy kits!!!
i love handwritten mail.
i send out 10-15 letters/postcards a week.
it’s a lost tradition.
let’s bring it back!
We live in a pretty small town, we moved here from the city and when we went to the PO the first several times, I was struck by how pleasant and kind everyone was that worked there. Truly would go out of the way for anyone…now all the ladies that work there know dd’s name and call out to her whenever we stop in. Fun post! =)
I think the postage went up to 44 cents recently, but I could be wrong, I just have those forever stamps which don’t say.
I love happy mail too!!
I travel a lot and make sure to send at least a couple postcards from different places. Another fun thing to do is just send a postcard from your own city to someone… it’s just nice to know when you’re in someone’s thoughts.
There is something about the written word that is to be cherished. And I sure can’t ever imagine hugging a computer to my chest. Perhaps that is why I scrapbook.
Fun stuff! Our little post office is the same way. The people are friendly and truly grateful we are using the USPS. Even in my ETSY shop it is the only way I send items out. I cannot drive where I need to send my items for .44 so I do not complain when the rates go up.
Even though shipping can be expensive it is still cheaper than driving to the location and dropping off your item and driving back home again.
I struggle to write aplenty these days – my fingers are so much more used to a keyboard! Terribly sad I know & I do love the look of that hand-written envelope. What a treasure – I saw the post of the picture of it in your home, enlarged, if I remember correctly. I can tell you that our post offices here are NOT the same as yours by any means…usually the teller is on “tea break” while we wait & if I phone our local tracking centre I eventually give up after 15 minutes of holding. They don’t understand here that what WE do at the PO – collecting or sending – is what keeps the PO in business…