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Tom Kunich
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"Tom Paterson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >From: "Steven L. Sheffield"
> (Tom Kunich wrote):
>
> >>And Pro Bike Kit sends me stuff via US >>Postal and I've gotten it from
> England
> >> in two days - normal mail.
>
> (S.S. replied):
>
> >Actually, if they are sending it from the UK, they are sending it Royal
> >Mail, which is then delivered by US mail once it's in the States.
> >
> >But, since Probikekit.com has US warehouse/shipping facilities, if the
> >stamps are American, it actually shipped in 2-days from within the good
old
> >US of A
>
> Total Cycling, Ireland, sends things Fed Ex, two day delivery from
Ireland.
Which, BTW, is a great place to buy.
> FWIW, the bike race sponsorship has been a real morale boost to the USPS
> workers. Given that "going Postal" has entered the vocab, not a bad thing
for a
> small part of the overall budget.
They tell me that the morale boost of having a winning team that makes the
USPS look good has greatly reduced the stress and strains. Sick time was WAY
down and medical payments for all sorts of psychological stuff was also
down. They could easily save the cost of the team just in days off.
> The attacks on sponsorship are part of an ongoing effort to dismantle the
USPS
> so that private persons can make big bucks doing a lousy job of delivering
your
> mail. Compare to the airlines, before/after deregulation for an indication
of
> what is in store. Opinion, also true. Thanks. --TP
Well stated Tom. Is there any doubt that the big three shippers don't want
that business?
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> >From: "Steven L. Sheffield"
> (Tom Kunich wrote):
>
> >>And Pro Bike Kit sends me stuff via US >>Postal and I've gotten it from
> England
> >> in two days - normal mail.
>
> (S.S. replied):
>
> >Actually, if they are sending it from the UK, they are sending it Royal
> >Mail, which is then delivered by US mail once it's in the States.
> >
> >But, since Probikekit.com has US warehouse/shipping facilities, if the
> >stamps are American, it actually shipped in 2-days from within the good
old
> >US of A
>
> Total Cycling, Ireland, sends things Fed Ex, two day delivery from
Ireland.
Which, BTW, is a great place to buy.
> FWIW, the bike race sponsorship has been a real morale boost to the USPS
> workers. Given that "going Postal" has entered the vocab, not a bad thing
for a
> small part of the overall budget.
They tell me that the morale boost of having a winning team that makes the
USPS look good has greatly reduced the stress and strains. Sick time was WAY
down and medical payments for all sorts of psychological stuff was also
down. They could easily save the cost of the team just in days off.
> The attacks on sponsorship are part of an ongoing effort to dismantle the
USPS
> so that private persons can make big bucks doing a lousy job of delivering
your
> mail. Compare to the airlines, before/after deregulation for an indication
of
> what is in store. Opinion, also true. Thanks. --TP
Well stated Tom. Is there any doubt that the big three shippers don't want
that business?