Best regards,
@m60driver Banning overtime was not a political decision. Sadly, some work forces, in more than one industry, know how to milk their system to FORCE overtime thus driving costs up. Consistent late deliveries didn't really start until the beginning of November. Prior to that deliveries were just fine without Postal Workers getting paid overtime. Through this month, January, we will begin to see deliveries moderate back to normal again without overtime.
Recently, when a bulk center reported that their work force was DOWN to 30% (and several in our area reported similar numbers) it wasn't because of any decision made by the Postmaster General, it has been blamed on Covid-19, quarantines and isolation protocols ...
Postal rates have been raised EVERY YEAR for as long as I can remember ...
@jayjaspersgarage wrote:If you have been alive for a while you might remember when mailing a letter with a stamp cost a nickel. Not too long ago the cost of a stamp was 13 cents. Big deal. It is a game called inflation. The key to life is to drink wine and stop whining. Get an education that makes your skill set outpace the rate of inflation. It's that simple.
When you update your budget for your ebay life it would be wise to expect to increase the budget for shipping costs annually. Postage is just the cost of doing business, nothing more, nothing less.
Good post and I would add this ... when I first started Shipping packages on eBay I noticed a bigger difference between USPS rates compared to UPS & Fedex ... on one of the Postal rate increases their rates seemed to jump up to just under UPS's rates (for packages). It was a smart business move on their part recognizing that there was "room" under their competitor's rates to increase their own and not lose market share. I recognized it when it happened because I had seen the same thing in numerous other industries.
