Cor.....
Going to my local post office in London involved carrying whatever it was (sometimes large packages) a half mile, queuing up in the back of a corner shop behind 15 thousand pensioners, and generally having a fairly unpleasant and awkward experience.
Going to my local post office in Brampton Ontario was worse again - a tiny counter in the back of a pharmacy which serviced an area of thousands and thousands of houses and had giant queues whatever time of the day or night you tried to brave it. They also were completely swamped with parcels so that you could barely get to the counter.... and finally no matter what you went there to do (post or collect something) you were always expected to hand over large sums of money.
The PO here is astounding compared to these two! I just went to post something for the first time....... and was able to park in the carpark right outside.... then stood in a very fast moving line serviced by many staff members..... and finally posted my couple of items at low cost. Nice.
Posted by katie at January 30, 2006 06:42 PMThe USPS has a bad reputation, in part because of the 'going postal' thing, and the antiseptic decor, but it's undeserved: the staff are knowledgeable and it's really not that expensive to send stuff, given the distances involved. At times it makes you wonder why UPS and FedEx are so popular.
Posted by: nick s at January 30, 2006 09:54 PM